An activist from St. Petersburg reported surveillance

Political activist and artist Anastasia Mikhailova reported surveillance. This was reported by SOTA.

Mikhailova came to the Smolensk region to visit her parents. She recently noticed that cars with unknown men had been parked near her house for two days now.

“I have no fear, I understand that if they wanted, they would have already detained me, and this is just surveillance. Let them watch me help my mother prepare dinner and tie up tomatoes. Let’s see what happens in Moscow,” the publication quotes the activist as saying.

When asked what they were doing there, the men replied that they were resting. The car engines were turned off. The artist herself suggests that she is being watched by employees of Center “E”.

SOTA notes that Mikhailova is the girlfriend of actionist Pavel Krisevich, who is currently in custody on a criminal case of hooliganism.

• On May 4, the Dzerzhinsky District Court of St. Petersburg arrested Anastasia Mikhailova for eight days under the article of repeated violation of the rules for holding a public event. The reason for administrative punishment was the display of works on the Champ de Mars - the action was a protest against torture, repression and political inaction. Pavel Krisevich, who was detained with her, was arrested for 10 days.
• Pavel Krisevich is an actionist who regularly held various performances dedicated to human rights violations and other significant issues. Because of this, he repeatedly faced detentions , arrests and other pressure . The reason for the criminal case against Krisevich was the June 11 action on Red Square: then the artist shot himself in the head with blank cartridges. On June 13 he was placed in custody .