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05.10.2026
21:22
A protocol for violating the procedure for holding a public event (Part 1 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Offences Code) has been drawn up against Vyacheslav Kochev, the organiser of a rally against election fraud in Syktyvkar, a city in north-western Russia. According to the police, there were 110 people at the rally on 3 October instead of the declared 100, although no evidence of this was provided in the case materials.
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15:50
The Primorsky District Court in St Petersburg has postponed the hearing of the case against lawyer and blogger Ilya Remeslo for a second time, as he was not transferred from Moscow. The new hearing is scheduled for 27 October.
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15:08
The website of the Higher School of Economics has removed Grigory Yavlinsky’s column “War with Ukraine is unacceptable and criminal,” which was published in March 2014 after the Federation Council’s decision to send troops into Ukraine. When trying to access the article’s page now, an error appears; the publication was removed no earlier than December 2025.
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«Гроза»
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14:54
A criminal case has been opened against documentary filmmaker Andrey Loshak for “justifying terrorism” online, and on 29 September the Basmanny District Court in Moscow ordered his arrest in absentia. Loshak has been declared wanted, but has not been added to Rosfinmonitoring’s register of “terrorists and extremists.”
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14:36
A court in Moscow has fined Sergey Klyucheryov, head of security at the Garage Museum, 100,000 roubles (approximately US$1,100) in a case concerning “LGBT propaganda.” The reason was the display at the “Open Storage” exhibition of a film by Olga Tobreluts and a work by Lyudmila Gorlova, which experts claimed contained “signs of propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations.”
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Медиазона
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13:15
In Novosibirsk Region, a criminal case has been opened against a 25-year-old local resident under the article on public justification of terrorism on the internet (Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). Investigators claim that he posted content in public Telegram chats that contained elements of justifying terrorism.
12:47
The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow has fined lawyer Leonid Solovyov 50,000 roubles (about US$560) in a case concerning “discrediting” the army. The reason was his post on VKontakte criticising the war and congratulating Vladimir Putin on his birthday.
Persons
12:13
RusNews journalists Maria Ponomarenko and Olga Komleva have been awarded the 2026 Anna Politkovskaya Prize. Both are currently in detention: Ponomarenko is serving a sentence for alleged “fake news” about the Russian Armed Forces and other charges, while Komleva has been sentenced to 12 years for alleged involvement in an “extremist group.”
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RusNews
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11:07
In Perm, an industrial city in the Urals, a 57-year-old local resident was sentenced to five days’ detention under the charge of distributing extremist materials (Article 20.29 of the Administrative Code). According to police, they sold a book in the square near the railway station that had been classified as banned by an expert assessment.
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МВД России
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10:49
The Tagansky District Court in Moscow has sentenced five participants in the unsanctioned Communist Party of the Russian Federation march on 4 October to between 10 and 15 days’ detention, and fined them from 20,000 to 25,000 rubles (approximately US$220–280). Kamilla Fetiskina and Darya Korolkova were sentenced to 10 days’ detention; Vladimir Bodyashkin received 15 days; while Tatyana Ustinova and Maria Ratova were fined.
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SOTAvision
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10:32
In 2024, at a detention facility in Novoye Grishino, near Moscow, three cellmates allegedly beat and subjected 16-year-old Anna Zhuravlyova to sexualised violence, according to investigators. A criminal case on charges of abuse and sexual violence has been submitted to the Dmitrov City Court; the trial will be held behind closed doors.
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10:17
In the Tambov region, authorities have detained a 55-year-old local resident suspected of preparing a terrorist attack against employees of the defence industry. According to investigators, he allegedly acted on the orders of Ukrainian intelligence services and requested explosives from a handler. A criminal case has been opened under the article on preparation of a terrorist act, and the man has been taken into custody.
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ФОНТАНКА.ру
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09:38
The Cherepovets City Court has fined a 53-year-old resident of Cherepovets 50,000 rubles (approximately US$570) for a comment on social media which, according to the court, contained calls for violence against Russian paratroopers (part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code). The case was heard in a special procedure, taking into account the admission of guilt and mitigating circumstances.
06:46
The 2nd Western District Military Court in Kaluga Region has sentenced a local resident to 5 years and 6 months in a general regime penal colony on charges of organising the activities of a terrorist organisation (Part 2, Article 205.5 of the Russian Criminal Code) and making public calls for extremist activity (Part 2, Article 280 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to the court, the man posted online comments calling for the overthrow of the government, extremist actions, and justifying terrorism.
02:39
A criminal case has been opened in Kamchatka Krai, in Russia’s Far East, against a 65-year-old local woman under the article on financing extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, in August 2021 she transferred 1,000 rubles (about US$11) to an organisation that has been designated as extremist.
05.10.2026
22:30
In Moscow, a court has received a case against Yevgeny Pisemsky, chief editor of “Parni+” and an activist, under the article on “LGBT propaganda” among children (part 4 of article 6.21 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The judicial department of the Supreme Court reported that in 2025, courts had considered 275 cases under articles on “LGBT propaganda,” “paedophilia propaganda,” and demonstration of LGBT+, with 186 people punished, mainly with fines totalling nearly 69 million roubles (approx. US$780,000), and four people deported.
Persons
21:22
A protocol for violating the procedure for holding a public event (Part 1 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Offences Code) has been drawn up against Vyacheslav Kochev, the organiser of a rally against election fraud in Syktyvkar, a city in north-western Russia. According to the police, there were 110 people at the rally on 3 October instead of the declared 100, although no evidence of this was provided in the case materials.
21:22
On 5 October, the Tverskoy District Court in Moscow fined Mariya Usoltseva 4,000 roubles (approximately US$40) and sentenced Kirill Martemyanov to 14 days’ detention under the article on disobeying the police (Part 1, Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). According to the court, on 4 October they took part in an unauthorised march on Druzhinnikovskaya Street and refused to comply with police orders.
18:21
A 60-year-old resident of Sorsk, a town in southern Siberia, has been charged with financing extremist activity (Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, in April 2022 he transferred money to the accounts of an organisation designated as extremist; the man has been placed under house arrest.
16:59
A court in Sverdlovsk region fined the media holding VK-media 15,000 rubles (approximately US$170) under an article about violating election coverage rules. The reason was a report on the “Vecherniy Karpinsk” website, which published poll results without specifying the region or the possible margin of error.
16:46
The Second Court of Appeal has begun hearing appeals in the case of former “Vesna” movement activists Anna Arkhipova, Yan Ksenzhepolsky, Vasily Neustroev, and Pavel Sinelnikov. The court rejected nearly all of the defence’s motions, including requests for additional time to review case materials and to summon expert witnesses.
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