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11:40
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court sentenced Alexander Vinogradov, a resident of Polevskoy (a town in the Urals), to eight months of corrective labour on charges of rehabilitating Nazism and disrespecting memorial dates. He was banned from posting materials online for two years and six months, and the court ordered that 10% of his earnings be withheld for the state budget.
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Вчера
15:59
A magistrate judge in Moscow has sentenced Mikhail Svetov in absentia to one year in a general regime penal colony for failing to fulfil the obligations of a “foreign agent.” The court also banned him from publishing information and administering websites and online channels for three years.
Persons
15:48
Tofik Abdulgaziev, a defendant in the second Simferopol “Crimean Muslims case,” was released from a penal colony in Chelyabinsk due to health reasons on 26 October. He has already returned to occupied Crimea and is with his family. According to Refat Chubarov, head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, his release was delayed for eight months despite Abdulgaziev’s serious illnesses, and he is now prohibited from leaving his place of residence.
Persons
15:48
Nikolay Rybakov, chair of the Yabloko party, has filed an appeal with the St Petersburg City Court against the decision to fine him 1,000 rubles (US$11) over invalid ballots in the elections. On 9 October, the Vyborg District Court fined Rybakov under the article on petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Offences Code), accusing him of showing disrespect for society.
Persons
15:17
In Rostov Region, a criminal case has been opened against a 71-year-old woman from Neklinovsky District under charges of financing terrorism (Part 1.1, Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, in 2022–2023 the woman transferred money to finance the activities of an organisation designated as terrorist.
15:16
A court in Dagestan has found a local resident guilty under charges of publicly justifying terrorism online, due to the posting of an audio recording containing statements justifying terrorism and calling for violence on 23 September 2020. They were sentenced to a fine of 350,000 roubles (approx. US$3,800) and were banned from administering websites and online channels for two years.
13:20
In Sosnovy Bor, a criminal case has been opened under the article on financing terrorism because of two transfers totalling 10,000 roubles (approximately US$110) to a member of a banned organisation, which, according to investigators, were made on 12 June 2023. A local resident has been detained on suspicion of this and sent to a pre-trial detention centre.
13:02
Andrey Boyarshinov from Kazan, a large city on the Volga River, has reported that he is on hunger strike in a punishment cell, where he has already spent more than 90 days. Previously, he did not receive letters from supporters for four months, and he is serving a five-year sentence after being convicted of incitement and justification of terrorism over posts on Telegram.
Persons
12:17
In Sochi, a large resort city on the Black Sea, a 50-year-old woman was fined 50,000 roubles (approximately US$570) and sentenced to 15 days' administrative arrest for posting a video that, according to police, discredits the army, as well as images featuring the symbols of banned organisations. Charges were brought under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences.
12:09
The appeal court hearing in the case of Lev Shlosberg has been postponed to 6 November at the request of his lawyers, who did not have time to coordinate their position with their client. Shlosberg was sentenced to 11 years and 1 month in prison for alleged military “fakes” and a repeated “discrediting” of the army.
11:40
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court sentenced Alexander Vinogradov, a resident of Polevskoy (a town in the Urals), to eight months of corrective labour on charges of rehabilitating Nazism and disrespecting memorial dates. He was banned from posting materials online for two years and six months, and the court ordered that 10% of his earnings be withheld for the state budget.
Persons
11:40
An administrative report was filed against Nina Khrushcheva under the article on violating the regulations for the activities of a foreign agent (Part 1, Article 19.34 of the Administrative Offences Code). The authorities added her to the “foreign agents” register on 13 March 2026, claiming she spread false information about the policies of the Russian authorities and spoke out against the military operation in Ukraine.
11:16
The Military Court of Appeal has increased the prison sentence for a 29-year-old resident of Zabaykalsky Krai—a region in eastern Russia—from 7 to 12 years in a case regarding alleged cooperation with an international terrorist organisation and the public justification of terrorism online. According to the FSB, the man was in contact with representatives of the organisation via Telegram, carried out their instructions, and justified the actions of Ukrainian intelligence services.
11:06
In Moscow, people gathered at the Solovetsky Stone to honour the memory of victims of political repression, while security forces and a police van were present at the site. On the morning of 29 October, MP Lugovoy came to the memorial, filmed a video with a sepoy figurine and left without waiting for the British diplomat.
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10:40
Since February 2022, human rights defenders have recorded at least 69 deaths among people subjected to political persecution in Russia, according to a report by the project “Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial.” In the first part of 2026 alone, 16 such deaths were registered. Most of those who died were men; causes included illness, lack of medical assistance, torture and suicide.
09:11
The Naval Military Court has sentenced a 35-year-old resident of Arkhangelsk, a city in the Russian north, to 3 years and 6 months in a penal colony on charges of publicly justifying terrorism and inciting extremist activity online. According to investigators, in 2026 they posted materials on social media supporting terrorism and calling for extremism against Russian military personnel.
09:05
Since July 2025, 56 people aged between 12 and 24 have been detained in different regions of Russia. According to the FSB, Ukrainian intelligence services involved them in crimes through the “Daivinchik” Telegram bot. The agency claimed the chat bot was used to deceive and psychologically manipulate young people, but did not disclose details of the accusations.
Persons
07:03
Shana Ogney was removed from the elections for the Sverdlovsk Region Legislative Assembly due to an administrative offence for displaying banned symbols—a post with a pentagram on the X platform was cited as the reason. Earlier, the authorities had refused to approve a rally she tried to organise in Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, against election fraud.
Persons
04:10
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, a musical equipment repair specialist named Sergey has been charged with assisting and participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation (Part 1 of Article 205.1 and Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, he sent donations in 2021 and 2022; later, the pre-trial restrictions were eased to a ban on certain activities.
28.10.2026
19:59
On 28 October, the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow fined Anna Saifutdinova 50,000 and 4,000 roubles (US$550 and US$45) under articles on “discrediting the army” (Part 1, Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) and disobeying the police (Part 1, Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code). According to the court, on 27 October, she went to Pushkin Square with a placard and did not respond to police demands.
Persons
19:55
In Yaroslavl, a city in western Russia, the owner of the “Chitai-Gorod” bookshop chain—OOO Gramota—has been taken to court under the article on cooperation with an “undesirable organisation” (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offences). According to the court, until July 2026, books published by the American organisation “Mission Eurasia”—deemed undesirable in Russia since 13 May 2026—were sold in a shop on Pervomayskaya Street.