April

Astrakhan: a rally in support of starving people who disagree with the results of the mayor of the city

April 1, Sunday

In the area of ​​Red Square, 55 people detained 55 people for trying to hold an inconsistent action . The flash mob was called "White Square" and was organized by the movement "for honest elections." Participants with white ribbons took a round dance at the Resurrection Gate. The area itself was blocked in advance.

April 2, Monday

In the elections of the mayor of Yaroslavl, opposition candidate Yevgeny Urlashov won with 69.65% of the vote . Before the elections to the city, observers from Moscow, Tver, Kostroma and other cities, who decided to reduce the number of falsifications in the second round of the elections to a minimum, were floating. As a result, the rival of Urlashov Unicorn Yakov Yakushev (walked as a self -nominated man) defeated only four sites.

April 3, Tuesday

Natalia Magnitskaya, the mother of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a pre -trial detention center in 2009, refused the posthumous rehabilitation of his son . The Ostankino court of Moscow recognized the resumption of a criminal case against Magnitsky.

The International Organization of Amnesty International has recognized the members of the Pussy Riot group by prisoners of conscience . Amnesty International urged to immediately free Nadezhda Tolokonnikov, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich, since the reaction of the authorities to their protest performance in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, according to the organization, is unreasonably tough.

April 4, Wednesday

Amendments to Law No. 95-FZ “On Political Parties” of July 11, 2011 entered into force . Thanks to President Dmitry Medvedev made by President, the process of registering political parties is greatly facilitated. Two days later, 119 applications for registration of new parties were received in the Ministry of Justice.

The Prosecutor General’s Office did not find violations when pronouncing the defendants in the list of political prisoners , which was transferred to President Dmitry Medvedev at a meeting with an unsystematic opposition. 32 convictions were checked on behalf of Medvedev. Two procedural violations were identified only in the investigation of the case of the activist of “other Russia” Taisiya Osipova, accused of storing and selling drugs. The verdict was canceled on February 15. In her case, new hearings are scheduled.

Sergey Mokhnatkin is the only one from the list of political prisoners whom President Medvedev pardoned

April 8, Sunday

In Moscow, the Opposition organized by the White Square campaign , during which three people were detained - the leader of the movement in defense of the Khimkinsky forest Yevgeny Chirikov and civil activists Nikolai Lyaskin and Stanislav Khrenkov. Nikolai Lyaskin was eventually arrested for 5 days. On the same day, the activists staged a White Metro action, during which they decorated the stations "Square of the Revolution", "Okhotnoy Range" and "Theater" with symbols of white color.

April 14, Saturday

In Astrakhan, large -scale procession and a rally were held in support of the starving candidate for mayor Oleg Shein and his supporters who did not recognize the results of the election of the head of the city . Alexey Navalny flew out of Moscow to Astrakhan, Gennady Gudkov, Ksenia Sobchak, Ilya Yashin and other opposition leaders.

April 16, Monday

Activist of the movement in the defense of the Khimki forest, Alexei Dmitriev, was beaten in his entrance . The day before, he wrote on his blog about the illegal construction of houses in the city, due to which the roads were flooded.

Member of the United Russia party, Alexander Sidyakin and ex-deputies from Fair Russia, Igor Zotov and Mikhail Starshinov submitted a bill to the State Duma, tightening punishments for violations at rallies . Deputies proposed increasing the maximum fine for violations during public shares from 5 thousand to 100 thousand rubles. As an administrative punishment, it was also proposed to introduce compulsory work for a period of 20 to 200 hours with serving no more than 4 hours a day.

April 18, Wednesday

In the Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg, the process of protecting the honor and dignity of the head of the RONO Natalia Nazarova on the teacher of school No. 575 Tatyana Ivanova begins , who, being the chairman of the PEC No. 99, refused to participate in falsifications in the December 4 elections and openly spoke about this in the press. A 53-year-old teacher require 100 thousand rubles. In such an amount, Nazarova appreciated her moral suffering, which Ivanov caused her, who told her in the press about how she bowed her to throw the ballots.

April 21, Saturday

36 people were detained by the police during a protest against the destruction of the Tsagov forest , which local authorities were cut down for the construction of the highway at the entrance to the city of Zhukovsky. Participants in the action said that the employees of the Vityaz Chop, guarding the construction, began to beat the protesters, and the police did not interfere with this.

April 23, Monday

President Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree on the pardon of Sergei Mokhnatkin, sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for attacking a policeman during a rally “Strategy 31” on Triumphal Square in December 2009.

Photos: RIA Novosti