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04.09.2026
15:45
On 10 August, the Supreme Court removed the federal list of the Yabloko party from the State Duma elections, but some candidates are continuing their campaigns in single-member constituencies. Yabloko candidates from various regions explained how they are continuing their election campaigns after the list was struck off.
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«Гроза»
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15:33
In Sochi, officers from the Centre for Countering Extremism and the FSB detained a 37-year-old local resident for posting a video on social media showing air defence systems in action during the repulsion of an attack near Vinogradnaya Street. The man was charged under Article 4.17 of Krasnodar Krai Law No. 608.
14:56
In Tatarstan, a criminal case has been opened against elderly woman Irina Zadavina for publicly inciting extremist activity online. After a search and interrogation, she was released on a travel ban. According to media reports and supporters, the prosecution is linked to the posting of a music video for the song “Warszawianka” in the “Kazan Tatarstan v teme” online community.
14:46
In the town of Zima in Irkutsk region, the mayor’s office sent a warning to candidate Evgeny Faizulin about the inadmissibility of breaking the law and notified the police. Following this, he cancelled his meeting at the Horizon community centre, and police officers were stationed in the square.
14:46
In Moscow, Grigory Grishin, the Yabloko candidate for Leningradsky single-mandate constituency No. 197, has been detained—he was taken from his home to Akademichesky police station for an administrative offence report to be drawn up; the specific article is not yet known. Earlier the same day, Anna Shatunovskaya-Burno, the Yabloko candidate for Preobrazhensky constituency No. 204, was also detained.
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SOTAvision
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14:46
A military court has sentenced a 34-year-old resident of the Moscow region to seven years in prison, accusing him of inciting extremism over comments made on Telegram about protests in Cameroon. According to the prosecution, the man posted three comments containing signs of condoning terrorist activity and calls for violent regime change.
14:46
The Moscow City Court has upheld the decision of the Kuzminsky District Court from 28 August 2026 concerning the administrative detention of F. A. Trapeznikov for petty hooliganism. According to the court, he tore down campaign materials and did not comply with police orders.
14:45
The 2nd Western District Military Court has sentenced a 34-year-old resident of the Moscow region to seven years in a penal colony on charges of justifying terrorism and inciting extremism. According to the prosecution, they wrote comments on Telegram where, according to law enforcement, they justified terrorist activity and called for the violent overthrow of the government.
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Медиазона
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14:45
The Butyrsky District Court in Moscow has sentenced a 53-year-old head of department at an experimental design bureau to 1 year and 6 months of compulsory labour for making donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), which has been designated an “extremist” organisation (part 1, article 282.3 of the Russian Criminal Code). She was also ordered to have 10% of her salary withheld for the state, banned from administering websites for 2 years, and placed under restricted freedom for 6 months.
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Медиазона
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14:45
On 18 August, the Solombala District Court in Arkhangelsk, a city in northern Russia, sentenced 27-year-old Ilya Loginov to a fine of 300,000 rubles (approximately US$3,200) under the article on financing extremist activities (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). According to the FSB, he was accused of transferring money to a banned organisation, and on 8 June, Loginov was added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of extremists and terrorists.
14:45
On 21 August 2026, the Primorsky District Court in Arkhangelsk Oblast fined a local resident 400,000 roubles (approximately US$4,400) in a case concerning the financing of extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to the regional branch of the FSB, the man made several transfers to the account of an extremist organisation, the name of which is not specified in the case materials.
14:45
The FSB in Karelia has opened a criminal case under the article on financing extremist activities (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code) against a local resident. According to officials, she had subscribed to make monthly donations to an organisation designated as extremist.
14:02
In Moscow, Anna Shatunovskaya-Burno, a candidate for the State Duma from the Yabloko party, was detained and is being taken to the Yakimanka police station. The reason for the detention is unknown.
13:56
On 31 August 2026, the Sverdlovsky District Court in Belgorod, a city near the Ukrainian border, fined a 36-year-old local resident 300,000 roubles (approximately US$3,350) in a case concerning the financing of extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Russian Criminal Code). The sentence will be postponed until her child turns 14.
13:56
On 3 September, the Kursk Regional Court upheld the sentence against Mikhail Ukolov in the case of financing extremism, but additionally ordered the confiscation of one thousand rubles (about US$11) from him—the amount he had transferred to the banned organisation. Previously, the Fatezh District Court had sentenced Ukolov to one and a half years of compulsory labour and the seizure of five thousand rubles (about US$54), equivalent to the value of his phone.
13:54
In the Omsk region, a court has removed 30-year-old Communist Party candidate Konstantin Belousov from the regional legislative assembly elections after finding that he held foreign financial assets. According to the court, Belousov failed to provide evidence that he had disposed of the assets, so his registration was annulled.
13:54
In Ulyanovsk region, a criminal case has been opened against a 48-year-old woman on charges of spreading knowingly false information about the use of the Russian army (section “d,” part 2, Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, she posted a video containing such information on social media. The court has placed the woman under house arrest.
13:53
On 4 September, the Second Court of Appeal upheld the refusal to register the Yabloko party’s list for the Legislative Assembly elections in Leningrad region. The party had attempted to challenge the decision of the Leningrad Regional Court and the actions of the regional electoral commission, but the court dismissed the complaint.
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ЗАКС.Ру
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13:41
In Chelyabinsk, a major city in the Urals, Artem Kungurtsev, a representative of the Green Party, is demanding the removal of Yaroslav Shcherbakov, the Yabloko candidate, from the elections, citing copyright violations due to the publication of a video featuring Banksy graffiti and a quote from Andrei Sakharov. The Chelyabinsk Regional Court will consider the claim on 7 September.
13:21
In Kemerovo, a major city in Siberia, a court has placed a young man and woman in custody on charges of preparing a terrorist attack. According to investigators, they filmed a law enforcement building for money and passed the footage to a representative of a terrorist organisation.