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August
The intercession of Dmitry Medvedev did not help Taisia Osipova. Court verdict: eight years in prison
August 3, Friday
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation charged two more defendants in the “swamp business” - Alexei Polikhovich and Nikolai Caucasian. He is charged with Part 2 of Art. 212 ("Participation in the riots").
August 6, Monday
The Moscow police detained two musicians of the Makulatura group - Evgenia Alekhin and Konstantin Strokolsky. At the Festival in the Bauman Park, they performed songs containing critical words to Vladimir Putin. The musicians were accused of petty hooliganism, one of them was fined 1 thousand rubles.
August 10, Friday
The Tver Regional Court sentenced the rural teacher Ilya Farber : eight years in prison. Farber is found guilty of receiving a bribe and abuse of authority.
August 13, Monday
Activist of the opposition movement Alexei Devyatkin and his wife Jenny Kurpen asked for political asylum in Ukraine , fearing criminal prosecution in the “swamp case”. They did not participate in this action, but they have repeatedly called them to the Investigative Committee.
August 17, Friday
The judge of the Khamovnichesky court Marina Syrova sentenced the Pussy Rio T Pussy Rio T: Maria Alekhina, Ekaterina Samutsevich and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova are found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison.
The Moscow City Court again recognized the prohibition of the Moscow government to conduct gay parades in the capital for 100 years in advance. LGBT activists will not be able to arrange marches until 2112.
August 27, Monday
The Moscow City Court recognized the searches of Alexei Navalny and Ilya Yashin , which were held on June 11, the day before the “Million Marsh”.
August 28, Tuesday
Smolensk, the Podnoprovsky court of Smolensk, sentenced the activist of another Russia Taisia Osipov by eight years in prison.
August 31, Friday
On the Triumphal Square in Moscow, the leader of “Other Russia” Eduard Limonov and his eleven supporters were detained .
Photo: Mitya Aleshkovsky /Kommersant