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30.09.2026
17:12
On 18 September, the Council of the Bashkortostan Bar Association terminated the lawyer status of Pavel Vasilyev following a submission from the Ministry of Justice, citing his prolonged stay outside Russia and breaches of professional ethics. Vasilyev disagreed with the decision and pointed out that he left the country before the new rules came into force, also stating that he had legitimate reasons for his absence.
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14:53
On 18 September 2026, the Council of the Bashkortostan Bar Association revoked the status of lawyer Pavel Vasilyev due to his prolonged stay abroad and failure to pay membership dues. The organisation Initiative 2018 considers this decision unlawful and links it to Vasilyev’s human rights work.
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14:40
The Military Appeals Court in Vlasikha has upheld the five-year prison sentence for Aruna Arna, an activist from Altai, in a case involving charges of “justifying terrorism.” According to investigators, the criminal case was triggered by posts in a Telegram channel featuring the songs “Warszawianka” and “The Internationale” with altered lyrics.
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14:33
Roman Pashaev, head of the Tyumen branch of the “Rassvet” party, has been served a summons to draw up a protocol for holding an unauthorised rally for fair elections in Tobolsk, a city in western Siberia. Two days before the event, law enforcement issued him a warning about the inadmissibility of actions with an “extremist” or “terrorist” orientation.
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14:32
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court sentenced Pavel Paderin from Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, to three years in a penal colony, a fine of 300,000 roubles (approx. US$3,300), and one year of restricted freedom under the article on cooperation with a foreign state (Article 275.1 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, in 2025 Paderin maintained correspondence with the Ukrainian security services and promised to provide them with information about scientists and developments.
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14:32
The organisers of the rally for fair elections in Tobolsk, Roman Pashaev and Artyom Kutsun, left the police station after giving statements. Pashaev was questioned about the “Rassvet” party, while Kutsun explained that they had voluntarily submitted notification of the event, even though they were not required to do so.
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14:27
The police have detained a young woman suspected of posting a video containing obscene language about the Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier. She has been handed over to the investigative authorities.
14:07
A court in Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, has sentenced Leonid Melekhin, an activist deported from the USA, to six years in a penal colony on charges of justifying terrorism (Parts 1 and 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). The court also banned him from administering websites and channels for two years.
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13:36
The Sovetsky District Court in Ulan-Ude, a major city in eastern Siberia, has dismissed the organisers’ lawsuit against the city administration over a rally against the “usurpation of power.” The administration had refused to approve the event scheduled for 4 October, citing a “cleanliness month.” The court ruled the administration’s arguments were sufficient to move the rally to 25 October.
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13:36
In Izhevsk, a major city in the Urals, police brought the parents of activist Dmitry Morozov—Valery and Elena Tsarenko—to the Oktyabrsky district police station for questioning without a summons. They were released after the questioning.
12:05
In a penal colony in Zelenokumsk, in the presence of Federal Penitentiary Service staff, women convicted of criminal offences regularly threaten Crimean journalist and human rights defender Irina Danilovich with murder, according to the “Letters to Prison” initiative and her sister Olga Novitskaya. According to Novitskaya, the colony administration encourages the harassment of Danilovich by other inmates, and inspectors ignore contraband items in the cell.
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12:05
The Volgograd Regional Court on 5 October overturned a 10,000-rouble fine (US$100) imposed on activist Natalya Ogloblina, who had been punished for an unauthorised public demonstration. Previously, she and four other residents of Volgograd—a city in southern Russia—had been detained while recording an appeal to Aleksandr Bastrykin, complaining about the actions of local officials.
12:04
On 5 October, the Nevsky District Court sentenced Oleg Kuvaev, creator of the animated series “Masyanya,” in absentia to four years and one month in a penal colony. Kuvaev, who is currently abroad, was accused of violating the rules of operation for a foreign agent (part 2, article 330.1 of the Criminal Code) and of making public calls against state security (item “v,” part 2, article 280.4 of the Criminal Code).
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11:08
Bakhrom Khamroev, in the “Polar Owl” penal colony, once again took to the yard with a placard in support of Azat Miftakhov, writing: “The defence of Miftakhov is above all else,” Miftakhov told his wife. According to him, Khamroev encountered a member of the colony staff while holding the placard.
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10:12
The Vyborg District Court of St Petersburg has given Andrey Amkhanitsky a two-year suspended sentence under the article on public calls for extremist activity (Part 2, Article 280 of the Criminal Code). The court also banned him from engaging in any activity related to publishing materials online for two years.
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03:27
In Amur Region, a criminal case has been initiated against a 23-year-old who was convicted of organising the activities of an extremist organisation (Part 1, Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, from January 2024 to May 2026, they established a cell of a banned movement in Penal Colony No. 8 in Blagoveshchensk, a major city in the Russian Far East, and coordinated its activities.
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23:17
Igor Baryshnikov, who was sentenced to 7.5 years for publications about the Russian army, has been placed in a punishment cell and then transferred to strict regime conditions, according to his friend Vadim Khayrullin. The details of the transfer and the reasons for these measures are not yet known.
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22:03
A protocol was drawn up against lawyer Leonid Solovyov under the article on “discrediting the army” because of his birthday greeting to Putin last year. A hearing in the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow on this case is scheduled for 6 October.
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20:50
In Ufa, a major city in Bashkortostan, the mural featuring a portrait of Zemfira on Admiral Ushakov Street was painted over, leaving only the image of a guitar, now coloured pink. According to the UTV television channel, Sergey Zaytsev, chair of the “Call of the People” movement, demanded that the artwork be replaced with something more “patriotic,” but the residents of the building have not officially made a decision to change the mural.
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19:40
Ivan Lyubshin, who faces a new prison term for attempting to leave Russia, has spoken about receiving regular phone calls offering him a contract for military service—callers claim that he himself submitted an application. He also stated that he does not intend to sign any contract and has already sent a voice message about this to his lawyer.
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14:47
In Izhevsk, a major city in the Udmurt Republic, socialist Dmitry Morozov was detained after a search on 3 October, during which, according to his partner Darya Bagina, law enforcement officers allegedly found drugs in his possession. According to Bagina, Morozov faces up to 10 years in a penal colony.
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