On August 3, the Presnensky District Court of Moscow will host the first hearing in the criminal case against media manager Anton Nosik. He is accused of inciting hatred and enmity (Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code) for a blog post titled " Erase Syria from the face of the Earth " published on February 7. Nosik hailed Putin's bombing of Syria. The case was filed shortly after publication. Nosik refused to delete the post. His interests are represented by lawyer Sergei Badamshin.