The coordinator of Open Russia in Chuvashia was fined five thousand rubles

In Cheboksary, Open Russia coordinator Anton Kravchenko was fined 5,000 rubles under an article on cooperation with an undesirable organization. about this Writes "Idel. Realities".

According to the publication, a protocol under Article 20.22 of the Code of Administrative Offenses against the activist was drawn up because of the news “Idel. Realii” that he was chosen as the coordinator of the regional branch of “Open Russia”. At the court hearing, Elza Nisanbekova, a defense lawyer, tried to prove that the Russian movement had nothing to do with the Open Russia organization, registered in the UK.

Six protocols have already been drawn up against Anton Kravchenko under an article on cooperation with an undesirable organization.

• On April 26, 2017, the Russian Prosecutor General's Office declared a number of organizations associated with Mikhail Khodorkovsky undesirable. The list includes the UK-registered OR Otkrytaya Rossia and the Open Russia Civic Movement (Open Russia), the Institute of Modern Russia, Inc, registered in the USA .
• The Russian movement "Open Russia" was not banned. Nevertheless, in December 2017, Roskomnadzor entered the website of the Open Russia media project into the register of banned sites. Access to the sites "Open Elections", "Open University" and khodorkovsky.ru was closed.