The Novgorod District Court fined historian Pavel Kolosnitsyn 30 thousand rubles under a protocol on abuse of freedom of mass information (Part 9 of Article 13.15 of the Administrative Code). This was reported by the publication “7x7”. The reason was the publication on the scientist’s VKontakte page of a video by Michael Naki about the beginning of mobilization and the losses of the Russian military in the war in Ukraine.

Members of the Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption introduced amendments to the State Duma to toughen penalties for terrorism and treason. This was reported by Vasily Piskarev, deputy of the lower house of the Russian parliament from United Russia. Parliamentarians propose to increase to 20 years the maximum sentences under articles on committing terrorist acts (Article 205 of the Criminal Code) and sabotage (Article 281 of the Criminal Code).

The Ministry of Justice included journalist Arkady Babchenko on the list of “foreign agents”. Also included in the register is the limited liability company “Chroniker”, which was founded by journalist Vladimir Ruvinsky, who was recognized as a “foreign agent” last fall.

The Elizovsky District Court of the Kamchatka Territory decided to fine 150 thousand rubles and expel a German citizen from Russia. As reported , he was found guilty of distributing “LGBT propaganda” (Part 7 of Article 6.21 of the Administrative Code). the press service of the court Judging by information from the court file , the foreigner's name is Alexander Daniel Roth. The hearing on his case took place on April 6.

The Ministry of Education and Science is conducting an inspection of a teacher and methodologist at the Higher School of Economics. Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, former Commissioner for Children's Rights Anna Kuznetsova reported this on her Telegram channel.

Journalist for the American edition of the Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich was charged with espionage. This was reported by TASS and Interfax , citing sources in law enforcement agencies. “The FSB investigation charged Gershkovich with espionage in the interests of his country. He categorically denied all accusations and stated that he was engaged in journalistic activities in Russia,” the TASS source said.

Former member of PMC Wagner Andrei Medvedev, who escaped from Russia and asked for political asylum in Norway, was placed in a migration prison in the Swedish city of Gothenburg. this to report Human rights activists Gulagu.net . According to their information, Medvedev, having heard that cigarettes were cheaper in Sweden than in Norway, left Oslo for Gothenburg in early April, wanting to save money and travel a little.

The Zaozersky garrison military court in the Murmansk region sentenced senior lieutenant Dmitry Vasilets to two years and five months in a penal colony in the case of refusal to participate in the war with Ukraine. Lawyer Elvira Tarasova reported this to Mediazona. The serviceman was found guilty of failure to comply with an order given in the prescribed manner in the context of an armed conflict (clause 2.1 of Article 332 of the Criminal Code).

The Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan arrested activist Mark Serov for eight days in the case of organizing an uncoordinated action. This is reported by SOTA . Serov was found guilty of holding a public event without filing a notification (Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). An administrative case was opened against the activist because he restored a memorial in memory of the victims of the shelling of the Ukrainian city of Dnepr on January 14.

The judge of precinct No. 5 of the Perm judicial district fined teacher Svetlana Fedurina from Sylva three thousand rubles, who called the eighth-grader a “traitor” and a “bastard” for being late for an event dedicated to February 23. this reports The publication 59.RU . The teacher was found guilty of humiliating the honor and dignity of another person (Part 1 of Article 5.61 of the Administrative Code).

A case was opened against the pilot of the Ukrainian Aeroprakt A-22 ultralight aircraft, which crashed in the Bryansk region, for crossing the state border without the right to enter (Part 1 of Article 322 of the Criminal Code). this to TASS . reported The press service of the regional court A petition for the arrest of pilot Alexander Morozov was received by the Sovetsky District Court of Bryansk. Soon after the news came out, the court sent him to pre-trial detention until May 4.

The Kasimovsky District Court of the Ryazan Region fined local resident Yulia Varakushina 30 thousand rubles for an anti-war inscription left in a stall in the women's toilet. Information about this is published on the court's website. A protocol on “discrediting” the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) was drawn up against Varakushina because on January 28 she painted the inscription “NO TO WAR! PUTIN IS A KILLER!

At the priest of the Protestant Eduard Charov from the Sverdlovsk region, who proposed to hide from mobilization in his shelter, they opened an administrative case of the “discredit” of the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). He reported this on his VKontakte page. The protocol was drawn up due to publications on social networks, Kommersant claims with reference to “Source in Power Structures”.

During the debate in the Central District Military Court in Yekaterinburg, the state prosecution requested 19 years in prison in the case of setting fire to a military registration table in the city of Bakal. This was reported by the Solidarity Zone. Nasryev and Nuriyev are accused of committing a terrorist act (Part 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code) and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities (Article 205.3 of the Criminal Code).

Investigators dropped a criminal case for “discrediting” the army against English teacher Olga Lizunkova from the Nizhny Novgorod region, which was opened against her without the presence of decisions that had entered into force under a similar administrative article. this .