In Nizhny Novgorod, the case was dismissed due to a lecture by an ex-candidate for Moscow City Duma deputy

In Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative case of the former candidate for the Moscow City Duma Alexander Solovyov was terminated under an article about an “undesirable organization”, initiated because of a lecture. about this with reference to Georgy Tevosov, a lawyer for the Human Rights Defenders of the Postcard. writes MBKh Media

The administrative case was terminated due to the violation of Solovyov's rights. He was not informed about the time of drawing up the protocol, his rights were not explained, and he was not sent a decision to initiate proceedings. In the protocol itself, Solovyov's address was indicated with errors.

• On December 19, 2019, Alexander Solovyov gave a lecture on the topic “The Parliamentary Republic and the protests of the summer of 2019”. After it, five participants were prosecuted under the article on an “undesirable organization” (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) in connection with Open Russia. Vladislav Barabanov (a former defendant in the July 27 case, who participated in the event as a special guest), Yaroslav Volkov and Tatyana Arshinova were fined 5,000 rubles. A hearing on the case of Mikhail Iosilevich, a participant in the lecture, was scheduled for March 13.
• 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. After that, administrative protocols were drawn up against the Open Russia activists on charges of carrying out the activities of an undesirable organization (20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). After two such administrative cases, a criminal case may be initiated (Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code).
• In February, a court in Yaroslavl canceled a fine of 5,000 rubles to Daniil Kuznetsov, a journalist from the 7×7 publication, who was mentioned in the Open Russia group in the contacts section.
• in Krasnodar In March, a criminal case was closed under the article on participation in the activities of an undesirable organization (Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code) against Krasnodar journalist Alexander Savelyev due to the lack of corpus delicti.