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18:56
On 29 October, the “Return of Names” campaign takes place in various countries in memory of the victims of Stalinist repression, organised by the Memorial society. In Russia, the authorities have refused to approve these events for several years now, and the “Return of Names” website was blocked on 16 October 2024.
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15:18
A court in Tomsk, a major city in Siberia, found radio host Aleksandr Lunev guilty of financing extremist activity and fined him 570,000 rubles (about US$6,400). According to the investigation, between August 2021 and February 2022, Lunev transferred money to the Anti-Corruption Foundation seven times.
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15:12
The 2nd Western District Military Court has handed down sentences in cases of “justifying terrorism” over comments supporting the “Russian Volunteer Corps,” the “Siberian Battalion,” and the “Freedom of Russia” Legion. Valery Shmakov from Kolomna was sentenced to two years in a penal colony, while Arseny Firsov from Moscow received six years in a general regime colony; he was also charged with incitement against state security.
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15:12
Since 24 October, Maksim Kruglov has been held in Pre-trial Detention Centre No. 1 in Yaroslavl, where, according to him, he is being kept in harsh conditions in a special unit together with those convicted under terrorism charges. The date for Kruglov’s transfer to a penal colony remains unknown.
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15:08
In the Smolninsky District Court of St Petersburg, the prosecutor has requested in absentia a five-year prison sentence for former municipal deputy Nikita Yuferev in a case related to “discrediting” the army (part 1 of article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, the grounds for the case were Yuferev’s posts on Twitter and his Telegram channel in 2023.
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14:56
The Ministry of Justice, at the request of the FSB, has asked the Moscow Bar Association to revoke the status of eight lawyers who have left Russia. The list, which the FSB handed over to the Ministry of Justice in August 2025, includes Karinna Moskalenko, Andrey Ragulin, Larisa Move, Leonid Krikun, Nikolay Polozov, Vadim Prokhorov, Evgeny Smirnov, and Evgeny Stupin.
14:31
The Tyumen city administration has refused permission to the Communist Party (CPRF) to hold a rally on 7 November at three sites, citing events organised by the Young Guard, which is affiliated with United Russia. As a result, the party will hold its rally in Komsomol Square, where no approval is required.
13:56
On 30 October, Egor Balazeykin was transferred to the Haas Regional Hospital for an annual assessment to determine disability status. A few days earlier, he had been taken to Botkin Hospital, where he underwent a liver elastometry due to autoimmune hepatitis.
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13:42
In Rostov-on-Don, by the monument to the victims of political repression, police stopped the participants of the rally, checked their documents, took written explanations and phone numbers. After that, everyone was released.
13:42
In Kuzbass, a region in Siberia, a court has sentenced two women in a case concerning the activities of the “Citizens of the USSR” movement, which has been designated as extremist. One woman was sentenced to one and a half years of corrective labour and fined for financing extremist activities, while the other received a fine of 600,000 roubles (approximately US$6,600).
13:42
In St Petersburg, two young people have been charged with hooliganism and participation in the extremist group “Russian National Army.” According to investigators, members of the group attacked people based on their gender, race, nationality, or social group. The case involves three incidents, including a fight near the Galereya shopping mall.
12:51
A court in Moscow has sentenced the general director of the TV Rain (Dozhd) channel, Mark Ten, in absentia to five years in prison under the article on organising the work of an “undesirable organisation” (part 3 of article 284.1 of the Russian Criminal Code). Investigators allege that Ten headed the channel from April 2024 to September 2026.
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11:51
In Moscow and St Petersburg, according to human rights activists, around 50 young people of conscription age were detained in October—they were taken to military enlistment offices and could be sent to the army within one or two days. In a number of regions, including Omsk, a large city in southwestern Siberia, relatives and human rights activists report cases where men have been beaten and forced to sign contracts with the Ministry of Defence.
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10:15
The Okulovsky District Court sentenced Andrey Amkhanitsky to 1 year and 6 months of compulsory labour and banned him from engaging in activities related to online publications for 2 years. According to the court, on 7 September 2025 he posted a comment in a messenger that was deemed to incite hatred on the grounds of nationality (paragraph ‘b,’ part 1, article 282 of the Criminal Code).
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10:02
A criminal case against the Ural human rights defender Alexey Sokolov, accused of state treason, has been submitted to the Sverdlovsk Regional Court. According to the investigation, Sokolov was charged for speaking about torture and human rights violations within the Federal Penitentiary Service system, including to foreign organisations.
09:43
The Cherepovets City Court has fined the editor-in-chief of the online publication NewsVo 5,000 roubles (approximately US$55) for publishing information about Morgenstern without labelling him as a foreign agent. According to the court, the editor had reposted material about a foreign agent without the required notice.
08:34
Mikhail Serenko, a political analyst and journalist, stated that he gave testimony in the blogger Alexey Ulyanov’s case under physical and psychological pressure, and described it as fabricated. Judge Marina Tretyakova of the Central District Court of Volgograd sent his statement back to the remand centre “without consideration.”
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23:09
A criminal case on charges of spreading “military fake news” has been opened against Sergei Leibgrad, a journalist and poet from Samara, following his comments about the killing of Ukrainian civilians in Poltava, made on the YouTube channel “Razvorot” on 7 February 2025. In September 2026, Leibgrad was added to the “foreign agents” register, and in October, he was placed on the federal wanted list.
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23:08
The Primorsky District Court of St Petersburg fined Innokenty Kustov and Sergey Nikulshin 15,000 roubles each (approx. US$165) and sentenced them to two days’ detention. According to the court, on 27 October the two men sang Noize MC’s song “Co-operative ‘Swan Lake,’” using obscene language and sound amplification equipment on Mebelnaya Street, causing a disturbance to passers-by.
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20:51
The editorial team of Novaya Gazeta has announced it will cease operations at its Moscow office and must vacate the premises by 9 November. According to editor-in-chief Sergey Sokolov, the Anna Politkovskaya Museum will also close along with the office, and a new location has not yet been found.
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20:32
The FSB has opened a criminal case on charges of high treason against 76-year-old Gennady Stepakhno, a former deputy chair of the Murmansk regional parliament from the Communist Party. He has been detained and sent to a pre-trial detention centre. According to investigators, the former deputy collected documents about the regional government and engineering facilities for Ukrainian intelligence.
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