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19:56
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has extended the detention of Nasibe Saidova, Esme Nimetullayeva, Fevziye Osmanova and Elviza Aliyeva until 28 March 2027—they are accused of involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir. According to human rights defender Lutfie Zudieva, the next hearing is scheduled for 23 October, but it will only take place if the women are transported from the Simferopol remand prison to Rostov-on-Don.
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09:14
In Moscow, the memorial to Boris Nemtsov on Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge has been restored: people brought flowers and portraits, and held a minute of silence. The police observed the gathering and, according to a RusNews correspondent, demanded that activists leave the site and remove the memorial.
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00:33
In Kirov, a regional city north-east of Moscow, on the evening of 9 October, lawyer and blogger Anton Dolgikh was detained and taken away to an unknown location. According to lawyer Violetta Volkova, Dolgikh was detained by people with no identification marks, and neither his family nor his lawyer were informed of the reasons for his detention or his whereabouts.
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19:56
Flowers laid at the Boris Nemtsov memorial on Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge for his birthday were removed by workers from 'Gormost', the city infrastructure authority. A memorial volunteer reported that two police officers were on duty nearby, but the police themselves stated that they had not given any orders to dispose of the flowers.
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19:56
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don has extended the detention of Nasibe Saidova, Esme Nimetullayeva, Fevziye Osmanova and Elviza Aliyeva until 28 March 2027—they are accused of involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir. According to human rights defender Lutfie Zudieva, the next hearing is scheduled for 23 October, but it will only take place if the women are transported from the Simferopol remand prison to Rostov-on-Don.
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19:37
Since February 2022, Russian universities have expelled at least 55 students for political reasons, most often for anti-war posts, participating in protests, or refusing to take part in pro-government events. According to Important Stories, the highest number of students were expelled from the Kunta-Haji Russian Islamic University, and they will not be able to resume their studies there.
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17:51
The Novocherboksarsk City Court has sentenced a 46-year-old man to six years and six months in a penal colony under the article on organising the activities of an extremist organisation, due to his involvement with Jehovah’s Witnesses. According to the FSB, he led a religious community, held secret meetings, distributed literature and recruited new members.
17:06
The Ministry of Justice has added politician Roman Malozemov, M. V. Satuev, I. N. Khaibullin, and the information platform “Plokhaya Kuryanochka” to the register of 'foreign agents'. This became known on 9 October.
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16:48
In September, the Central District Court of Voronezh sent 50-year-old Olga Usoltseva to a pre-trial detention centre on charges of justifying terrorism online; a criminal case was opened on 10 September. The FSB investigator claimed that the reasons were her “pro-Ukrainian views” and relatives in Ukraine. At the end of September, Usoltseva was added to the Rosfinmonitoring register.
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A court in Komi has fined Galina Ivashova, secretary of the Communist Party branch in Kortkeros, 10,000 roubles (approx. US$110) under the charge of holding an unauthorised public event. According to the court, her solo picket became a mass event when an acquaintance approached her.
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15:46
The Vyborgsky District Court of St Petersburg fined the head of the Yabloko party, Nikolai Rybakov, 1,000 roubles (approx. US$11) for anti-war messages written on ballot papers during the elections on 20 September. According to the court, Rybakov spoiled four ballots by adding appeals reading: “for peace,” “for freedom,” “for a ceasefire agreement,” and “for a life without fear.”
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15:15
The court has sentenced a 61-year-old resident of Chernogorsk, a city in southern Siberia, to 2 years and 8 months in a high-security penal colony on charges of participating in the activities of an extremist organisation (Part 2, Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, from November 2025 to February 2026, he held conversations with people in custody to recruit them into the activities of a banned organisation.
15:15
During a hearing in Vyborgsky District Court in St Petersburg regarding the case against the leader of the Yabloko party, Nikolay Rybakov, an evacuation was announced. Rybakov was detained on 29 September on a train and issued a misdemeanour offence report for minor hooliganism over a ballot paper bearing the slogan “For Peace.”
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15:10
The Moscow Regional Court has sentenced Sergei Bryantsev to seven years in a penal colony under charges of confidential cooperation with a representative of a foreign state (Article 275.1 of the Criminal Code) and making calls online against the security of Russia (subparagraph “v” of Part 2 of Article 280.4 of the Criminal Code). According to the prosecution, Bryantsev allegedly tried to join the “Freedom of Russia” Legion and, acting on instructions, photographed “critical infrastructure sites.” He did not admit guilt.
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14:51
On 4 October, the Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk remanded Sergei Uglianitsa, an entrepreneur from Usolye-Sibirskoye (a city in Siberia), in custody. He is charged under the article on justifying terrorism on the internet, but the details of the accusation are unknown.
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13:16
Judge Liana Kuzmina of the Leninsky District Court in Yekaterinburg fined Sergei Khurbatov, the editor-in-chief of the outlet Nakanune, 60,000 roubles (approximately US$660) under the article on spreading fake news that “created a threat to public order and safety” (Part 9, Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The case was prompted by a rewritten news piece containing economist Alexander Razuvayev’s opinion on a possible increase in the pension age, which the editorial team later deleted at the request of Roskomnadzor, Russia’s media watchdog.
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13:15
In Sochi, a criminal case has been opened against a 36-year-old local resident under the article on publicly justifying terrorism online (part 2, article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, from December 2025 to April 2026, the man posted comments justifying terrorism in a messenger app, and during a search, his mobile devices were confiscated.
13:11
A criminal case has been opened in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan in southern Russia, against a local resident under the article on public justification of terrorism (Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, they posted an audio recording in a Telegram chat containing statements that, according to the investigation, promote the ideology of terrorism.
12:06
The authorities in Blagoveshchensk, a city in Russia’s Far East, cancelled a previously approved rally for fair elections that was scheduled for 10 October, citing urgent repairs due to a utilities accident. Organiser Olesya Trotsenko and other participants questioned whether the accident had actually occurred, stating that news of it only emerged after invitations were sent to the media.
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11:44
The Balakovo District Court of Saratov Region has fined Vladislav Silaev 40,000 roubles (approx. US$440) under a protocol for “discrediting” the army due to posts on VKontakte. The case was prompted by 2022 posts criticising mobilisation, the war and the “Solovyov Live” broadcasts.
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11:18
Lyubov Rozhanskaya, a Ukrainian national who was detained on 1 October at Astana airport at Russia’s request, has left Kazakhstan and is now in an EU country. Russia is interested in Rozhanskaya because of a criminal case over an attempted abduction of a grandson, opened in 2025.