Ivanovo activist was detained after the trial to draw up a report

Activist from Ivanovo Olga Nazarenko was detained in the courtroom after a hearing in a criminal case on discrediting the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) and repeated violations of “rally” legislation (Article 212.2 of the Criminal Code). She herself reported this to OVD-Info.

Nazarenko was taken to the Soviet police department, and a lawyer from OVD-Info, Oscar Cherdzhiev, is with her. A protocol is drawn up against the activist under the article on repeated violation of the established procedure for organizing an action (Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code).

Ivanovo activists held a rally in defense of freedom of speech in the local Hyde Park on August 10. About ten people came out with posters and buried a dummy of the Russian Constitution; the activist herself commented on the situation with freedom of speech in Russia on camera.

About the initiation of a case under the article on repeated discrediting of the army against Nazarenko in September 2022: then they came to the activist with a search. The reason was anti-war leaflets, which, according to investigators, she posted on August 10 and September 6 of the same year. During the investigation, security forces seized two posters from the woman: “Uzurputin on the bunk! Navalny freedom!” and “Putin, withdraw your troops!”

it became known before the initiation of a criminal case against Nazarenko for 40 thousand under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). A protocol was drawn up against her because of a single picket with a poster containing a quote from the Ukrainian poetess Lina Kostenko “And no matter what you tell anyone, we can overcome all evil!” (“And no matter what anyone says to anyone, evil will disappear and truth will win”).

fined In October 2022, an activist was suspected under the “Dada” article. This case was opened because of the support of Nikita Uvarov, in the case of the “Kan teenagers”, and three anti-war pickets. Two of them are with posters “No to war” and “I am a Russian against war. Putin to The Hague” - Nazarenko held in February. The third - with a poster against the war and in support of people who became political prisoners because of their anti-war position -.

became a picket of a convicted person on September 10 , 2022 After the initiation of the second criminal case against Nazarenko from teaching at the State Medical Academy.

suspended In December 2022, Nazarenko was charged under the article on repeated discrediting of the Russian Army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) and under the “article on repeated violation of the procedure for holding public events (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code). And in January, the accused signed a non-disclosure agreement.

presented to Dadinskaya” they took Nazarenko under recognizance not to leave. On July 3, the Prosecutor's Office indicted and sent Olga Nazarenko's case to court.

approved In May 2022, a woman was also searched as part of a case of vandalism (Part 1 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code), which was against local activist Sergei Veselov because of the inscription “No to war” on the administration building of the city of Shuya, Ivanovo region.

they came and initiated a report on Olga Nazarenko for repeated violation of the established procedure for organizing an action (Part 8 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), she was taken to the Sovetsky District Court of Ivanovo.

11:50 Olga Nazarenko was released from court. This was reported by lawyer from OVD-Info Oscar Cherdzhiev.

12:30 The activist was given a summons for September 4. The report was returned to the police.

The listeners at Nazarenko's trial were filmed, the lawyer added. Last time, a man who came to the trial of an activist from Moscow was summoned to the police for an interview.

• Since February 24, 2022—the first day of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—residents of Russian cities have been holding anti-war protests every day and talking about the tragedy online. Anti-war speeches and statements become grounds for criminal prosecution. At the moment, more than 650 people have become defendants in criminal cases initiated due to protest against the war with Ukraine. Read more about this in our. infographic - Article 280.3 (Public actions aimed at discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation) into the Criminal Code in March 2022 - in this way the government responded to anti-war speeches and statements, as well as the dissemination of information about the war that does not come from official Russian sources. The maximum penalty under the article is seven years in prison. included - Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code - “Dadinskaya” - punishes repeated violations of the rules for holding actions. The first person convicted under this article was activist Ildar Dadin. In 2017, in connection with the criminal prosecution of Dadin, the Constitutional Court initiated cases under this article only if the actions of the alleged violator constituted a threat to society. Despite these recommendations, Russian security forces continue to use Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code to put pressure on opposition activists, even if their actions did not create a threat to society. recommended