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07.09.2026
14:22
The Golovinsky Court in Moscow has sentenced 46-year-old “Pyaterochka” employee Elena Albegova to three years in a penal colony for transferring 1,000 rubles (approximately US$10) to FBK in August 2021. This is the second known case in Russia where a woman has been sent to a penal colony for donating to FBK.
14:08
Konstantin Kiselev, the Yabloko candidate for the State Duma, was detained on the morning of 7 September, and a report was drawn up against him under the article on displaying prohibited symbols (Article 20.3 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offences). Previously, two other Yabloko candidates in Moscow, Anna Shatunovskaya-Burno and Grigory Grishin, received similar reports.
13:42
The Kyiv District Court in Simferopol has fined a local woman 30,000 roubles (about US$330) under the article on “discrediting” the army for a comment in a Telegram channel chat, in which she expressed sympathy for a Ukrainian soldier who had died. According to the court, the woman publicly supported the actions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and expressed a negative attitude towards the Russian army; she admitted her guilt.
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13:06
A criminal case has been opened against YouTube blogger Anatoly Deev (“Wise Raven”) from Verkhnyaya Pyshma, a town near Yekaterinburg in the Urals, for desecration of symbols of military glory and outraging the Russian flag. According to him, during his arrest, law enforcement officers beat him, tore up a portrait of Stalin and attempted to set fire to a printout of a Soviet law.
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12:25
Yekaterinburg city council deputy Konstantin Kiselev was detained as he left his house on his way to a pre-election debate on the Rossiya 1 television channel. The reason for his detention is unknown; the Yabloko party suggests it may be connected to an administrative offence case.
11:42
The Central Election Commission has annulled the registration of Nikolai Bondarenko, who was nominated by the Communist Party (KPRF) to run in the State Duma elections from Udmurtia and Perm Krai. According to the commission, the reason was his recent administrative penalty for displaying prohibited symbols (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences).
11:42
In Moscow on 5 September, street musicians from Roman Zapolsky’s band (Roma Smile) were detained while performing the Russian national anthem in Yuzhnoye Butovo, a district in the south of the city. According to Zapolsky, the police cited the law on public rallies, used force, and took the performers to the station, but released them an hour and a half later without filing a report.
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11:07
Aleksandr Skobov, who is serving a sentence in Lipetsk Prison No. 2, has again faced administrative charges under the article on displaying banned symbols (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The case files were submitted to the Yelets court (a town near Lipetsk) at the end of August; details of the charges are unknown.
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10:48
In Arkhangelsk, a city in northern Russia, a criminal case has been opened against a 35-year-old local resident under the article on public justification of terrorism on the internet (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, in 2026 he posted messages in a messenger app supporting and justifying terrorist activities; the man has been remanded in custody.
10:47
In Kaliningrad, the authorities have closed two out of four Hyde Parks—designated areas where rallies can be held without prior approval—leaving only the sites on the outskirts of the city. In Tambov region, in August, the number of Hyde Parks was also reduced, with just one site per district remaining.
10:43
The Petrograd District Court has upheld the ban on certain activities imposed on cyclist and coach Igor Leonovich, who stands accused of “financing extremist activity” due to donations sent to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). On 7 September, the judge extended his pre-trial restriction for a further six months; the next hearing is scheduled for 15 September.
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09:59
On 4 September, the Russian Ministry of Justice added the poet and journalist Sergei Leibgrad to the “foreign agents” register as number 1253. The ministry said this was due to his criticism of decisions made by the Russian authorities, his stance against the special operation, and his connections with other “foreign agents.”
06.09.2026
19:20
Andrey Boyarshinov has spent more than a month in a punishment cell on a formal charge of breaching internal regulations. According to human rights activists, the real reason for his isolation was the content of his personal diaries, and now Andrey faces being officially designated a persistent offender and transferred to stricter conditions.
18:39
The Central District Court of Khabarovsk, a major city in Russia’s Far East, fined activist Stanislav Zimin 30,000 rubles (approximately US$340) for “discrediting” the army over a conversation about the war with a Ukrainian streamer, which was published on YouTube in August 2024. According to the court, Zimin criticised the actions of the Russian authorities and military towards Ukraine; he did not admit guilt and claims that he was not the one who published the video.
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18:17
On 4 September, the Butyrsky District Court of Moscow sentenced a 53-year-old head of department at a design bureau, E. T., to one and a half years of compulsory labour with a 10% deduction from her wages under the article on financing extremism (part 1 of article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigators, the woman was accused of transferring funds to the banned Anti-Corruption Foundation; she herself stated that she was sending money to Alexei Navalny and stopped her donations after she learned that the organisation had been declared extremist.
18:17
On 2 September, the St Petersburg City Court declared four foreign books to be extremist materials, including academic studies on wars and queer art, as well as a book about the administration of Joe Biden. The respondent in the case was MIKAS LLC, and the interested party was Relod JSC.
18:17
On 24 August 2026, the Cherepovets City Court fined Petr Gubanov 10,000 roubles (approximately US$110) under the article on incitement of hatred or enmity (Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences). According to the court, the reason was four comments on VKontakte, including criticism of United Russia and insults towards migrants.
17:46
In Elista, a city in southern Russia, a criminal case has been opened against politician and human rights defender Boris Todaev for the “rehabilitation of Nazism” (parts 3 and 4 of article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) because of an article about the deportation of the Kalmyks. On 3 September, following a search and detention, the court placed Todaev under house arrest.
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17:25
Denis Khoroshilov, a candidate for municipal deputy from “A Just Russia” in Vladimir Region (east of Moscow), has reported being pressured by Sergei Biryukov, the head of the party’s regional branch, after filing a complaint about campaigning by “United Russia.” According to Khoroshilov, Biryukov demanded that he withdraw his candidacy and expressed dissatisfaction over a video about illegal campaigning, but the candidate refused to drop out of the election.
16:33
A third criminal case has been opened against the journalist from Yoshkar-Ola, Aleksey Seregin, for inciting hatred and enmity towards a group of people. According to Seregin, after his arrest he was tortured with electric shocks by the police, and last week he was transferred to pre-trial detention centre (SIZO) No. 2 in Kazan.