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Russian opposition politician Lev Shlosberg has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for speaking out against the war in Ukraine. Concurrently, the Russian Supreme Court upheld the ban on the opposition Yabloko party from participating in elections.
A Russian court has stripped Mikhail Matveyev, an incumbent Communist Party deputy, of his registration as a candidate for the State Duma, citing copyright infringement related to Microsoft fonts used in his campaign advertisements.
A Russian court has sentenced a publisher to a four-year suspended prison sentence for selling books on LGBT themes, according to TASS, marking another instance of increasing repression against the LGBT community in Russia.
Romania has expelled a Russian diplomat following multiple incidents where suspected Russian drones violated its airspace, prompting strong condemnation from Bucharest and solidarity from Poland. Romanian officials have confirmed the drones' Russian origin and are discussing the security implications with US counterparts.
A formerly pro-Kremlin blogger, Ilya Remeslo, has been arrested for 'war fakes' months after denouncing Putin and criticizing the war in Ukraine. He faces two more months in pretrial detention after a previous psychiatric hospitalization.
A Russian court has declared books about Finnish historical figures Ryti and Mannerheim as extremist material, citing the presence of 'Nazi symbols and insignia' after customs seized the publications.
Russia has reportedly begun opening treason cases under Article 275 of the Criminal Code for the use of paid reactions, known as 'Stars,' on Telegram, marking the first such cases in Russian courts.
A Russian court has sentenced three bar employees to prison for participating in the "international LGBTQ+ community," marking the first such conviction since authorities designated the community as extremist in 2023.
A court in Orenburg, Russia, has sentenced three individuals to prison, marking the first such convictions since the country banned the LGBT movement in 2023.
A Moscow City Court has sentenced historian Tamara Eidelman in absentia to eight years in prison. She was charged with 'rehabilitating Nazism' and spreading 'false information' about the military, according to Mediazona.
A Russian court has sentenced Kan Kvarchiya, an Abkhazian opposition Member of Parliament, to 10.5 years in prison in absentia. Abkhazian authorities had previously refused to strip Kvarchiya of his parliamentary immunity.
A Moscow court has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to former Russian Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov and his family, totaling 5.5 billion rubles. This move represents a significant blow to the former official.
Ukraine has continued drone attacks on Russian territory, including Moscow, despite a self-declared Russian ceasefire, leading some Russian cities to cancel Victory Day parades. President Zelensky also issued warnings regarding foreign officials attending the Moscow parade.
A Russian court has banned a prominent LGBTQ+ rights organization, declaring it an "extremist" group. This decision further restricts LGBTQ+ advocacy and freedoms within the country.
A court in Russia’s Oryol Region has ruled in favor of a Justice Ministry lawsuit, designating the queer media project Parni Plus an ‘extremist’ organization.
Independent Russian media reports that courts have started applying 2025 amendments, treating VPN use as an aggravating circumstance in criminal cases, with the first two such instances identified.
Moscow's Basmanny Court has sentenced actor Artur Smolyaniov in absentia to eight years in prison for allegedly spreading "false information" about the Russian military.
Ich war fast 30 Jahre alt, als ich Friedas Namen fand: auf den zahlreichen Listen der Bürgerrechtler von Memorial, der Menschenrechtsorganisation, die Russland nun als «extremistisch» eingestuft hat.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU), in collaboration with the FBI and Polish counterintelligence, conducted a coordinated cyber operation to neutralize Russian GRU intelligence activities spying on citizens via hacked routers.
A Russian court has convicted a German sculptor in absentia for depicting President Putin and a patriarch in a sex act.
The Sierra Leone-flagged oil tanker Altura, carrying Russian oil and subject to sanctions, was attacked by a drone in the Black Sea near Turkey, marking one of several recent incidents involving sanctioned vessels in the region.
The case is linked to Telegram posts about a dispute over a museum exhibition in Sukhumi (Sukhum).
A sealed military trial ends with convictions and fines related to the 2024 Crocus City Hall tragedy.
A Russian court in Krasnodar Krai has fined a local resident, Ivan Kazhan, for using an avatar with 'AUE symbolism' in the Max messenger app, marking the first such penalty in Russia.
A Russian court has again rejected a compensation claim filed by Alexei Navalny's mother regarding her son's death.
A Russian court has excluded the Yabloko party from participating in elections, a move critics suggest is part of the Kremlin's strategy for low-turnout, unchallenging elections. This decision highlights the ongoing political maneuvering against opposition parties in Russia.
A Russian court has fined Telegram and Google a total of 270,000 euros for failing to remove content deemed illegal, following similar penalties issued to other tech giants.
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is taking legal action in Russian courts to recover billions of euros that were debited from its accounts in Russia, potentially allowing the bank to repatriate funds to Austria.
Raiffeisen Bank International and its Russian subsidiary in Moscow intend to file a lawsuit against the Russian holding company Rasperia in Austria, following a surprising decision by a Russian court.
A Russian court has fined Putin critic Boris Nadezhdin 1,000 rubles for displaying 'extremist symbols,' following his collapse during the court session. The charges relate to an image of Alexei Navalny.
Strabag's core shareholder, Rasperia, is seeking to legally prohibit lawsuits against Russian damages abroad, concerning four ongoing claims since 2024.
A Russian court has granted Rosnano's 11.9-billion-ruble claim against former executives of the state nanotechnology corporation, including Anatoly Chubais, according to Interfax.
Three bar employees in Russia have been convicted for activities related to the LGBT community, marking the first such case since authorities officially labeled the community as 'extremist.'
An Orenburg court has sentenced three bar employees to jail time for allegedly participating in an LGBTQ+ 'extremist' organization. This ruling follows Russia's broader crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights and activities.
A Russian court has fined a teenager £100 for a social media post insulting the Taliban, ruling that the comment amounted to incitement of ethnic hatred.
A Walt Disney executive has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison in Russia on drug possession charges. The Russian court found the manager guilty of drug-related activities.
A Russian court has ordered Euroclear to pay approximately $250 billion in connection with frozen assets, though it remains unclear how Russia intends to recover the funds, and Euroclear does not recognize the court's jurisdiction.
A Russian court has sentenced Alexandra Zhitenko, a former dishwasher at a cadet school, to 19 years in prison and an 800,000-ruble fine for allegedly recruiting a student into the 'Freedom of Russia Legion'.
A St. Petersburg court has declared the Russian LGBT Network an 'extremist organization' and banned it from operating within Russia.
Russian courts are reportedly fining residents for posting images featuring the number 666, interpreting it as propaganda for the 'International Satanism Movement,' which authorities have designated an extremist organization.
A Russian court has imposed a fine on a local news agency and one of its directors for publishing a review of the series 'Heated Rivalry'. The Russian government considers the series to be LGBTQ+ propaganda.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home was reportedly attacked with a Molotov cocktail by an individual described as 'anti-AI,' who was later found with a list of other tech executives. Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident.
Marat Nikandrov, a Russian resident who was designated a foreign agent after applying as a joke, has been sentenced to an eight-month suspended sentence by a Russian court.
Russian police officers have been ordered not to identify themselves as law enforcement on social media or messaging apps, the Russian business news outlet RBC and the news agency Ura.ru reported,…
A court in Russia's Smolensk region has fined a Russian man for sending a threatening text message to a Belarusian security official. The message was sent during the 2020 protests in Belarus, as announced by Belarus's Prosecutor General’s Office.
Ukrainian ecologist Vladislav Balinsky, who documents environmental damage from the war, has been arrested in absentia by a Russian court and placed on an international wanted list for his work on ecocide.
A Russian military court has sentenced a 28-year-old Ukrainian soldier, who participated in the defense of Mariupol, to 27 years in prison.
Gunmen opened fire at a concert hall near Moscow in 2024, killing 145 and injuring more than 500, the deadliest mass shooting in Russia in two decades.
A Russian court in Rostov has sentenced three Ukrainian prisoners of war from the Azov brigade to lengthy prison terms ranging from 18 to 29 years on terrorism charges.
A Russian court has sentenced journalist Kotrikadze and businessman Chichvarkin in absentia for spreading 'war fakes,' with witnesses claiming emotional distress from their social media posts critical of the conflict.
A Russian-Austrian businessman and supporter of Alexei Navalny is seeking protection in Austria after facing arbitrary legal actions in Russian courts due to his political views.
Russia's Supreme Court has upheld a decision to bar the Yabloko party, the country's only anti-war political party, from participating in upcoming parliamentary elections. This move effectively removes any legal anti-war opposition from the ballot amidst the ongoing conflict.
A Russian court has issued an arrest warrant for Zhanna Nemtsova, the daughter of slain opposition leader Boris Nemtsov. The details of the charges were not immediately clear.
The Russian justice system has declared Boris Nadezhdin ineligible to run as a candidate, citing extremism due to an image of Alexei Navalny.
A Moscow Region Court has fined Russian politician Nadezhdin $13 for an 'extremist' photo of Alexei Navalny. The conviction means Nadezhdin is now banned from collecting signatures to appear on the ballot for State Duma elections this September.
A court in Russia ruled that a prisoner from Kabarda–Balkaria's remarks, calling the invasion of Ukraine 'haram,' amounted to 'discrediting' the Russian army and imposed a fine.
A court in Buryatia fined two inmates for displaying symbols of the 'extremist movement AUE,' applying the designation to the word 'fart' (фарт), which is Russian prison slang for 'luck.'
A Moscow appeals court has again extended the pretrial detention of two former Sretensky Theological Seminary students accused of plotting to assassinate Metropolitan Tikhon, reportedly 'Putin’s confessor'.
Russian courts have significantly sped up state security cases in 2026, handing down sentences at a higher rate, according to a human rights group's analysis of first-quarter data.
A Russian court has sentenced prominent Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky to 10 years in prison in absentia. He was convicted on charges of spreading 'false information' about the Russian military.
A Russian court has sentenced a Walt Disney manager to 2.5 years in prison on drug-related charges.
A Moscow court has sentenced Moldovan journalist and NewsMaker founder Vladimir Solovyov in absentia to three years in prison for his alleged involvement in an "undesirable organization."
Russian courts last year sentenced an increasing number of people to 10-15 years in prison on charges of treason.
A Russian court has banned the popular novel "Summer with a Pioneer Tie," which explores teenage same-sex love, prompting its authors, Katerina Silwanowa and Elena Malisowa, to leave the country due to safety concerns.
Iran has reportedly rejected a second round of talks with the United States, with its news agency citing "excessive" American demands. This decision comes amidst ongoing discussions and analyses regarding the complex issues between the two nations.
A Russian court is set to hear the case of individuals accused of planning to plant explosives at military and security sites in Daghestan.
A court in Yekaterinburg has sentenced Shahin Shykhlinski, head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in the Urals, to nine additional years in a maximum-security prison for violence against a law enforcement officer, extending his total term to 24 years.
A St. Petersburg court has sentenced six activists from the 'Vesna' anti-war youth movement to up to 12 years in prison, marking the latest verdicts in the Kremlin's campaign to silence critics.
A Moscow court has sentenced German carnival sculptor Jacques Tilly to eight-and-a-half years in prison in absentia for creating carnival floats that depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill in sexual situations, which was deemed insulting.
A Russian court has sentenced Ukrainian officer Robert Brovdi, commander of the 'Birds of Hungary' unit, to life imprisonment in absentia. Brovdi was also banned from Hungary following Ukraine's attack on the Russian Friendship pipeline.
A Russian court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced three Ukrainian teenagers from occupied Melitopol to prison terms ranging from seven to eight and a half years on terrorism charges.
Officials said the attacks targeted "residential buildings, educational institutions, businesses and critical infrastructure."
A Russian couple owning property in Finland is attempting to sue Finland in a Russian court. Russia's Supreme Court is handling the case, where the couple demands Finland purchase their house and plot and compensate them for emotional distress.
A Romanian citizen has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Russian court in the Krasnodar region for espionage on behalf of Ukraine.