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Today
15:50
A search is underway at the flat of journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva in Pskov, a city in north-west Russia, as part of a case concerning the “discrediting” of the Russian army. The investigator stated they were searching for prohibited symbols. Previously, Prokopyeva was declared wanted, fined twice and added to the list of “foreign agents.”
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Today
15:50
The Kuibyshevsky District Court in Omsk fined Tatiana Shneider, the head of the Omsk branch of Yabloko, 10,000 roubles (approx. US$110) under the article on incitement of hatred (Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences) over a comment posted on VKontakte in 2011. According to investigators, Shneider allegedly wrote the comment, but VKontakte was unable to confirm or deny the authorship.
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15:50
A search is underway at the flat of journalist Svetlana Prokopyeva in Pskov, a city in north-west Russia, as part of a case concerning the “discrediting” of the Russian army. The investigator stated they were searching for prohibited symbols. Previously, Prokopyeva was declared wanted, fined twice and added to the list of “foreign agents.”
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15:32
On 21 October, the Isakogorsky District Court of Arkhangelsk refused to release 58-year-old Crimean Tatar Lenur Khalilov, who has stage IV liver cancer, despite a medical commission’s conclusion that he could not be held in a penal colony. The court deemed the release “premature” and stated that the existing illnesses do not prevent the sentence from being carried out.
15:23
In Oryol region, a criminal case has been opened against a 49-year-old local resident under clause 'a' of part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code, due to posting videos on social media which, according to investigators, contained statements degrading the dignity of a group of people on social grounds. Previously, the man had already been prosecuted under article 20.3.1 of the Administrative Code.
15:14
A woman from Talitsky District is to be prosecuted for funding undesirable organisations. According to investigators, from December 2022 to September 2023, she transferred money several times to the accounts of the Moscow branch of the Vozrozhdeniye Foundation and the Unity “All-Ukrainian Spiritual Centre 'Vozrozhdeniye'.”
15:14
Andrei Panin, a St Petersburg resident, is on trial for a post on VKontakte about children killed in Chernihiv, in which he criticised the actions of the Russian military. The authorities have requested a six-year prison sentence for him. Panin was detained on 20 July 2026 and is currently being held in a pre-trial detention centre.
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14:19
The Leninsky District Court in Krasnodar fined Yabloko party campaigner Kurban Magomedrasulov 30,000 roubles (approx. US$330) under the law on insulting authorities (Part 3, Article 20.3 of the Administrative Offences Code) over a comment under a post about a petrol shortage. According to Magomedrasulov, the police report was drawn up for a message addressed to a Telegram channel subscriber, not for any statement about the authorities.
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13:52
The Kirovsky District Court of Ufa has fined the autonomous non-profit organisation Svobodnye Media 40,000 roubles (approximately US$440) under the article relating to the display of symbols of a banned extremist organisation (Part 1, Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code). According to the court, in 2018, the 'Prufy Media Platform' channel published an interview featuring such symbols.
13:35
Alexey Belousov, a resident of Moscow, has been sentenced to 10 days’ detention for a 2014 post featuring a photo of himself wearing a sweatshirt by a German brand, in whose logo the security forces claimed to see symbols of the “Azov” Regiment. According to Centre “E,” the man posted this photo more than 12 years ago; he has admitted guilt, stating that he did not have any intent.
13:35
Noa Cohen, a citizen of Israel and Ukraine who was studying in Russia, has been banned from entering the country because of her Instagram likes related to LGBT, the opposition, and Ukraine, according to a court ruling. The FSB claimed that her actions were considered a threat to Russia’s security, and attempts to challenge the ban in court were unsuccessful.
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13:34
Russia has released American citizen Steven Hubbard, who in October 2024 was sentenced to six years and ten months in a penal colony on mercenary charges. News of his release emerged on 21 October during a meeting between Vladimir Putin and the US president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in St Petersburg.
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11:19
The Moscow City Court was unable to begin hearing the appeal in the economic case of Sergei Furgal because the defendants had not been presented with the official record, and one of them—the former deputy head of the Khabarovsk Krai government, Yuri Zolochevsky—can no longer afford a lawyer. According to Furgal, he was only notified of the hearing the day before, while accountant Svetlana Osipenko stated that her testimony had disappeared from the record.
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11:07
The Southern District Military Court has delivered its verdict for Ruslan Asanov, Remzi Nimetulaev, Seydamet Mustafayev, Amtekhan Umerov, Abdulmedzhit Seytumerov, and Eldar Yakubov. The court found them guilty under articles relating to organising and participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation, attempted participation, and the violent seizure of power (Part 1 and Part 2 of Article 205.5, Part 1 of Article 30, Article 278 of the Criminal Code).
11:07
A magistrates’ court has fined blogger Ekaterina K. 30,000 rubles (approximately US$330) under the article on “abuse of freedom of mass information” (Part 9, Article 13.15 of the Administrative Offences Code) for posting a screenshot of a 2018 Roskomnadzor message about lifting restrictions on Telegram. According to Roskomnadzor, her post could have misled readers and led to mass unrest.
10:48
The Adler District Court in Sochi has sentenced a 46-year-old local resident to 12 days’ administrative arrest under the article on demonstrating banned symbols (Part 1, Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code). According to the police, the woman posted photos featuring the symbols of a banned organisation on her social media page.
10:40
A criminal case has been opened in Arkhangelsk region against a 48-year-old resident of Severodvinsk under the article on public justification of terrorism on the internet (Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to investigators, the man posted comments on a video hosting platform in support of the actions of foreign paramilitary groups; he has been taken into custody.
09:10
On 21 October, the Central District Court of Kemerovo placed in custody a man and a woman from Topki, accused of sabotage. According to investigators, the woman conspired via a messenger app with an unidentified individual and involved the man in organising acts of sabotage in exchange for payment.
08:55
Valery Kachin, a scientist convicted of “treason,” has announced a dry hunger strike in Detention Centre No. 1 in Udmurtia, stating that he has been physically abused by detention centre staff. According to Kachin, he is in an emaciated state and weighs 60 kilogrammes at a height of 182 cm.
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08:17
The Cherepovets City Court handed down suspended sentences to two city residents, aged 32 and 18, in a case concerning the repeated display of banned symbols online (Part 1, Article 282.4 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to the court, the men posted images and videos featuring Nazi symbols and the symbols of extremist organisations on their social media pages and channels.
04:38
In Khabarovsk, a major city in Russia’s Far East, a criminal case has been opened against a 35-year-old man under the article on financing extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code) for transferring money to an account linked to an organisation recognised as extremist. The man is currently under a travel restriction order.