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28.09.2026
19:50
Students of the choral department at the St Petersburg Conservatory have been required to take part in a patriotic music concert titled “Come Join Us: Rus’ is Calling You,” which will take place on 5 October at the Academic Capella. According to the students, they cannot refuse to participate; otherwise, they may face reprimands or fail their assessments.
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15:29
On 25 September, the Supreme Court of Chuvashia partially upheld a lawsuit filed by Alexander Andreev, a State Council deputy from the Communist Party (KPRF), and overturned the ban on holding rallies near shopping centres, markets and residential buildings. The court found these provisions of the republic’s law to be inconsistent with the federal law on rallies.
15:26
In Vladimir, Judge Ekaterina Medvedeva fined the editor-in-chief of the media outlet Chesnok, Ivan Rostovtsev, 30,000 roubles (approximately US$330) for a social media post about a drone crash. According to the police and the court, Rostovtsev allegedly knew about the consequences and intended for them to occur, as he posted a photo from the scene of the incident.
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14:45
RusNews journalist Maria Ponomarenko has reported that she remains in a cell-type facility (PKT) and hopes to be moved to a unit on 22 October. She spoke about the pressure of the detention conditions, her meditation practices and experiencing hallucinations.
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14:27
The 2nd Western District Military Court has sentenced 59-year-old Sergei Evstigneyev from Domodedovo, a town near Moscow, to eight and a half years in prison over donations to the “Artpodgotovka” movement. Evstigneyev was found guilty of financing terrorism (part 1.1 of article 205.1 of the Criminal Code). He will spend two years in prison and the remainder in a high-security penal colony; authorities also confiscated 11,531 rubles (about US$125), his mobile phone, and his computer tower.
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14:04
Alexandr Kynev, who is accused of attempted drug dealing, has been transferred to Moscow’s Detention Centre No. 4, known as “Medved.” According to him, he is still wearing a cast, cannot walk without crutches, and is currently under quarantine.
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13:38
On 15 October, Judge Alexey Semerikov sentenced 55-year-old Vitaly Syrykh from Kemerovo Region, a major area in Siberia, to six years in a penal colony. According to the investigation, the reason was the weekly religious services he held at home via video link during the pandemic.
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13:32
In Krasnodar Krai, the court fined Hussein M., a farmer from Chechnya, 10,000 roubles (approx. US$110) under legislation regarding freedom of conscience and religion, because of a prayer he held at home on 31 July. He was also ordered to submit a notification on the establishment of a religious group.
13:32
The Central District Court of Novokuznetsk, a city in southwestern Siberia, fined activist and elderly man Gennady Kupavtsev 20,000 roubles (approximately US$240) on 22 and 24 September 2026 under Article 20.3.1 of the Administrative Offences Code for posts on VKontakte. According to the police, his posts contained negative assessments of a group of people based on their affiliation with the authorities.
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13:32
On 24 August 2026, the Novomoskovsky District Court fined Alexey Mikhailushkin 20,000 roubles (approximately US$220) for a 16-year-old comment under a video featuring Valery Kipelov, ruling that it insulted the residents of Belgorod (under Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences). Earlier, on 20 August, Mikhailushkin was also fined 30,000 roubles (approximately US$330) for comments on Telegram under articles on “discrediting the army” and “public display of prohibited symbols.”
Persons
13:32
16-year-old Andrey Ya. from Mikhaylov in the Ryazan region has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of preparing a terrorist act. According to investigators, he was planning to set fire to the Al-Sahaba mosque on Pionerskaya Street.
13:32
In the Novosibirsk district, a court fined the organiser of an Islamic religious school five thousand roubles (US$55) for unlawful missionary activity (Part 4, Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offences). According to the court, the madrassa they established did not have a licence for educational activities and was not part of a registered religious organisation.
13:32
On 5 October, the Leninsky District Court of Izhevsk sentenced a 50-year-old local resident to a fine of 500,000 rubles (approximately US$5,500) under the article on financing extremist activity (part 1, article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, the criminal case was prompted by donations made to the Anti-Corruption Foundation in 2021–2022 after the organisation was banned.
13:32
On 14 October, the Mozhga District Court sentenced a 36-year-old resident of Mozhga, a town in the Udmurt Republic, to a fine of 400,000 roubles (about US$4,400) on charges of financing extremism (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, the case was triggered by a donation of one thousand roubles (about US$11) to the Anti-Corruption Foundation after the organisation had been banned.
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13:32
On 13 October, the Leninsky District Court of Kursk fined 38-year-old Yuliya Zholob 400,000 roubles (approximately US$4,000) under the charge of financing extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, in 2022 she made two donations to the banned Anti-Corruption Foundation.
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13:16
The Moscow City Court upheld the decision to fine radio host Dmitry Potapenko 10,000 roubles (US$110) for participating in the activities of the foreign organisation “Radio Echo.” According to the court, Potapenko took part in the work of an organisation that has been designated as undesirable.
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12:27
On 23 September, Magistrates’ Court No. 5 in Kemerovo—a major industrial city in Siberia—fined activist Maksim Uchvatov 50,000 rubles (approx. US$550) under the article on abuse of mass media freedom (part 9, article 13.15 of the Administrative Offences Code) over a June 2022 report about torture in a pre-trial detention centre. Following this, Uchvatov deleted the “Open City” Telegram channel.
Persons
12:20
Andrey Ostrovsky, former editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta in Vladivostok, said that there had been no searches or detentions—instead, he was simply summoned for a conversation. Earlier, the Telegram channel T.O.R. reported his detention and a search, but later deleted the message.
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12:04
The administration of Detention Centre No. 4 in Moscow has stated that staff did not require lawyers to remove their underwear during searches, and that such actions were of the individuals' own initiative. The institution also confirmed that the walkthrough metal detector is not functioning and that there is no separate room for personal searches at the checkpoint.
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11:21
In the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area, a criminal case has been opened against five people on charges of organising and participating in the activities of an extremist organisation (Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). Three of those detained have been placed in a pre-trial detention centre, one has been placed under house arrest, and another is already serving a sentence.
11:16
In Novgorod region, criminal cases have been initiated against a 30-year-old man and his 54-year-old father for posting materials with banned symbols on social media (Part 1, Article 282.4 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, from December 2025 to July 2026 they published images and videos featuring prohibited insignia, and had previously faced administrative penalties for similar offences.