In the city of Porkhov, Pskov region, seven observers from St. Petersburg were detained during the election of the head of the municipality, reports OVD-Info with reference to a member of their group, Alina Putilovskaya. She said that 17 people came to Porkhov and some of them went to inspect the polling stations.

“Important Stories” reported that on the evening of April 9, security forces conducted a search at the publication’s office. This is stated in the telegram channel. “No one worked in our office yesterday, so we only learned about the visit when we met Anin at the Investigative Committee building after the interrogation. At first glance, nothing was missing in the editorial office. We don’t know yet whether something has been added, but we don’t rule it out either,” the publication reports.

In Nizhny Novgorod, Vasily Weissenberg glued a sheet with the phrase “Stupid! You won’t go far on a scooter. ” He told about this on Facebook. Two cloves were hung on the door handle. Weissenberg moved from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod on March 30 after threats due to an article about the head of the Yamal election commission Andrei Giberte, he said to Mediazone. The observer said that his wife was called from an unknown number with a demand to delete the material.