Switch Language English Русский Playwright Dmitry Retikh left the country in 2025 after four consecutive administrative arrests, reports “First Department.” On 20 June, four masked and armed officers detained Retikh in central Moscow. They forced him into a car and took him to the flat where he was staying for a few days. Retikh says few people knew this address. The officers searched the flat and took his electronic devices.

Playwright Dmitry Retikh left the country in 2025 after four consecutive administrative arrests, First Department reports . Retikh was detained on June 20 in the center of Moscow by four security officers wearing masks and carrying machine guns. He was forced into a car and taken to an apartment where he stayed for several days. Retih says that few people knew this address. Security forces conducted a search and seized the equipment.

The 1st Western District Military Court sentenced St. Petersburg State University student Harry Azaryan to two years in a penal colony in the case of justifying terrorism (Part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). “Paper” writes about this. Before this, Azaryan spent eight months in a pre-trial detention center. Since one day in custody is counted as two in a colony-settlement, if the sentence comes into force, he will have to spend about eight more months in the colony.

Switch Language English Русский The First Western District Military Court has sentenced Harry Azaryan, a student at SPSU , to two years in an open-regime penal colony on charges of justifying terrorism (Part 1, Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by “Bumaga.” Prior to this, Azaryan had spent eight months in a pre-trial detention centre.

Switch Language English Русский The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kazakhstan has approved Russia’s request to extradite activist Yuliya Emelyanova, reports the “Russian Anti-War Committee.” The prosecutor’s office issued the decision regarding Emelyanova, who is currently held in a detention centre, on 29 January. However, her lawyers and human rights defenders were not notified by the authorities.

The Prosecutor General's Office of Kazakhstan has granted Russia's request to extradite activist Yulia Emelyanova, the Anti-War Committee of Russia reports . The decision of the prosecutor's office of Yemelyanova, who is in a pre-trial detention center, was issued on January 29. However, the department did not notify her lawyers and human rights activists.

The RusNews journalist today left correctional colony No. 3 in Tomsk, the publication itself reports . Kuznetsov was supposed to be released before noon local time, but in the colony those greeting them were told that “he was taken away by the FSB.” Soon the journalist was found at home - he said that after his release, he was taken away for a conversation by employees of Center “E”. They did not allow him to see his relatives who had come to meet him at the colony.

Switch Language English Русский A RusNews journalist was released today from Correctional Colony No. 3 in Tomsk, a major city in Siberia, the outlet reports .