News digest for August 31

Pressure on journalists, persecution of believers and political activists - this is what the last day of summer will be remembered for. We talk about the main news for August 31st.

• Arkhangelsk activist Drevarkh the Enlightened had his house arrest replaced with a written undertaking not to leave. His preventive measure was changed as part of a case of using violence against a government official.
• In Tatarstan, a court imposed a two-year suspended sentence on teacher Nakiya Sharifullina - she was found guilty of organizing the activities of an extremist organization because of the books of Islamic theologian Said Nursi.
• BBC correspondent Sarah Rainsford left Russia on orders from the authorities. According to the journalist, the FSB considers her a “threat to national security.”
• Jehovah's Witness Anton Kuzhelkov, accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization, was transferred from pre-trial detention center-1 to pre-trial detention center-3 in the Tambov region. His seriously ill co-religionists from the Kurgan region, Anatoly Isakov and Alexander Lubin, were released from custody after a complaint to the ECHR. They are charged with the same article.
• The ECHR found no evidence of the involvement of Russian authorities in the murder of Chechen human rights activist Natalya Estemirova, which occurred in 2009. At the same time, the court awarded compensation to her sister, since the criminal case was not properly investigated.
• Ukrainian Gennady Limeshko, sentenced in Crimea, was denied medical care, despite tachycardia and severe headache. Human rights activists believe that Limeshko was convicted for political reasons.
• The Ufa administration did not approve a rally against election fraud. The event was planned to be held by participants in the movement “For a New Socialism” on September 11th.