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17.09.2026
14:44
The Zaporizhzhia Regional Court has sentenced 69-year-old Nataliya Nadeina, a resident of Russian-occupied Tokmak (a city in southern Ukraine), to 12 years in prison and one year of restricted freedom on charges of treason for making transfers to support the Ukrainian armed forces. According to investigators, from August 2023 to May 2025, she transferred 60,454 roubles (approximately US$670) to a bank card that was used for collecting donations.
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14:26
A protocol was drawn up against lawyer Leonid Solovyov under the administrative article on “discrediting the army.” The case has been submitted to the Tverskoy District Court in Moscow, but a date for the hearing has not yet been set.
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14:24
A court in St Petersburg has rejected the appeal of lawyer Ilya Remeslo and upheld his detention in the case concerning the dissemination of “fake news” about the Russian army. The first substantive hearing is scheduled for 23 September at the Primorsky District Court.
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14:13
In the Rostov region, police detained Yabloko election observer Boris Miklyukov at polling station No. 58 in the settlement of Yuzhny and took him to Rostov-on-Don, after which he could no longer be reached. According to preliminary information, the detention may be related to a comment Miklyukov made on social media.
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13:24
Zhanna Nemtsova, daughter of Boris Nemtsov, has been declared internationally wanted. Previously, the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow arrested her in absentia under the article on participation in the activities of an “undesirable” organisation (Part 3, Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code) and set a pre-trial detention measure of two months in custody.
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13:20
The Central District Court of Tyumen has placed Konstantin Gamerschmidt in a pre-trial detention centre, accusing him of publicly calling for extremist activity online. According to investigators, he twice left “provocative” messages on Telegram—on 11 September 2022 and 18 May 2023.
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13:02
Activists from the Tatarstan branch of the Yabloko party have reported an attempt to evict them from their office in Kazan, a major city in Tatarstan: on 16 September, the electricity in the premises was cut off, and the owner explained it as an accident. The branch believes the electricity cut is a form of pressure, and links the incident to a demand for them to urgently vacate the premises and the backdated submission of an agreement to terminate the lease.
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12:38
In Tambov, a 35-year-old local resident was detained and accused of making public calls for terrorism on social media. A criminal case was opened against them under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code.
12:36
FSB officers detained a Sevastopol resident, born in 1979, in the Moscow region on suspicion of high treason and preparing to smuggle weapons (Articles 275 and 226.1 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, the man was communicating via Telegram with a representative of the Security Service of Ukraine and was planning to supply military equipment to Ukraine through third countries.
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12:36
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) stated that the party’s observers were not registered at polling stations in Voronezh, Gribanovsky and Rossoshansky districts, and that the lists of observers from two State Duma candidates were also not accepted. According to a source from Voronezh1.ru, the reason for the refusal was incorrectly completed documentation.
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12:02
In Kurgan, a major city in the Urals, an unemployed man has been detained on suspicion of publicly inciting extremism (Part 2, Article 280 of the Criminal Code) and unlawful possession of drugs on a large scale (Part 2, Article 228 of the Criminal Code). According to law enforcement, he posted calls to kill Russian citizens on social media, and during a search of his home, drugs, LGBT symbols, satanic paraphernalia and a deactivated weapon were found.
11:30
In Smolensk, a city in western Russia, a 42-year-old local resident has been sentenced to five years in a penal colony on charges of inciting hatred and enmity involving violence (Part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code) due to messages in a Telegram chat. According to investigators, on 16 October 2024 and 15 January 2025, they published threats against law enforcement officers and Russian citizens.
11:29
In Elista, a city in southern Russia, a criminal case has been opened on charges of financing terrorism (part 1.1 of article 205.1 of the Criminal Code) against a 36-year-old local resident. According to investigators, from July 2020 to January 2021, the man transferred money to the accounts of a member of a terrorist organisation. The individual has admitted guilt and is currently in custody.
11:10
During a televised debate in Novosibirsk, a major city in Siberia, Andrey Zhirnov, the Communist Party (KPRF) candidate for the State Duma, criticised the authorities’ claims of “stability” and reminded viewers of the criminal case against former First Vice-Governor Yuri Petukhov, who is accused of running a drug den and drug dealing. Zhirnov also stated that “tough tactics” would be used in the regional elections, and warned that “ballot stuffing” and “falsification” were possible.
10:45
The Myski City Court in Kemerovo Region fined local resident Tamara B. 10,000 roubles (approximately US$110) for posts on Odnoklassniki. The court found her guilty under the article on inciting hatred or enmity (Article 20.3.1 of the Administrative Offences Code).
10:38
An appeal court in Salekhard refused to rule unlawful the rejection by the Labytnangi court to consider the complaint by Azat Miftakhov’s defence regarding the failure to implement state protection measures. The court did not postpone the hearing, despite the absence of the defence lawyer, and Miftakhov himself was not informed about the reasons for being removed from his cell.
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10:28
Chechen opposition activist Mansur Movlaev, who was denied refugee status in Kazakhstan, attempted to take his own life twice—first in Almaty remand centre, then again in hospital after being admitted on 15 September. According to the outlet Govorit NeMoskva, the second time he cut his own throat.
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10:04
Azat Miftakhov stated that prison staff refuse to turn on video recording when talking to him, despite court-ordered state protection measures. He also reported that newspapers intended for him are being stolen and not given to him, and complained about the conditions of outdoor walks.
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RusNews
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09:35
Maria Ponomarenko, a journalist for RusNews, was sentenced to 15 days in a punitive isolation cell and spent her birthday there on 5 September. She also reported that she has not received any letters for two weeks.
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16.09.2026
20:52
The Zilair Interdistrict Court in Bashkortostan fined a local resident 30,000 roubles (approx. US$330) under the article on “discrediting” the army, because of a comment about Putin in the “Radio Sputnik” community on VKontakte. The man did not plead guilty, stating that he does not remember writing the comment.
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