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31.08.2026
15:59
A court in Moscow has sentenced Zaur Murtuzov and Darya Petrochenko to five years in a penal colony for their alleged involvement with Jehovah’s Witnesses. Liliyana Korol, Larisa Kisluya and Oksana Ivanova were sentenced to four years of forced labour, and Tatyana Levitskaya to three years and eight months of forced labour.
15:39
The Supreme Court of Bashkortostan has upheld fines against the NGO “Free Media” and its editor-in-chief under the article on demonstrating prohibited symbols (Part 1, Article 20.3 of the Administrative Offences Code)—30,000 roubles (about US$330) and 2,000 roubles (about US$22). According to the court, in March 2021, materials featuring the symbols of a banned organisation were published on a video hosting platform, and in 2026 the prohibited content was not removed.
15:27
The Supreme Court of Tatarstan has removed Ayrat Gumerbayev, a candidate from the Yabloko party, from the register for the State Duma elections in the Naberezhnye Chelny constituency. The reason was that he owned foreign securities, which he was unable to dispose of due to sanctions.
14:29
The administration of the Moscow campus of the Higher School of Economics has moved all organisational communications with student groups to the “Max” platform. In spring 2024, Vice-Rector Dmitry Zemtsev signed an order to dissolve the Student Council, and later the administration demanded that information about the activities of student groups be published only on platforms controlled by the university.
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14:13
The Orenburg Regional Court will hear appeals on 8 September against the sentences handed down to Vyacheslav Khasanov, Alexander Klimov and Diana Kamilyanova in the case concerning the creation of the Pose LGBT club. On 29 June, they were sentenced to between 2 years 3 months and 7 years in a general-regime penal colony and were banned from working in the entertainment sector.
13:11
The Kuybyshevsky District Court in St Petersburg has begun hearing the case of “repeat discrediting” of the army (Part 2, Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) against Ariadna Litvinova, a former police college student who was deported from Türkiye. According to investigators, on 24 February 2025, Litvinova wrote “Murderers! Peace to Ukraine” on the structures of a pro-war exhibition in St Petersburg. She admits to making the inscriptions, but does not agree with the charge of “discrediting” the army.
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12:33
In Volgograd, an activist, Natalya Kuzmina, was detained after she initiated a video appeal to Alexander Bastrykin regarding the petrol situation in the city. According to Sergey Ostrovsky, police escorted Kuzmina out of the Volgograd Regional Court building, citing Article 20.2 of the Administrative Offences Code concerning violations of the rules for organising gatherings.
12:20
The Kuzminsky District Court in Moscow has sentenced two young Muscovites to 15 days of administrative arrest under the article on petty hooliganism with disobedience to the police (part 2 of article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences). According to the court, on the morning of 26 August they tore down campaign materials from a notice board and did not respond to police demands.
11:38
Nadine Geisler, a volunteer from Belgorod Region, who was sentenced to 22 years in a penal colony, has been transferred to strict detention conditions. The reasons for the tougher regime and the duration of her stay under these strict conditions have not been specified.
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11:27
In Moscow, police detained Sergei Demin, a volunteer from the Nemtsov Bridge, during a solo picket near the Solovetsky Stone. Officers checked his documents, rolled up his placard and took the man away.
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11:09
Bair Tsyrenov, the Communist Party candidate for the State Duma, has aired campaign adverts on Buryatia’s television, raising questions about when the war will end, internet censorship, taxes, and rising prices. Previously, his live broadcast was cut short after he tried to challenge his opponent—Dashibal Munkozhargalov, a veteran of the war in Ukraine—to a debate.
10:16
The Moscow City Court has rejected the appeal against the sentence of the deputy chair of the Yabloko party, Maksim Kruglov, and upheld the seven-year prison term. The hearing was held behind closed doors.
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09:42
The Moscow City Court will hear the appeal in the case of Maxim Kruglov, deputy chair of the Yabloko party, in closed session, despite the previous proceedings being open. Kruglov is accused of publicly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces, allegedly motivated by political hatred, due to posts about Bucha in a Telegram channel in April 2022. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
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08:16
Deputy Jan Ignatiev published a video about rising petrol prices, after which Alexander Pokhodin, head of the Yemelyanovsky district (near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia), called him a Ukrainian agent and threatened consequences. A source close to Ignatiev confirmed the authenticity of a screenshot of the conversation.
30.08.2026
16:08
The Supreme Court of Bashkortostan is hearing a case seeking to remove Yabloko candidate Alexei Akimenko from the Neftekamsk constituency No. 6 election—he is accused of administering a group containing extremist materials. The hearing will continue on 31 August.
15:49
A criminal case has been initiated against Denis Matveev, an activist from “Ecowatch for the North Caucasus” based in Tuapse, a resort town on the Black Sea. He is accused of organising or participating in the activities of a terrorist organisation (Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). According to activist Vitaly Votanovsky, the investigation alleges that Matveev is connected with the movement “Crimson Wedge—Independent Kuban.” On 21 August, his home was searched, after which Matveev was remanded in a pre-trial detention centre.
13:00
The FSB has stripped Russian citizenship from residents of Stavropol Krai, Adygea, Tver and Chelyabinsk regions, as well as several more people originally from Central Asia and the South Caucasus. According to the security service, they opposed the war in Ukraine and allegedly posed a threat to Russia’s national security.
11:20
The Cheryomushki District Court in Moscow has arrested, in absentia, 26-year-old Karolina Glyanenko from Arzamas on charges of involvement in an “extremist community.” Since 2024, she has been living abroad. Previously, she was declared wanted and added to the list of terrorists and extremists.
11:06
Natalya Polyakova, head of the laboratory at LIU-32 in Krasnoyarsk Krai, refused to sign a consent form to deduct part of her salary for the needs of the war, as demanded by management. After this, she began experiencing conflicts with colleagues, was dismissed, and then was contacted by FSB officers.
10:51
A criminal case has been opened in Ryazan, a city southeast of Moscow, against a 30-year-old local resident suspected of desecrating a memorial plaque dedicated to veterans of the Second World War. According to investigators, on the evening of 1 August, the man tore several portraits from the plaque, after which he was detained.