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05.09.2026
15:11
Richard has been transferred again to Remand Prison No. 4 in Kamyshlov, he reported this in his letters. He wrote that he received some books, but they were taken away from him straight away.
12:55
The Murmansk region electoral commission has sent a campaign video by Yabloko candidate Igor Khomechko to the prosecutor’s office for an extremism review, and to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for linguistic analysis. Earlier, the “GTRK Murman” television channel pulled his election video, “Russia needs peace!,” from broadcast.
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12:49
The police have started delivering warnings to activists in the regions ahead of the elections, according to Vladimir Zhilkin, former coordinator of Golos in Tambov. Similar documents have been received by residents of Krasnodar—a city in southern Russia—and the Moscow region, but law enforcement have not explained exactly what the warnings are about.
12:13
Vladimir Sukhov held a solo protest on Lenin Square in Novosibirsk, a large city in Siberia, demanding the release of the convicted RusNews journalists Maria Ponomarenko, Roman Ivanov and Olga Komleva. He stated that there had been no changes in the situation of those detained in recent weeks, and criticised the articles on extremism and discrediting.
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11:28
In Novosibirsk, a major city in Siberia, police detained activist Vasily Semenyuk after a solo protest with a placard reading: “I am not voting for United Russia” on Lenin Square. He is being charged under the article on distributing campaign materials in breach of the law (Article 5.12 of the Code of Administrative Offences).
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09:54
On 4 September, the Nerekhta District Court in Kostroma region fined Kostroma Regional Duma deputy Ilya Dzezyulya 10,000 roubles (approximately US$110) under the article on incitement of hatred (Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences). The charges were brought over a repost on VKontakte of a statement referring to United Russia as “the party of crooks and thieves.”
09:09
On 4 September, the Russian Ministry of Justice added poet and journalist Sergei Leibgrad to the register of 'foreign agents' under number 1253. The ministry explained its decision by claiming that, according to them, Leibgrad spread false information about the authorities' policies and spoke out against the special operation in Ukraine.
04.09.2026
21:24
An administrative offence report has been filed against Grigory Grishin, a candidate for the State Duma from the Yabloko party, for displaying prohibited symbols due to a 2024 blog post mentioning Alexei Navalny and Alexander Potkin. If the court finds him guilty, the politician may be removed from the election campaign.
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21:21
On 4 September, the Saratov Regional Court rejected the appeal of Nikolai Bondarenko, a Communist Party (KPRF) candidate, and upheld a fine of 1,000 roubles (approximately US$11) for the “display of extremist symbols.” The case was initiated over a Telegram channel post featuring an image of Alexei Navalny, which, according to Bondarenko, he had nothing to do with.
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SOTAvision
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21:02
FSB investigators have brought final charges against Denis Popovich and Nikita Ivankovich, adding new articles, including high treason, participation in a terrorist organisation, and illegal handling of explosive devices. According to the investigation, acting on the instructions of Ukrainian military intelligence, they allegedly planned to kill Metropolitan Tikhon and plant an explosive device at the Sretensky Monastery. The accused claim they gave their confessions under torture.
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20:25
On the central embankment in Perm, a city in the Urals, a young woman stood holding a placard in support of Alexey Ogloblin. On the same day, a court refused Ogloblin’s registration for the local elections for the third time.
20:25
Novaya Gazeta published a statement after being designated a “foreign agent,” in which it called for an immediate ceasefire and peaceful negotiations. The publication also stressed the priority of human rights and freedoms.
19:47
In Nizhny Novgorod, a large city in central Russia, the 'Party of the Elderly' has filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of Dmitry Smirnov, the Yabloko candidate for the State Duma, over a photo of Lemmy Kilmister with a German cross published on 29 December 2015. The court will consider the lawsuit on 7 September, and Smirnov has also been charged under the article on displaying banned symbols (Article 20.3 of the Administrative Offences Code).
19:39
The Tbilisi City Court has ruled to extradite Mikhail Timofeev, a former colleague of ex-Governor of Khabarovsk Krai Sergei Furgal, to Russia. Timofeev was detained in Georgia on 23 January, despite his serious health condition, disability, and the expiry of the statute of limitations.
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19:01
Irkutsk television companies refused to broadcast election campaign videos by the Yabloko party candidates Pavel Kharitonenko and Petr Mekhonoshin, instead sending their videos for review. The administration also did not approve Mekhonoshin’s request to hold a meeting with voters in the format of a rally in Akademgorodok.
19:00
The Petrogradsky District Court of St Petersburg has sentenced Lyudmila Smirnova to three days of administrative detention under the charge of disobeying the police (Part 1, Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). According to the court, on 2 September Smirnova refused to hand over electronic signatures to police officers during a search at the office.
18:53
Anna Shatunovskaya-Burno, the Yabloko party candidate for the State Duma, was released from the Yakimanka police station after being detained near her home. She spent about five hours at the station.
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18:33
Police officers and FSB agents have started putting pressure on residents of Kemerovo Oblast, a region in Siberia, who are planning to join a march on 6 September against the area’s social and economic problems. According to the initiative, members of the chat group “Sunday March for Kuzbass” are receiving calls demanding they withdraw from participating, while law enforcement reference an order for a heightened state of alert due to the coronavirus.
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18:24
On 4 September, the parents of 11-year-old Ira and Polina Potekhina, who have SMA, held a solo protest on Red Square over a dispute regarding their daughters’ treatment. They were then detained and later released by the police. The Chelyabinsk Region health authorities said the family’s situation is under supervision and, by court decision, treatment will continue with a Russian-made medication.
18:16
Mikhail Verbitsky was dismissed from the Brazilian National Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics on 26 August due to posts on his blog which, according to the administration, contained “offensive and unacceptable content.” In 2025, Verbitsky was arrested in absentia in Moscow in a case concerning the justification of terrorism; in June 2026, he was detained in Armenia at the request of Russia, after which he flew to Israel.
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