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10:38
Yury Dmitriyev was hospitalised with a suspected stroke after being transferred from Mordovia’s IK-18 penal colony to LIU-3. He complained of weakness and coordination problems. His lawyer was not allowed to see the historian and was only told that Dmitriyev was alive; the only medical staff at the facility is a feldsher (paramedic).
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13:42
In Novosibirsk Region, an activist from the “Agrarian Council” held a picket in support of Olga Archibasova and Larisa Mikhaylova, who are accused of incitement to “terrorist” activity. According to investigators, Archibasova and Mikhaylova were arrested for referencing the Soviet anthem “The Internationale.”
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13:21
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has declared the Centre for Civic Education “Almenda” an “undesirable organisation”; this information appeared in the official register on 23 September. The reasons for the decision were not explained. The centre reported that the decision was made on 9 September 2026.
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13:21
On 25 September, political scientist Aleksandr Kynev was detained on charges of attempted large-scale drug distribution; he has denied any guilt. Lawyer Mikhail Benyash believes that, apart from the drugs found on Kynev, the investigators have no evidence of possession with intent to sell, and has urged people to refrain from making public statements that could harm the defence.
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12:12
In Moscow, activist Varvara Kosheleva and her husband were assaulted near their home by men who identified themselves as participants in the so-called “special military operation.” According to Kosheleva, the attackers insulted both her and her husband, and doctors recorded that she had bruises and contusions on her face.
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12:11
Kristina Nekrasova, a blogger from Tyumen (a major city in western Siberia), reported that her local police officer handed her a warning about liability for organising an unsanctioned protest against election fraud. According to Nekrasova, the city administration refused to approve the rally, and she urged people not to attend an unsanctioned demonstration.
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12:11
The Kalininsky District Court of St Petersburg has remanded Yaroslav Golovchenko in custody on charges under part 2 of article 162 of the Criminal Code. He was detained on 25 September, formally charged on 26 September, and his pre-trial detention has been set until 3 November.
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10:38
Yury Dmitriyev was hospitalised with a suspected stroke after being transferred from Mordovia’s IK-18 penal colony to LIU-3. He complained of weakness and coordination problems. His lawyer was not allowed to see the historian and was only told that Dmitriyev was alive; the only medical staff at the facility is a feldsher (paramedic).
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Вчера
17:44
In Yekaterinburg, a large city in the Urals, a court has sentenced Nikita Zholud to 10 days in detention under the article on displaying extremist symbols because of a post in the “Chat of the Urals” Telegram channel that featured images of the white-green-black flag. According to the court, this flag is a symbol of the “Ural Republic” movement, which has been designated as a terrorist organisation.
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16:51
Videos have appeared on social media showing teenagers apologising for supporting a campaign to find a cat named “Svoboda” (“Freedom”), which was actually a coded reference to protests against the election results. According to media reports, some of the videos were recorded in police stations, and several teenagers said they had been misled and did not intend to take part in any rallies.
16:33
The Yabloko party candidate, Anna Shatunovskaya-Biurno, has alleged electoral fraud at polling station No. 1188 in Moscow—almost all candidates, except herself and the United Russia candidate Tretyak, received only one vote each. According to the observer, video footage of the count shows a discrepancy between the number of ballots and the final protocol. Shatunovskaya-Biurno is demanding that the voting results be annulled.
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15:57
After Olga Shchekina finished her 10-day administrative detention on 17 September, men in balaclavas took her away from the detention centre. Lawyer Ilya Slyusarev said that she was effectively handed over from person to person without any clear legal procedure.
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13:32
The Moscow city administration has refused to approve the “For Fair Elections” rally, citing “coronavirus restrictions” as the reason. This was reported by activist Vladimir Stepanov.
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12:52
The Military Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction in absentia of Yana Troyanova, who was previously sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of justifying terrorism, extremism, and failing to comply with foreign agent requirements. The prosecution was triggered by the actress’s interview with Novaya Gazeta Europe, and later more charges were added relating to not submitting reports to the Ministry of Justice.
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12:44
Yevgeniya Berkovich has been sent to the punishment cell in the Kostroma penal colony for the second time this month, this time for 15 days. According to the director, the reason was incomplete self-introduction and an attempt to bring in three sweets.
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10:39
The Chechen Prosecutor’s Office has refused to recognise the abduction of the parents of Mansur Movlayev, who is currently awaiting deportation from Kazakhstan. Movlayev’s parents and brother were released after the case gained publicity, but his brother sustained serious injuries.
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07:10
In Novosibirsk Region, located in Siberia, 63-year-old Sergei Yegorov has been remanded in a pre-trial detention centre on charges of unlawful possession of explosives—according to the investigators, 440 grams of gunpowder were found during a search of his home. Yegorov’s daughter has said that the case is fabricated, and claims that he is also being investigated for alleged involvement in the arson attack on a mobile phone tower.
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07:01
On the night of 24 September, in the village of Busino, the house of Elena Frolova, editor-in-chief of Kolchuginskiye Vesti, burned down. Frolova had previously clashed with Aleksandr Avdeyev, the governor of Vladimir Region. Frolova said that the house had been disconnected from utilities and she suspects arson. She is currently giving statements to the police.
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25.09.2026
22:49
Yury Dmitriev, a 70-year-old researcher of Stalinist repressions, has been hospitalised from the LIU-3 prison colony in Mordovia with a suspected stroke. ZPCh sources doubt that he will receive the necessary medical care.
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20:33
The Frunzensky District Court in Ivanovo has arrested in absentia 53-year-old blogger Dmitry Purkin (Grandad Archimedes), who is accused of evading the obligations of a “foreign agent” and spreading military “fake news.” According to the court, the criminal case was initiated because he published videos about Russian military personnel without the “foreign agent” label after he had already received administrative fines.
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20:15
On the night when votes were being counted at a polling station in the Tekstilshchiki district, polling station chair Yulia Bortnyaeva attempted to physically remove Yuri Antonov, a Communist Party district election commission member, from observing the count. According to witnesses, during the conflict, commission members insulted Antonov, threatened to call the police, and obstructed his work.
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