What happened? On 4 June 2026, OVD-Info, a human rights media project, was added to Rosfinmonitoring’s so-called list of terrorists and extremists as an ‘extremist organisation.’ The stated basis for the designation was the authorities’ claim that OVD-Info is a structural subdivision of the non-existent ‘International Movement Memorial,’ which Russia’s Supreme Court declared an ‘extremist organisation’ and banned on 9 April.

On June 4, 2026, the human rights media project OVD-Info was included in the so-called Rosfinmonitoring list of terrorists and extremists as an “extremist” organization. We do not know exactly what served as the basis for inclusion in the list. But we assume that the authorities considered OVD-Info a structural subdivision of the non-existent “International Social Movement “Memorial”. It was declared an “extremist” organization by the Supreme Court and banned on April 9.

This translation was made by AI On 29 May, the Soviet District Court of Nizhny Novgorod issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Igor Eidman, who is accused under articles relating to so-called “military fakes” (paragraph “d” of part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code), evading his obligations as a so-called “foreign agent” (part 2, article 330.1 of the Criminal Code), and participating in a terrorist organisation (part 2, article 205.5 of the Criminal Code).

On May 29, the Sovetsky District Court of Nizhny Novgorod arrested Igor Eidman in absentia, who is accused of military “fakes” (clause “e” of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code), evasion of duties as a “foreign agent” (Part 2 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code) and participation in a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code).

The Rubtsovsky City Court of the Altai Territory sentenced journalist Maria Ponomarenko to 1 year and 10 months in prison in the case of disorganizing the activities of the colony. The final sentence, taking into account previous sentences, was 2 years and 3 months in a general regime colony. According to investigators, Ponomarenko refused to comply with the demands of IK-6 officers and attacked them; she denies guilt.

This translation was made by AI The Rubtsovsk City Court in Altai Krai sentenced journalist Maria Ponomarenko to 1 year and 10 months in prison on charges of disrupting the activities of a penal colony. Taking into account her previous sentences, her total sentence now stands at 2 years and 3 months in a general regime colony. According to investigators, Ponomarenko refused to comply with the demands of staff at Penal Colony No. 6 and attacked them; she denies any wrongdoing.

This translation was made by AI A court in St Petersburg sentenced Mikhail Loshchinin to 16 years in a high-security penal colony on charges of state treason. According to the investigation, the case was triggered by his correspondence with his ex-girlfriend from Ukraine and a money transfer to her. Loshchinin was detained at the border in Pskov Region when travelling to Russia to visit his ill father.

A court in St. Petersburg sentenced Mikhail Loshchinin to 16 years in a maximum security colony under the article of treason. According to investigators, the reason for initiating the case was his correspondence with his ex-girlfriend from Ukraine and the transfer of money to her. Loshchinin was detained at the border in the Pskov region when he was traveling to Russia to visit his sick father.

The 2nd Eastern District Military Court sentenced Altai activist Aruna Arna to five years in prison in the case of calls for terrorism. The reason for the persecution was the publication of the songs “Varshavyanka” and “International” in her Telegram channel. In Syktyvkar, after jumping on the installation by May 9, they decided to register a group of eight-year-old children, and their parents were threatened with the removal of children from the family.

This translation was made by AI The 2nd Eastern District Military Court has sentenced Aruna Arna, an activist from Altai, to five years in a penal colony for alleged calls to terrorism.

This translation was made by AI On 13 May, Pushkinsky City Court in the Moscow region sentenced 28-year-old businessperson Andrey Vorobyov to a suspended sentence on charges of financing extremist activity (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). A source told OVD-Info about the case. Vorobyov was convicted because of seven donations of 100 rubles each, which he made to the Anti-Corruption Foundation between August 2021 and February 2022.

On May 13, the Pushkin City Court of the Moscow Region sentenced 28-year-old businessman Andrei Vorobyov to a suspended sentence on charges of financing extremist activities (Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). A source told OVD-Info about this. Vorobyov was convicted because of seven donations of 100 rubles each to the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which he sent from August 2021 to February 2022.

This translation was made by AI On 27 May, the Northern Fleet Military Court found 23-year-old student Rafael Mamedov guilty under articles on state treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code) and participation in a terrorist organisation (Part 2 of Article 205.5). This was reported by his support group’s Telegram channel (OVD-Info drew attention to the post). The first three years of the sentence must be served in prison, with the remainder in a high-security penal colony.

On May 27, the Northern Fleet Military Court found 23-year-old student Rafael Mamedov guilty under articles of treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code) and participation in a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the telegram channel of his support group (OVD-Info drew attention to the post). The convicted person must serve the first three years in prison, and the remaining term in a maximum security colony.

In November 2025, Russian authorities declared the Ukrainian company GSC Game World - the developer of the STALKER and Cossacks trilogies - "undesirable" . Although the games themselves are not formally prohibited, the danger of the status is that it imposes restrictions not only on the organizations themselves, recognized as “undesirable,” but also on those who interact with them.