The prosecutor's office did not find extremism in the texts of the Gagarin Park publication mentioning Open Russia

In Samara, the prosecutor's office did not find extremism in the publications of the local Gagarin Park newspaper. This was announced by the head of the international human rights group "Agora" Pavel Chikov.

“No violations of the requirements of the legislation on countering extremist activity have been identified,” Popova, assistant prosecutor of the Oktyabrsky district, says in the inspection report.

checking the publication's materials The prosecutor's office began at the end of July. The reason was two publications on the publication’s website mentioning Open Russia in October 2017 and January 2019. Then, in relation to the publication, a protocol was drawn up on participation in the activities of an undesirable organization (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

• This is not the first case against the media about participation in the activities of an undesirable organization due to publications about Open Russia. In Krasnodar, on May 16, a court dismissed a similar case against Svobodnye Media because the statute of limitations had expired.
• In April 2017, the Prosecutor General's Office declared undesirable a number of organizations associated with Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Including the Open Russia Civic Movement. The Russian movement "Open Russia" was not banned.
• On March 30, Open Russia declared self-liquidation for security reasons.