The sentence of 240 hours of compulsory labor to the ex-Open Russia coordinator was upheld

The Krasnodar Regional Court upheld the sentence of 240 hours of compulsory labor to the former coordinator of Open Russia in the region, Yana Antonova. This was reported by MBKh Media with reference to the coordinator of the “Human Rights Postcard” Alexey Pryanishnikov.

Antonovawas sentenced to 240 hours of compulsory labor in October 2020 under the article on carrying out the activities of an organization recognized as undesirable on the territory of Russia (Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code). The charges were based, in particular, on reposts on social networks and participation in an environmental seminar on separate waste collection.

• A criminal case about an “undesirable organization” against Yana Antonova was opened in April 2019. It became the third in a row under this article. Criminal cases under the same article were opened against member of the federal council of Open Russia Anastasia Shevchenko ( under house arrest), former participant of Open Russia in Yekaterinburg Maxim Vernikov (he was sentenced to 300 hours of compulsory work), former coordinator of the Tyumen branch Anton Mikhalchuk ( put on the wanted list) and the Rector of the Temple of the Flying Spaghetti Monster in Nizhny Novgorod, Mikhail Iosilevich ( charged ). A similar case against journalist Alexander Savelyev was dropped by the investigation due to a note to the article: he voluntarily stopped collaborating with Open Russia.
• Administrative cases were also repeatedly initiated against Yana Antonova under the article on carrying out the activities of an undesirable organization (Article 20.33 of the Administrative Code).
• In mid-November 2020, searches were carried out in the Krasnodar region in connection with a new criminal case regarding an “undesirable organization” (Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code) filed against Leonid Malyavin.
• In April 2017, the Prosecutor General's Office recognized as undesirable several organizations associated with Mikhail Khodorkovsky, registered in the UK and the USA. The Russian Open Russia movement was not banned. Despite this, administrative cases are regularly opened against its activists for participation in the activities of an undesirable organization. On March 30, 2019, Open Russia announced its self-liquidation for security reasons.