Alexander Vaskovsky, a former deputy of the Supreme Council of the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic," was detained in St. Petersburg. The reason was two critical posts on his Telegram channel, specifically about Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov.

The health of Crimean political prisoner Arsen Abkhairov, serving his sentence in Correctional Colony No. 9 in Tsivilsk (Chuvash Republic), continues to deteriorate, and the issue of necessary varicose vein surgery remains unresolved. This was reported by Crimean Solidarity, citing his wife, Aziza Abkhairova. She had a long visit with her husband in late February and early March.

Crimean Tatar activist Ernest Seitosmanov, sentenced to 17.5 years in prison, was transferred from a prison in Vladimir to Correctional Facility No. 2 in Angarsk (Irkutsk Region).

According to the BBC Russian service, the criminal prosecution of Novaya Gazeta columnist Oleg Roldugin, whose case is related to the illegal collection of personal data, may have been prompted by the anonymous Telegram channel "More Than Fact." The publication relies on information from an anonymous acquaintance of Roldugin and an informed source.

Today, Novaya Gazeta released a statement regarding the searches of its editorial offices on April 9, following which journalist Oleg Roldugin was detained and then arrested the following day by Moscow's Tverskoy Court.

Citizen of Georgia, 58-year-old Koba Khabazi was sentenced in absentia by the DPR court to 13 years in prison under the article on participation of a mercenary in an armed conflict. According to the Russian Federation, he fought in the Ukrainian Armed Forces as part of the Georgian National Legion from March 2022 to January 2026. According to Russian prosecutors, he received 3.6 million rubles.

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has added Karina Iminova and Said-Khamzat Baysarov to its wanted list. They are believed by Armenian intelligence agencies to be involved in the murder of Chechen native Ayshat Baymuradova in Yerevan in mid-October last year. According to the Investigative Committee of Russia (SK SOS), Baymuradova was fleeing regular physical abuse at the hands of her ex-husband.

The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) sharply criticized the deportation of Azerbaijani journalist and activist Afgan Sadigov from Georgia. HRW believes he was at real risk of politically motivated persecution and ill-treatment.

Despite a request from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, a Croatian court decided not to extradite Magomed-Amin Gatagazhev, a native of Ingushetia, to Russia. The request, submitted in November 2025, concerned Gatagazhev's charges of terrorism and participation in illegal armed groups.

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has ruled that the Memorial public movement is an "extremist organization" and banned from operating in Russia. The lawsuit, filed by the Russian Ministry of Justice, was heard in a closed session classified as "top secret," and lawyers were not allowed to participate.