On October 5, the Sovetsky District Court of Vladivostok discontinued the proceedings in the case of activist Kirill Chistyakov. This was reported by lawyer Polina Sidelnikova, who collaborates with OVD-Info. The decision was made due to the expiration of the statute of limitations for bringing to administrative responsibility. On July 24, 2020, Chistyakov was detained for posting leaflets about an action in support of Khabarovsk.

In Bashkortostan they have been looking for public activist Ilgam Yanberdin (Ilgam Vakhtovik) for a week now. An appeal from the activist’s associates appeared on social networks, declaring that his loved ones had not been able to contact him since October 11. On October 17, passers-by discovered Yanberdin’s phone and personal belongings in a forested area of ​​the Ufa microdistrict Inors, near the place where the activist lived.

In Irkutsk, activist Yevgeny Butorin, who held a single picket, was detained. He himself informed the OVD-Info about this. Botorin’s poster says: “Freedom is political prisoner! Russia without Putin! Return the election! Crooks! You yourself are foreign agents! " The police took the detainee to the 10th department and let go after two hours without drawing up the protocols. What caused the detention is unclear.

In Moscow, Alexander Bykov and Evgeny Mashinin, who were holding single pickets on Pushkinskaya Square, were detained near the State Duma building. The activists themselves reported this to OVD-Info. Mashinin came out with a poster “Torture is a shame,” and Bykov’s poster read “Freedom for political prisoners.” Both picketers were taken to the Tverskoy district police department, and a lawyer from OVD-Info, Yulia Tregubova, came to see them.

In Moscow, Mikhail Timonin was detained on Red Square, who was holding a one-man picket with a poster "Russia without Putin and his friends." The activist himself told OVD-Info about this. Timonin was taken to the Kitai-Gorod police department. There, the police confiscated his belongings, and then had a conversation. They did not explain what kind of offense the picketer was charged with, but decided to leave him overnight in the department.