On October 12, searches were carried out at three addresses in Irkutsk, at least five people were detained and interrogated. They were asked about local anarchist initiatives. The incident was reported by the ABC Irkutsk telegram channel. After interrogation, the detainees were released as witnesses.

Opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza was sent to a punishment cell on the territory of correctional colony No. 6 in the Omsk region for 15 days. His lawyer Vadim Prokhorov reports this on his Facebook. According to the lawyer, this is the fifth time recently that Kara-Murza has been sent to a punishment cell. Prokhorov writes that in total Kara-Murza was charged with 14 violations in the colony, among them, for example, not fastening a button and using a bungee while lacing his shoes.

The Kirovsky District Court of Tomsk received for consideration the criminal case of local resident Vyacheslav Polkanov, accused of repeatedly discrediting the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the SOVA Research Center. The man is currently in a pre-trial detention center; his arrest became known in the first half of October.

The Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow refused to arrest Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova in absentia as part of a criminal case for insulting the feelings of believers (Article 148 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by Mediazona. The capital's Investigative Committee filed a petition for the arrest of the actionist in absentia. Details of how the trial took place are unknown. The initiation of a criminal case against Tolokonnikova became known on March 1.

The Aleksinsky Interdistrict Court (Tula Region) received a case against a local resident about calls for arson of military registration and enlistment offices and administrations, as well as violence against security forces (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of the courts of the Tula region; The case file is on the court website.

On October 29, police in St. Petersburg detained Kirill Travkin, an activist of the “Other Russia” party, E.V. Limonov, who was holding a National Bolshevik flag and handing out leaflets in support of the war in Ukraine and assistance to the front. This was reported by the telegram channel “National Human Rights Protection”, which covers the persecution of party activists.

That day I drove around the city a lot, the weather was rainy. Because of this, I ran into coffee shops between tasks to wait out the heavy downpour and warm up with a cup of cocoa. In each I listened to people's conversations. And I was shocked. Many expectedly discussed the conflict between Israel and Palestine, but what was shocking was not this, but the reaction of these people. There was jubilation, delight and clear support for the Hamas group. I remember one moment especially well.

In the Primorsky Territory, the case against a 43-year-old Jehovah's Witness was sent to court for consideration on the merits. This was reported by the press service of the Investigative Committee for the region. According to security forces, from July 2017 to March 2019, the man organized and led a criminal group, into which he recruited five more people, and with them continued the activities of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

A protocol was drawn up against politician Lev Shlosberg under the article about the absence of a “foreign agent” sign (Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Code). This was reported by Pskov Province. Ex-deputy of the Pskov regional assembly and head of the Pskov branch of the Yabloko party, Shlosberg, was added to the register of “foreign agents” in July 2022.

On October 13, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow received the case materials against Tomsk journalist Igor Kuznetsov. This was reported by lawyer Alexey Pryanishnikov. The journalist was charged with participation in an extremist community (Part 2 of Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code). The final charges in this case were brought against the man in September.

On October 30, security forces came to residents of the village of Kitovo (Ivanovo region) because of a video message against the construction of a landfill. This was reported by “7×7 - Horizontal Russia” with reference to lawyers Oscar Cherdzhiev and Anastasia Rudenko. The police were trying to find out who “organized” the filming of an appeal against the construction of a landfill in the Shuisky district.

Yuri, the father of FBK director Ivan Zhdanov, was released from IK-14 in Velsk. The man wrote about this on his Instagram. At the end of 2021, Yuri Zhdanov was sentenced to three years in prison under articles on official forgery (Article 292 of the Criminal Code) and fraud on an especially large scale (Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code).

In the first nine months of the year, audio streaming service Yandex.Music removed 4,333 pieces of content at the request of government authorities. RBC reports this with reference to the company's first transparency report. In the first half of the year, Yandex.Music received 275 requests from government agencies demanding that content on 305 links be removed. They featured songs, videos, podcast episodes, and album covers.

Activist Elvira Rudakova was detained in Khabarovsk, RusNews reports . The woman was charged with repeated violation of the rally legislation (Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code) due to a gathering of Sergei Furgal’s supporters on October 26.

In Moscow, the house of SOTA editor Anna Loiko was searched on October 31 in connection with the case of justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code), and now the girl is safe. this . report Her colleagues After the search, Loiko’s mother was taken for questioning.