News digest for July 2

Threats from FSB officers, pressure on the media and interrogations of minors - the political pressure machine works non-stop. We talk about the main news for July 2 in the OVD-Info digest.

In Bashkortostan, FSB officers used threatsto force Ruslan Ishmitov, a father with many children, to agree that he allegedly participated in the activities of the extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra. The security forces promised that if the man did not admit guilt, they would lock him up in a mental hospital and “take care” of his family.
“I consider myself a victim of the regime”: 64-year-old architect from Sochi Mikhail Kalyamin was sentenced to two years probation under the article on calls for extremism. The reason for the case was posts on social networks in which he criticized the authorities.
A court in St. Petersburgrejected an appeal to extend the arrest of Eldar Garipov, a defendant in the “palace case.” The young man is accused of using violence against a National Guard member at a rally on January 31. A case was opened against him after he complained of being beaten by security forces during a rally.
Yuli Boyarshinov, a defendant in the “Network” case,was transferred to Petrozavodsk. In June 2020, the court found him guilty of participation in the activities of a terrorist community and sentenced him to five and a half years in prison.
A bailiff came to the Readovka editorial office with a decision to block the publication’s website. Journalists consider the incident to be pressure on the media and associate it with the publication about a yacht allegedly belonging to United Russia.
In Khabarovsk, priest Andrei Vinarsky was detained for picketing in support of the former coordinator of Navalny’s local headquarters. The police threatened him with the “Dada” article - Vinarsky had previously participated in rallies in support of Navalny and the ex-governor of the region Sergei Furgal.
In the Novgorod region, the case of the former mayor of Borovichi, Alexander Kostyukhin, was closed . Because of the poll on VKontakte, he was charged with an article about organizing an uncoordinated action.
The Investigative Committee in Irkutsk interrogated a 17-year-old local college student in the case of involving minors in participating in rallies. He was asked questions about politics, winter protests and Alexei Navalny.
Kaluga security forces are looking for an activist who tried to coordinate the “Wake for the Constitution.” His friend was expelled from college without explanation and now they want to draft him into the army.
In St. Petersburg, more than 45 cases filed against participants in the January protests in support of Navalny under Article 20.2.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (simultaneous mass presence of citizens resulting in violations of public order) were dropped . Courts make such decisions due to the expiration of statutes of limitations.

Threats from FSB officers, pressure on the media and interrogations of minors - the political pressure machine works non-stop. We talk about the main news for July 2 in the OVD-Info digest.

In Bashkortostan, FSB officers used threatsto force Ruslan Ishmitov, a father with many children, to agree that he allegedly participated in the activities of the extremist organization At-Takfir wal-Hijra. The security forces promised that if the man did not admit guilt, they would lock him up in a mental hospital and “take care” of his family.
“I consider myself a victim of the regime”: 64-year-old architect from Sochi Mikhail Kalyamin was sentenced to two years probation under the article on calls for extremism. The reason for the case was posts on social networks in which he criticized the authorities.
A court in St. Petersburgrejected an appeal to extend the arrest of Eldar Garipov, a defendant in the “palace case.” The young man is accused of using violence against a National Guard member at a rally on January 31. A case was opened against him after he complained of being beaten by security forces during a rally.
Yuli Boyarshinov, a defendant in the “Network” case,was transferred to Petrozavodsk. In June 2020, the court found him guilty of participation in the activities of a terrorist community and sentenced him to five and a half years in prison.
A bailiff came to the Readovka editorial office with a decision to block the publication’s website. Journalists consider the incident to be pressure on the media and associate it with the publication about a yacht allegedly belonging to United Russia.
In Khabarovsk, priest Andrei Vinarsky was detained for picketing in support of the former coordinator of Navalny’s local headquarters. The police threatened him with the “Dada” article - Vinarsky had previously participated in rallies in support of Navalny and the ex-governor of the region Sergei Furgal.
In the Novgorod region, the case of the former mayor of Borovichi, Alexander Kostyukhin, was closed . Because of the poll on VKontakte, he was charged with an article about organizing an uncoordinated action.
The Investigative Committee in Irkutsk interrogated a 17-year-old local college student in the case of involving minors in participating in rallies. He was asked questions about politics, winter protests and Alexei Navalny.
Kaluga security forces are looking for an activist who tried to coordinate the “Wake for the Constitution.” His friend was expelled from college without explanation and now they want to draft him into the army.
In St. Petersburg, more than 45 cases filed against participants in the January protests in support of Navalny under Article 20.2.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (simultaneous mass presence of citizens resulting in violations of public order) were dropped . Courts make such decisions due to the expiration of statutes of limitations.