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15.09.2026
14:06
Pavel Syutkin has been sentenced to six years in a penal colony for spreading “fake news” about the Russian army, over a post in a Telegram channel about events in Bucha on 19 April 2022. The trial was held behind closed doors, with the prosecution seeking an eight-year prison term. Activist Igor Beketov appeared as a witness.
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13:50
A court in Kirov Region has sentenced a 46-year-old local resident to nine years in a strict regime penal colony on charges of financing terrorism (under Article 205.1, Part 1.1 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, the man transferred money to an organisation that has been designated as terrorist and banned in Russia.
13:22
Boris Grebenshchikov has been charged with cooperating with an undesirable organisation. The case has been sent to the Khoroshevsky District Court in Moscow; Grebenshchikov faces a fine of up to 15,000 roubles (approximately US$160).
13:21
The Moscow City Court has kept the IT director of the company, Yuri Belenky, in pre-trial detention. He is accused under the article on assisting terrorist activities (part 1.1 of article 205.1 of the Criminal Code). His period of detention has been extended until 10 October 2026.
12:50
Civil society activist Alexander Rudnitsky has filed a police report after a plaque disappeared on 23 April from the memorial to victims of mass repressions in Narymsky Square, Novosibirsk (a major city in Siberia). He has called for an investigation into the disappearance and for a criminal case to be opened for theft or destruction of property.
12:38
The electoral commission in Otradny, Samara region, refused to accept the list of observers from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF), according to Mikhail Matveev. He said this was related to his victory in the previous State Duma elections in 2021.
12:36
In an Almaty detention centre, Mansur Movlayev, who is awaiting extradition from Kazakhstan to Russia, has attempted to take his own life—his life is not in danger at present. According to Movlayev himself, the criminal cases against him have been fabricated because of his support for the Chechen opposition movement “Adat.”
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12:36
The police have appealed the decision to fine Yabloko party member and Yekaterinburg city council deputy Konstantin Kiselev 2,000 roubles (approximately US$22) under the article on displaying banned symbols. The appeal in the case will be heard at the Sverdlovsk Regional Court on 15 September at 16:00.
12:07
The police have appealed the decision to fine Yabloko candidate Shana Ognei, who is running for the Sverdlovsk regional parliament in the Krasnoufimsk constituency, in the Urals region. Once the decision comes into force, local election commissions will have to remove her from the ballot papers.
11:19
A court in Saransk, a city in central Russia, has sentenced a 35-year-old local resident to compulsory labour on charges of rehabilitating Nazism on the internet (para. “v,” part 2, Art. 354.1 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to investigators, in January 2023 they posted a comment on social media that supported Nazi ideology and justified war crimes committed by the Axis powers.
11:05
In St Petersburg, 41-year-old Igor Leonovich is accused of financing “extremism” (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Russian Criminal Code) because of three donations he made to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) on 6 August 2021. He was detained on 17 August by special forces officers at the Skandi Klubb residential complex.
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09:55
On 2 September, the Chernogorsk City Court fined 30-year-old Tatyana M. from Khakassia 30,000 roubles (US$325) for “discrediting the army” (Part 1, Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) after she shouted out of her window about the war in Ukraine. According to the court, a neighbour recorded her on a dictaphone, three more neighbours confirmed the regular outbursts, and Tatyana herself pleaded guilty.
09:45
By 14 September, courts had removed almost a third of the single-mandate candidates from Yabloko from the elections, most often in response to lawsuits from competitors. At least 32 candidates from the party will not take part in the elections, and this number may increase as some candidates are being prosecuted under “extremism”-related articles.
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09:45
The 2nd Eastern District Military Court has sentenced a resident of Zabaykalsky Krai in Russia’s Far East to six years in prison for publicly justifying terrorism and rehabilitating Nazism online. According to the FSB, the man posted comments in Telegram chats that justified the actions of Ukrainian terrorist organisations and made negative remarks about Russian society and the St George’s ribbon.
09:26
On 14 September, the Murmansk electoral commission banned Yabloko candidate Igor Khomechko from distributing a campaign video, claiming that the mention of Alfa-Bank constituted a copyright violation. According to the commission, the video shows the bank’s trademark; however, it actually features a utility bill with the bank’s name on it.
09:13
On 26 August, the Ordzhonikidzevsky Court of Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals, fined Andrey Voloshin 150,000 roubles (US$1,500) under the article on repeated “discrediting” of the army over anti-war comments on VKontakte. According to Voloshin, during his detention, security officers tortured him with electric shocks, suffocated him with a plastic bag and threatened him with violence.
07:42
The Kalininsky District Court of Novosibirsk fined Alexei Grebenkin 300,000 rubles (around US$3,300) in a case concerning the financing of extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). According to the prosecution, between August and October 2021, he transferred 900 rubles (about US$10) to an account of the “Anti-Corruption Foundation” at the American bank Wells Fargo.
14.09.2026
22:05
The First Court of Appeal has increased the sentence for translator Svetlana Savelyeva from Irkutsk region (a major city in Siberia) to 15 years and two months in a penal colony on charges of attempted high treason and preparation for illegally crossing the border. The court also changed the wording of the aggravating circumstance from “the crime was committed during an armed conflict” to “during the period of mobilisation.”
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21:25
In Kursk Oblast, a region in western Russia, a campaign video by Yabloko party candidate Alexander Novikov aired with the slogan: “We will return peaceful skies.” Previously, Yabloko candidates in various regions had reported difficulties placing anti-war campaign materials and having their videos removed from broadcasts.
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19:56
On 14 September, the Central District Court of Volgograd extended the pre-trial detention of Roman Melnychenko, a former professor at Volgograd State University who is accused under the article on “discrediting the army” (Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code), keeping him in a remand prison until 20 November 2026. According to investigators, in September last year Melnychenko posted videos on social media which, the court claims, contained negative assessments of the actions of Russian military personnel.