News digest for October 15

Correspondence to journalist Ivan Safronov was banned, the police come to human rights organizations under various pretexts, and the courts continue to exact compensation from activists for the “work” of the security forces during the January protests. Top news on October 15 in the OVD-Info digest.

• In Ufa, the Ministry of Internal Affairs exacted more than two million rubles from Lilia Chanysheva, Ilgam Yanberdin and Olga Komleva for the "work" of the police during the January rallies. A similar decision was made by a court in Omsk - Daniil Chebykin and Nikita Konstantinov were considered the organizers of the actions on January 23 and 31 and were ordered to pay the Ministry of Internal Affairs more than one and a half million rubles.
• Journalist Ivan Safronov, who has been in jail for over a year, was banned from receiving and sending letters. A measure of restraint was chosen for him in the case of treason.
• In Krasnodar, was resumed the investigation of the case of cooperation with an "undesirable organization" against journalist Alexander Savelyev . The reason is an interview with the former coordinator of Open Russia .
• A court in Moscow denied Anna Pavlikova, a defendant in the New Greatness case, a lawsuit against the Ministry of Internal Affairs due to violations of the conditions of detention in a paddy wagon.
• Representatives of departments continue to visit human rights organizations. Employees for combating economic crimes came to the building of the International Organization "Memorial" and demanded documents on the activities of the project since its inception. The "Committee for Civil Rights" was visited by bailiffs and seized part of the property.
• In Orenburg, human rights activists Aidana Fedosik and Svetlana Arshavskaya from the “Right of Everyone” project are suspected of illegal sale of drugs, and came the police to their home. Friends of the activists associate the visit of the security forces with the human rights activities of Fedosik and Arshavskaya.
• A court in Moscow refused to consider the lawsuit of Rus Sidyashchaya against the Ministry of Justice, which intends to fine the organization because of the double-headed eagle logo. Officials saw in the image a desecration of the Russian coat of arms.
• In the Amur Region, Jehovah's Witnesses Yevgeny Bitusov and Leonid Druzhinin were charged with a more serious charge, from participation to organizing the activities of an extremist organization. Now believers face up to ten years in prison.
• The Moscow City Court approved the sentence to the person involved in the "palace case" Yevgeny Yessenov - four years in prison because of a rally in support of Alexei Navalny. Yessenov was found guilty under the article on the use of violence dangerous to health against a police officer.
• The court in Arkhangelsk approved a compensation of 250 thousand rubles to the defender of Shies Valery Dziuba. He filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Finance for unlawful prosecution.