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14.09.2026
19:29
In the Rostov region, a criminal case has been opened against a 36-year-old resident of the Krasnosulinsky district under the article on financing terrorism (Part 1.1, Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to investigators, the man transferred money to support a banned organisation; he was detained and his home was searched.
18:38
The administration of Leningrad State University instructed group leaders to inform students that 18 September would be a day off for voting in the elections, and that after voting they would need to report to their curator. This was reported by a reader of 'Groza'.
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«Гроза»
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18:28
Vadim Slinyakov has been sentenced to 19 years in prison on charges of state treason, group sabotage, preparation for sabotage, and two counts of money laundering. According to the decision of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court, he will spend the first five years in prison, with the remainder of his sentence in a high-security penal colony.
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Медиазона
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18:05
The leader of the Communist Party faction in the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Region, Ivan Apostolevsky, has filed a lawsuit alleging political persecution and is asking for this to be officially recognised. He says that he has been repeatedly subjected to administrative liability, including in July 2026 under the article on displaying extremist symbols, which resulted in him losing the right to run in elections.
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ЗАКС.Ру
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17:49
The Leninsky District Court in Rostov-on-Don has sentenced Ukrainian national Olga Shchekina to 10 days' detention on charges of petty hooliganism. Shchekina was detained on 7 September in Rostov; previously, she had been held at a temporary accommodation centre in Taganrog after attempting to cross the border between Donetsk and Rostov regions.
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Медиазона
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17:34
The prosecutor has requested seven and a half years in a penal colony for preacher Eduard Charov at the Central District Military Court in Yekaterinburg, a major city in the Urals. Charov is accused of justifying terrorism and repeat “discrediting” of the army due to a comment about an arson attack on a military enlistment office and posts on social media.
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Медиазона
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16:54
Sergey Demin has been released from a detention centre in Moscow after serving 15 days for holding a protest at the Solovki Stone and at the FSB building. He now faces trial under charges of “discrediting the Russian Armed Forces” for a July demonstration with a placard reading “Peace to the world.”
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RusNews
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16:14
In the Moscow region, law enforcement officers have detained a local resident born in 1962 in connection with a case involving public incitement and justification of terrorism (Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, the man posted material in a messenger app that justified the activities of “ATESH” and called on users to join the organisation.
16:13
In the Tula region, Kira Kalinicheva, a candidate from the Yabloko party, has been unable to submit the lists of election observers to the Zarechenskaya and Proletarskaya territorial election commissions due to reports of bomb threats to the buildings. Party representatives say that the acceptance of documents was halted on the final day for submissions, and they have been unable to contact the election commission management.
16:10
The Cheryomushki District Court in Moscow has blocked access to three web pages featuring the text of “Heated Rivalry” by American author Rachel Reid. The prosecution called for the sites to be blocked due to what the agency claims is the “promotion of extremist LGBT ideology” in the book. There has been no official announcement about a ban on the book itself or on the associated TV series.
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Вёрстка
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15:52
The Khabez District Court in Karachay-Cherkessia will hear a criminal case against 15 people accused of creating and participating in the activities of a banned organisation (Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to the court, two are charged with organising the group, while the rest face charges of participation; nearly all are in custody, with one person under house arrest.
15:12
In the Yaroslavl region, a 19-year-old local resident has been detained on suspicion of making public calls for terrorism online. A criminal case has been opened against them under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code, and the court has remanded the young person in a pre-trial detention centre.
15:01
On 11 September, the Rostov Regional Court sentenced a man to 20 years in prison on charges of state treason, attempted sabotage, and desecration of the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland. According to the prosecution, he allegedly cooperated with “Ukrainian secret services,” tried to damage transport infrastructure, and published an image of the St George ribbon with an offensive caption online.
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Медиазона
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14:55
In Kostroma Region, a criminal case has been opened against a minor under the article on the public desecration of symbols of Russia’s military glory (Part 4, Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, the teenager cut up a St George’s ribbon, set it on fire, and stepped on the fragments, while two of their peers have been placed on a preventive register.
14:33
In Nizhnevartovsk, a city in Western Siberia, the court refused to remove Communist Party candidate Stepan Povkh from the election over his use of the phrase “We are waiting for change,” a line from Viktor Tsoi’s song. Lawsuits against other candidates were also dismissed, and administrative cases did not affect their participation in the election.
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RusNews
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14:29
The Ministry of Justice has designated the Facebook group “Perm-36” as a foreign agent, a group which Perm-based journalist Yulia Balabanova is not connected to. Balabanova stated that she has not carried out any activities on behalf of “Perm-36” since February 2024 and does not administer the corresponding page.
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Пермь 36,6
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14:29
The Prokhladny court sentenced a woman to a three-year suspended sentence under the article on financing extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, in August 2021, she transferred money to an organisation whose activities are banned in Russia.
14:23
Boris Nadezhdin, as well as the outlets ASTRA, Dozhd and Important Stories, have reported a mass influx of bots on their Telegram channels. In their view, this may be a targeted attack related to the elections in Russia.
14:01
In Chuvashia, schoolgirls were tearing down campaign posters of the A Just Russia party and putting up materials for Olga Petrova, Deputy Chair of the State Council and candidate from United Russia. The law prohibits involving minors in election campaigning and deliberately destroying lawfully placed campaign materials.
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RusNews
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13:36
In Krasnodar, a major city in southern Russia, officers from Centre “E” detained a local woman over videos in which she criticised street advertisements for military contracts and spoke out in favour of peace. She was forced to apologise on camera, and according to the Telegram channel “SMERSH Kubani,” she faces charges of “discrediting” the army.
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SOTAvision
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