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30.09.2026

Ilya Prusikin, the lead singer of Little Big, has been declared wanted by the authorities

30.09.2026

Yury Dud has been arrested in absentia for the second time in Russia. The new case is linked to his interview with the head of the Russian Volunteer Corps.

28.09.2026

The rallies for “Fair Elections” are not being approved in various cities across Russia. In Moscow, a picketer has been detained.

Formal Procedures and Administrative Pressure on Voters: What Happened During Three Days of State Duma Elections

Formal Procedures and Administrative Pressure on Voters: What Happened During Three Days of State Duma Elections

23.09.2026

Yury Dud has been added to the list of “terrorists and extremists”

23.09.2026

A new criminal case has been opened against blogger Alexander Shpak.

22.09.2026

The founder of the Russian Democratic Society has been added to the list of “terrorists and extremists”

22.09.2026

Memorial has asked Durov to make “Stars” on Telegram anonymous due to criminal cases in Russia.

21.09.2026

Who got through and what happened with election observers: initial election results

21.09.2026

Pamfilova explained the removal of observers by filming and moving around polling stations.

20.09.2026

Queues at closed polling stations, tape around an observer, and detentions: What is happening at the end of the elections

20.09.2026

‘If you don’t vote, you’ll be summoned to the headteacher’ and threats of being ‘forced to the floor.’ The third day of voting

19.09.2026

The second day of voting is slowly coming to an end. What happened today?

19.09.2026

'You are nobody', phone attacks and ballot stuffing. The second day of voting

18.09.2026

Observers barred from polling stations, camera issues and threats: Day one of voting in summary

18.09.2026

The Ministry of Justice has declared director Andrey Zvyagintsev a “foreign agent.”

18.09.2026

A non-functioning flash drive, too much walking, and reports every two hours: How the elections began

18.09.2026

The FSB has once again started summoning scholars who signed the anti-war letter in 2022 for questioning.

18.09.2026

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Meduza journalist Vladislav Gorin on the wanted list.

17.09.2026

Zhanna Nemtsova has been placed on the international wanted list