Banker Oleg Tinkov, who was declared a “foreign agent” in February, decided to close the fund that supported the development of oncohematology in Russia, and also resign from the board of trustees of the Leukemia Foundation. about this He spoke on Instagram. “My family is now forced to close the charitable Tinkov Family Foundation and withdraw from the trusteeship of the Leukemia Foundation in order to preserve this fund...” the businessman wrote.

In the Komi Republic, a case was opened against environmental activist Alexey Semenov for insulting a government official (Article 319 of the Criminal Code) after he dumped trash on the official’s desk. The OVD-Info project drew attention to the post in the telegram channel “Support for Environmental Defenders”.

The case against Yaroslavl scientist Alexander Tsvetkov, who was detained in February last year on suspicion of serial murders that occurred 21 years ago, was dropped. about this on her VKontakte page The wife of the hydrologist, Marina Tsvetkova, spoke . “The criminal prosecution of Alexander has been terminated. All charges have been dropped! God bless! Thank you all so much for your support!

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Moscow Region has compiled a questionnaire to divide museum exhibitions into categories depending on their compliance with “traditional Russian spiritual and moral values.” Fragments of the document were published by journalist Andrei Zakharov. The author of the template is listed as Elena Viktorovna Lobanovskaya, who probably works in the ministry.

In the Suntarsky district of Yakutia, a 35-year-old man was detained on suspicion of murdering a 34-year-old resident of the village of Kutana and a 64-year-old woman who lived there. This was reported by the press service of the regional department of the Investigative Committee.

The Perovsky District Court of Moscow fined the editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta, Sergei Sokolov, 30 thousand rubles. this The publication's correspondent reported . Employees of Center “E” took the journalist away from his house this morning.

The Petrodvortsovy District Court of St. Petersburg arrested Bogdan Bondarev, suspected of setting fire to a relay cabinet on the stretch between Sergievo and Strelna stations. This was reported by the press service of the city courts. A case of terrorist attack was opened against Bondarev (Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code). The arrest of a 21-year-old suspect in the arson of a relay cabinet on this stretch became known the day before, on February 28.

The government is introducing a ban on gasoline exports from March 1 to August 31. Restrictions do not apply to fuel supplies to the EAEU countries, as well as to the export of gasoline that will be used for personal purposes or to provide humanitarian assistance. In addition, the government is increasing the standards for diesel fuel sales on the stock exchange from the current 12.5% ​​to 16%.

The Moscow authorities refused to coordinate the event in memory of the murdered oppositionists Boris Nemtsov and Alexei Navalny under the pretext of Covid restrictions. One of the organizers of the event, journalist Ekaterina Duntsova, reported this on her Telegram channel. “The authorities refused to approve a march in memory of politicians Boris Nemtsov and Alexei Navalny on March 2. The refusal is explained by the COVID epidemic.

Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution stating that responsibility for the murder of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in the Kharp colony lies with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Its text is published on the website of the representative body. The European Parliament expressed condolences to Navalny’s family, the politician’s colleagues and “his countless supporters throughout Russia.” The deputies also decided to question the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin.

The Petrozavodsk City Court sentenced former prisoner Ruben Poghosyan to six years in a maximum security colony in the case of disseminating “fake stories” about the armed forces. This was reported by the human rights project “Network Freedoms”. This is exactly the time limit that the prosecutor requested for him in the debate.

Funeral agents informed the family of Alexei Navalny that not a single company agrees to provide a hearse to transport the body of the oppositionist. Navalny’s ally Kira Yarmysh writes about this. “At first we were not allowed to rent a funeral hall to say goodbye to Alexey. Now, when just a funeral service is supposed to take place in the church, ritual agents tell us that not a single hearse agrees to take the body there.

Funeral agents informed the family of Alexei Navalny that not a single company agrees to provide a hearse to transport the body of the oppositionist. Navalny’s ally Kira Yarmysh writes about this. “At first we were not allowed to rent a funeral hall to say goodbye to Alexey. Now, when just a funeral service is supposed to take place in the church, ritual agents tell us that not a single hearse agrees to take the body there.

In the city of Old Crimea and the village of Zhuravki located nearby, searches were carried out in the houses of Crimean Tatars in the morning. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity project. Security forces came to the house of the imam of the Old Crimean Muslim community “Eski Kyrym” Izet Sayfullin and its chairman Idris Yurdamov, as well as activists Lenur Yakubov from Old Crimea and Shevket Kiyamov from Zhuravok. Searches also took place at the Zubair Jami mosque in Old Crimea.

The court transferred to prison for three years the Ukrainian Alexander Marchenko, who was sentenced in 2020 to ten years in prison on charges of espionage, reported . lawyers of the human rights group First Department The transfer of Marchenko to prison - an institution of the Federal Penitentiary Service with the strictest regime of detention - was demanded by employees of IK-8 in Ulan-Ude with the last names Klimentyev and Bezotchestvo.