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10:29
In the Kurgan region, the FSB and the National Guard special forces detained a resident of the Lebyazhyevsky district on suspicion of publicly justifying terrorism. According to the investigation, the man posted comments on social media in which he justified the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ attacks on Voronezh and the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge, as well as criticising the special military operation.
09:18
Public sector workers in Zmeinogorsk and the village of Pospelikha in Altai Krai told Communist Party (KPRF) deputies that they were being forced to register for the remote electronic voting system in the elections, under threat of losing their bonuses and facing “problems at work.” According to Russia’s Ministry of Digital Development, by the end of August, 187,000 residents of Altai Krai had applied to take part in remote electronic voting.
05:56
The electoral commission of Zabaykalsky Krai has forwarded leaflets from State Duma deputy candidate Alexander Zhdanov, featuring the slogan “For peace and freedom! For life without fear!,” to law enforcement agencies for inspection regarding potential violations of election law. Zhdanov has been advised not to distribute this campaign material until a decision is made.
03:49
In Komsomolsk-on-Amur, a major city in the Russian Far East, a criminal case has been opened against a 33-year-old local resident under the article on financing extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, between August 2021 and February 2022, the man transferred money seven times to the accounts of an organisation whose activities are banned in Russia.
07.09.2026
21:36
The Kurgan City Court has fined artist Stanislav Komissarov (Slava PTRK) five thousand roubles (US$55) for participating in the activities of an “undesirable” organisation (Article 20.33 of the Administrative Code). According to Komissarov, the grounds for the charge were posts in his Telegram channel, including reposts of content from Deutsche Welle, Meduza and The Insider.
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21:09
Aleksey Kholodaryov, a former member of the Yekaterinburg city council, was detained in a sauna in the Beloyarsky district of Sverdlovsk region in the evening, and later released from police station No. 9 of the Verkh-Isetsky district. The reason for drawing up a report was a repost of a FBK video on Facebook almost 10 years ago. Kholodaryov is now awaiting trial under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences.
20:15
In Sverdlovsk Region, Yabloko candidate Vladimir Sevostyanov was detained; a report was filed against him under the article on displaying banned symbols due to a repost from 2020, but he was later released. Since 1 September, the police have detained nine Yabloko candidates in total—three in Moscow and six in Sverdlovsk Region.
20:02
In Skopin, Ryazan region (central Russia), the court has extended the detention of Elena Morgunova by 14 days. According to human rights activists, she is accused of refusing to undergo drug tests.
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19:34
Police have detained former Yekaterinburg city councillor Alexei Kholodarev and are taking him to the station. In 2022, he was fined under the article on “discrediting the army” and was arrested for displaying prohibited symbols. This year, he ran as a candidate for the Sverdlovsk Regional Duma from the Yabloko party.
19:21
In Moscow, since 1 July, 65-year-old Russian national Dmitry Drig, who had lived for many years in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, has been held under a system of ‘carousel detentions’—he has been repeatedly arrested back-to-back under charges of disobeying the police and minor hooliganism. According to Mediazona, Drig flew to Moscow to collect his pension and lost contact with others after his arrival.
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18:12
In Penza, a city in the Volga Region, three men attacked activist Marat Maksimov, who was holding a solo picket in support of the Communist Party and against the removal of candidates from the elections. According to the party, the attackers tore up his placard, threatened him with violence, and ripped off a Lenin badge. Another activist, Artyom Stepanov, was forced to delete a video recording after being threatened and having his arms twisted.
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18:04
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, masked individuals confiscated phones from Konstantin Kiselev and Alexander Kudelkin, candidates from the Yabloko party, during their detention. According to Kudelkin, his phone was out of sight for almost 40 minutes, and the police stated they did not know who the person was.
18:01
Sergey Evstigneyev from the Moscow region is being transferred to the Matrosskaya Tishina detention centre as he awaits trial on charges of facilitating terrorist activity, due to a donation he made to “Artpodgotovka.” According to human rights defender Gennady Makarov, Evstigneyev is a group II disabled person; his health has deteriorated in the remand centre and he is not receiving the necessary treatment.
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17:14
The electoral commission of Ulyanovsk Region cancelled the registration of Yabloko candidate Evgeny Skripkin on 7 September following his own request; the party reported that he withdrew due to pressure. Another Yabloko candidate, Ivan Telyatyev, withdrew from the elections in Mari El, a Russian republic on the Volga, on 31 August, also citing pressure.
17:14
On 7 September, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree establishing an interdepartmental commission to oversee the application of restrictive measures against Russian citizens who are abroad and have been sentenced in absentia to administrative or criminal penalties. Such individuals will be unable to obtain new international passports, use accounts or property in Russia, or carry out notarial and banking transactions.
16:45
Daria Yegereva, who is being held in pre-trial detention on charges of participating in the activities of the ‘Aborigen Forum,’ has been nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Her candidacy was put forward by former UN Special Rapporteur James Anaya and Professor Øyvind Ravna of the Arctic University of Norway.
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16:26
The Kherson Regional Court has sentenced Vladimir Gulchak from the town of Chaplynka to 16 years in a high-security prison and fined him 350,000 rubles (approximately US$3,800) on charges of state treason. According to the prosecution, in September 2023 he provided Ukrainian intelligence with information on the whereabouts of Russian troops in the occupied Chaplynka district.
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16:07
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, Yabloko candidate Aleksandr Kudelkine has been detained and is being taken to the police station. He is already the fourth Yabloko candidate to be detained in the city on 7 September.
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16:01
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, Yabloko party candidates Shana Ogney and Vladimir Sobyanin have been detained. Ogney is accused of displaying prohibited symbols because of a drawing featuring a pentagram posted on the social network X, while the reasons for Sobyanin’s detention have not been disclosed.
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15:56
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, three more Yabloko party candidates—Aleksandr Kudëlkin, Shanu Ogney and Vladimir Sobyanin—have been detained. They are accused of displaying banned symbols on social media, which could result in their removal from the elections.