Moscow district councils wrote letters to local companies suggesting that they take “exhaustive security measures, up to and including a complete cessation of work” on August 3 due to an uncoordinated protest. This is reported by Dozhd with reference to several trading enterprises. Proposals were received from the administrations of the Meshchansky, Tverskoy and Basmanny districts. Officials are proposing to take measures to ensure security from noon on August 3 until midnight.

How the Gaga-Cooper-Shayk drama, FaceApp, new roles for black actresses, and more shook up the RuNet in July Gilbert Flores / Broadimage / Scanpix / LETA; kremlin.ru; Barry King / Alamy / Vida Press Meduza in English publishes stories about Russia, but much of what circulates in the Russian language — big names, TV shows, political news — isn’t Russian at all.

Moscow City Hall organized an extremely last-minute free rock concert. It’s scheduled for the day of the city’s next mass protest. Sophia Sandurskaya / Moskva news agency On July 31, a notice appeared on Moscow City Hall’s website announcing a new rock festival called Shashlik Live. The festival was scheduled to begin only three days later and continue for two days in Gorky Park.

The Saint Petersburg Prosecutor's Office warned city residents about the responsibility for participating in an "uncoordinated mass public event" in the Kalininsky District on August 3. The department noted that “calls to take part in a mass public event are being distributed on the Internet.” “In this regard, any attempts to hold a mass uncoordinated public event in the city of St. Petersburg on August 3, 2019 are a direct violation of the law,” the statement said.

The Moscow City Court rejected the claim of FBK director Ivan Zhdanov, who wanted to challenge the refusal to register as a candidate for the elections to the Moscow City Duma. This was reported on August 2 in the press service of the court. Zhdanov himself was not present at the meeting, he is serving 15 days of administrative arrest for an uncoordinated action on July 27 - this arrest was also approved by the Moscow City Court , Zhdanov went on a hunger strike.

Sergey Ilnitsky / EPA / Scanpix / Leta Director of the Corruption Fund Ivan Zhdanov, not admitted to the elections to the Moscow City Duma, in front of the cerebellarment of the cerebellarbonebirkom on July 14, 2019 1. They did not allow independent candidates for elections The Moscow City Duma (MGD) is not the most influential regional parliament in Russia.

Open Russia activist Anastasia Shevchenko, who is under house arrest in a criminal case of an "undesirable" organization, was denied registration as a candidate for the Rostov-on-Don City Duma. This is reported by Interfax with reference to Open Russia and Kommersant with reference to the head of the territorial election commission of the Oktyabrsky district of Rostov-on-Don Natalia Chekurova. Shevchenko's headquarters provided 155 signatures in her support, while the required 141.

Alexander Zemlyanichenko / AP / Scanpix / LETA On July 27, thousands of protesters gathered in central Moscow to demand that opposition candidates be permitted to run for the city’s legislature. The local government did not grant a permit for the event, and police arrested more than 1,300 of the demonstrators, often through violent force.

The Moscow City Hall urgently organized a free rock concert-on the day of the next protest rally Sofya Sandurskaya / City News Agency "Moscow" On July 31, on the website of the Moscow Mayor, an announcement of the Live Shanklyk festival appeared, which will be held on August 3 and 4 in Gorky Park. Most participants learned about the planned concert a few days ago, and some from the message on the city hall’s website. Two declared groups - Bravo and Tequilajazzz - said they would not perform.

Russia’s Investigative Committee reported on Friday, August 2, that 134 people detained at Moscow’s unauthorized demonstration on July 27 are suspected of evading military service “for a protracted period.” Spokespeople for the agency say the 134 suspects are all Moscow residents, and it remains unclear if the police also intend to prosecute arrested demonstrators who live outside the capital.

The Investigative Committee announced that 134 people detained during an uncoordinated protest in central Moscow on July 27 had been evading military service for a “long period of time.” Currently, the investigative bodies have already received materials on 16 of them to decide on initiating a criminal case .

The Presnensky Court authorized the arrest of Yegor Zhukov, an unregistered candidate for the Moscow City Duma, who is accused in a criminal case of mass riots at rallies on July 27. Zhukov, a student at the Higher School of Economics, was personally vouched for by the vice-rector of this university, Valeria Kasamara, who is running for the Moscow City Duma and is considered a pro-government candidate, said .

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The judge of the Tverskoy court of Moscow, Maria Sizintseva, sentenced Dmitry Shalay, a businessman from Primorye, to two years in a penal colony. He was found guilty of hooliganism for threatening to detonate a bomb near the Kremlin - Shalay demanded a meeting with the president or the head of the National Guard. The prosecutor asked to assign Shalay three years in prison.

The RFU Disciplinary Committee fined the Rostov football club 650 thousand rubles for the beating of Spartak fans by riot police at the stadium. Rostov stadium is conditionally disqualified for two matches. On July 29, Spartak appealed to the Prosecutor General's Office with a request to conduct an investigation into the actions of law enforcement officers. The department's response was not reported.