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12.09.2026
13:28
At MEPhI, students registered as residents of Moscow were offered the chance to have three PE classes counted as attended if they took part in electronic voting in the State Duma elections on 18 September. Yegor Lazarev, a lecturer from the Department of Physical Education, asked interested students to send their details in the student chat, the Groza project reports, citing a reader.
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11:08
The administration of Ob, a town in the Novosibirsk region, has banned a meeting between the deputy speaker of the Novosibirsk Regional Legislative Assembly, Roman Yakovlev (CPRF), and voters, declaring it a public event with a different approval process. Yakovlev is running for the State Duma in Barabinsk Constituency No. 140 and is the main rival to the current MP Viktor Ignatov (United Russia).
11:08
Richard Rose had his books and kettle returned to him in pre-trial detention centre No.4 in Kamyshlov after an inspection, but his trousers were confiscated because of a belt. In a letter, he wrote that he is learning Polish, drawing, and engaging in creative activities while in detention.
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RusNews
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10:15
In Irkutsk Region, a court removed Sergei Lipin, a candidate from the New People party, from the election because his campaign video featured a quote from the film “Mimino.” The lawsuit was filed by Roman Sinegub, a candidate from the Communist Party (KPRF), who claimed copyright infringement.
08:00
Vladimir Sevastyanov, a member of the Duma in Sukhoy Log—a city in Sverdlovsk region in the Urals—and a State Duma candidate from the Yabloko party, has been detained for the second time and taken to Police Station No. 7. Previously, Sevastyanov was charged with displaying prohibited symbols (Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) over a repost on social media. The court ruled to bring him to the hearing by force.
00:12
The Moscow Regional Court has sentenced 36-year-old entrepreneur Oleg Lysenko to 13 years in a high-security penal colony and fined him 450,000 roubles (approximately US$5,000) in a high treason case. According to investigators, Lysenko transferred money to an account linked to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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11.09.2026
21:25
The case file for Buddhist Ilya Vasilyev, who was sentenced to six years for spreading “fake news” about the Russian army, has disappeared from the Moscow City Court database. The court explained this was due to an internal order, and the appeal hearing has been scheduled for 14 September.
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21:01
On 11 September, the Vasileostrovsky District Court fined Nelli Vavilina, former head of the “Gavan” municipal district and a candidate for deputy from the “A Just Russia” party, 1,500 roubles (approximately US$16). She was charged with displaying prohibited symbols (Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code) because of a post on VKontakte from 2020, which disqualifies her from standing for election.
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20:59
The Supreme Court of Udmurtia has rejected candidate Eduard Glukhov’s complaints about violations during the election campaign. Glukhov tried to challenge the early election of the head of Kambarka (a town in Udmurtia, western Russia), the vague boundaries of constituencies, and the use of administrative resources against independent candidates.
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19:56
Since 1 September, women in one of the cells at Detention Centre No. 1 in Simferopol, Crimea’s main city, have been on hunger strike, demanding medical examinations and the return of belongings from parcels. This was reported by 59-year-old Evelina Melnychuk, who has been arrested on charges of treason. According to her, the detention centre’s director has not contacted them during the ten days of the hunger strike.
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19:56
The Smolensk Regional Court removed Yabloko candidate Larisa Dolzhikova from the State Duma elections due to publications featuring a quotation from Noam Chomsky and a fragment of a debate on the Russia 24 TV channel, which the court found to be in violation of copyright. The complaint was filed by Darya Shavrikova, a candidate from the Green Party.
19:18
A protocol has been filed against Vladislav Arkadyev, head of the Chuvashia branch of the Yabloko party, for “extremist symbols” dating back to 2017 posts on Odnoklassniki. According to the Centre for Combating Extremism, his old posts contained symbols of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).
19:18
The Krasnodar Regional Court has revoked V. L. Atamanchuk’s registration as a candidate for the State Duma in the Southern single-member district no. 54. According to the court, he paid for campaign material of an extremist nature, thereby violating federal laws.
17:59
In 2025–2026, Russian courts fined at least 75 people amounts ranging from 1 to 30 thousand roubles (US$0.01–$330) for posting or sharing messages about UAV attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Five more people were given warnings. Protocols were drawn up even for messages in closed chats, and different regions applied various articles of the administrative code and directives from local authorities.
17:16
On 11 September, the Chelyabinsk Regional Court cancelled the registration of State Duma candidate Sergei Faryma because of the hashtag #SwanLake, following a lawsuit filed by Anton Anufriev, a candidate from the Green Party. Previously, the courts had removed four more Yabloko representatives from the elections in the region after lawsuits from Green Party candidates.
17:15
The Russian Ministry of Justice has removed Evgeny Ponasenkov from the register of ‘foreign agents.’ On the same day, Elena Matveeva, Ekaterina Mereminskaya, Rinat “Abdulla” Mukhametov, the “Kanal Visionera” channel, and the “Perm-36” project by Yulia Balabanova were added to the list.
17:06
The Russian Ministry of Justice has added the 'Perm-36' project, the information resource 'Visionary Channel', as well as Rinat Mukhametov, Ekaterina Mereminskaya and Elena Matveeva to the register of 'foreign agents'. The corresponding decision was published on 11 September.
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17:06
Lawyer Sergei Podolsky has reported that neurologist Mikhail Fetisov, who is accused of calling for activity against state security and spreading “fake news” about the Russian army, was beaten at Pre-Trial Detention Centre No. 1 in St Petersburg on 1 September. According to the lawyer, Fetisov was struck in the stomach and head, and his arms were then twisted behind his back. Complaints have been submitted to the Investigative Committee, the prosecutor’s office, and the regional Federal Penitentiary Service.
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17:06
On 11 September, the Votkinsky District Court of Udmurtia acquitted activist Ivan Merezhnikov of charges of unlawful use of personal data and defamation (Articles 272.1 and 128.1 of the Criminal Code). He was prosecuted following statements from the family of the mayor of Votkinsk, Alexey Zametaev, over posts on social media.
17:06
Judicial District No. 275 fined Marat Nikandrov 40,000 roubles (approximately US$440) under the article for non-fulfilment of an administrative penalty due to overdue payment of a fine for holding a solo protest outside the State Duma building. According to Nikandrov, by the time the decision was made, all fines had already been paid.
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SOTAvision
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