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16.09.2026
13:52
The Babushkinsky District Court in Moscow has sentenced former deputy editor-in-chief of Dozhd TV, Dmitry Elovsky, to arrest in absentia over charges of “spreading fake news about the Russian Armed Forces.” It is not known which publications he is accused of.
13:52
On 21 August, the 2nd Eastern District Military Court sentenced 39-year-old Alexander Yakovlev to 20 years in prison on charges of treason and terrorist training (Article 275 of the Criminal Code, Article 205.3 of the Criminal Code). Yakovlev is to spend the first four years in prison, and the remainder in a high-security penal colony.
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12:49
In Arkhangelsk Oblast, a region in north-western Russia, a criminal case has been opened over campaign leaflets for Yabloko party candidate for the State Duma, Vadim Laptev. The regional Yabloko office was searched, and a batch of the leaflets was seized.
12:49
In the Tambov region, police issued warnings to election observers from the Yabloko party, summoning them for interviews in Michurinsk, a city in central Russia, and the village of Staroyuryevo. The documents listed articles from the Administrative and Criminal Codes concerning election violations. The party regarded this as pressure and announced their intention to appeal to the Central Election Commission.
12:48
The Sverdlovsk Regional Court upheld the 12-day detention rulings for Yabloko party candidates Vladimir Sevostyanov, Vladimir Sobyanin, and Alexander Kudelkin under the article on displaying extremist symbols (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). As a result, they and two other party members, Shana Ognei and Konstantin Kiselyov, are to be removed from the upcoming elections.
12:06
In Krasnodar Krai, a region in southern Russia, a criminal case has been opened against 47-year-old Jehovah’s Witness Andrey Lipiridi for organising the activities of a banned organisation (part 1 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code); he has been ordered not to leave his place of residence. According to investigators, he held religious meetings on Zoom.
12:05
The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the conviction of Marina Zheleznjakova, who was fined 2 million rubles (approximately US$22,000) in a case concerning the rehabilitation of Nazism. According to the court, she published a post on 9 May 2021 accusing the Soviet leadership.
11:52
On 11 August, the Kurgan Regional Court released a 23-year-old resident of Kurgan from criminal liability in a case concerning allegedly desecrating symbols of military glory (Part 3, Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) and ordered compulsory medical measures. According to investigators, on 15 May, the young man stood with his feet on the Victory Obelisk and lit a cigarette from the Eternal Flame, recording the act on video.
11:50
The appeal in the case of the former Vesna activists has been postponed to 5 October—Anna Arkhipova has been provided a doctor in court, and Vasily Neustroev’s new lawyer has not yet had time to review the case materials. Previously, Evgenia Zateeva and Valentina Khoroshenina were sentenced to six years and two months in a penal colony, Pavel Sinelnikov to seven years and six months, Vasily Neustroev to ten, Yan Ksenzhepolsky to eleven, and Anna Arkhipova to twelve years.
11:04
The Investigative Committee has, for the fifteenth time, refused to open a criminal case following a complaint of torture from Eldar Kyulbyakov, a resident of Stavropol Krai (a region in southern Russia). Kyulbyakov had been sentenced to four years in a penal colony for theft, but the regional court overturned the sentence and sent the case back for a retrial.
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10:58
In Moscow, a magistrate’s court has begun hearing in absentia the case against Sergey Smirnov, the editor-in-chief of Mediazona, for allegedly violating the “foreign agents” legislation—he is accused of failing to include the required labelling on four posts on Telegram. Smirnov was declared wanted in March 2025; previously, he had been fined twice for similar violations.
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10:53
In Kostroma, Yabloko party candidate Andrei Tarasov laid out his banners on the square because the authorities did not allow him to put them on billboards. The police arrived at the scene and issued Tarasov a warning about the “inadmissibility of unlawful actions” during campaigning.
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10:50
In Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, the court upheld the fines and detentions handed to five Yabloko candidates in administrative cases over displaying ‘extremist’ symbols. After their appeals on 15 and 16 September, all five will be unable to take part in the elections.
10:50
The Supreme Court of the Komi Republic has sentenced Nikolai Zyuzyev, a citizen of Russia and Canada, to seven years in a high-security penal colony. According to the FSB, he admitted guilt in creating and running a project aimed against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Russia, receiving over 2 million euros (approx. US$2.1 million) from foreign organisations for this.
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10:33
In Ryazan, a man attacked former deputy and Communist Alexei Zakharov while he was filming the distribution of campaign materials at a college where a polling station was located. In Perm, a major city in the Urals, unknown individuals attacked Boris Konoplev, a candidate from the Communist Party (KPRF).
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10:32
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has added Kseniya Maksimova, consul of the Anti-War Committee in the United Kingdom and founder of the Russian Democratic Society movement, to the federal wanted list. A criminal case has been opened against Maksimova, but the details are not yet known.
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10:31
In Perm, on 15 September, the head of the regional election monitoring team from the Communist Party (KPRF), Boris Konoplev, was attacked by an unknown person with a sharp object resembling an awl. According to the party, Konoplev did not sustain serious injuries and reported the incident to the police. Previously, threats had been received at the regional KPRF office demanding that the election campaign be stopped.
08:48
On 15 September, Pyotr Mekhonoshin, a State Duma candidate from the Yabloko party, arrived at the site in Akademgorodok, Irkutsk (a major city in Siberia), where the city administration had refused to allow him to hold a rally citing another event. However, nothing was taking place there. Earlier in September, local TV channels had sent Mekhonoshin’s campaign videos, as well as those of another Yabloko candidate, to Roskomnadzor, the prosecutor’s office, and the election commission for review.
08:47
On 8 September, the Kyzyl City Court sentenced the blogger to 10 days of administrative detention under Part 1 of Article 20.2.2 of the Code of Administrative Offences for organising public events. The Supreme Court of the Republic of Tuva confirmed the decision on 15 September but reduced the sentence by three days, taking into account the time already served.
08:45
The Skovorodinsky District Court fined Ivan Molchanov, a presbyter of a Baptist church, 20,000 rubles (approximately US$220) for possessing literature published by organisations whose activities are deemed “undesirable” in Russia (Article 20.33 of the Administrative Offences Code). The inspection at the church in the settlement of Taldan was carried out in August 2026. Molchanov partially admitted guilt and explained that he was unaware of the ban.