In the past, Russia has charged protesters with felony assault for chucking plastic bottles at the police. What happens to the demonstrators who threw snow last weekend? Sergey Savostyanov / TASS / Scanpix / LETA This past weekend, large crowds of people across Russia marched to demand the release of the jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny, braving icy weather and warnings from local law enforcement. The largely unpermitted demonstrations ended with more than 3,700 arrests nationwide.

Artem Nazarov, a teacher at the Moscow Institute of Theater Arts (ITI) named after Joseph Kobzon, was fired because of his participation in the protest on January 23. Nazarov himself told OVD-Info about this. Nazarov was detained during the protest. The police detained him for two days. On January 25, the court fined him 10 thousand rubles and released him from custody. After this, the institute’s human resources department contacted Nazarov and informed him of his dismissal.

US President Joe Biden signed an executive order that lifts the ban on serving in the US military for transgender people. The decree was published on the White House website. “Today I lifted the discriminatory ban on transgender people serving in the military. It's simple: America will be safer when everyone who has the right to serve can do so openly and with pride," .

Margarita Yudina, who was kicked in the stomach by a police officer during a rally on January 23 in St. Petersburg, intends to appeal to the Investigative Committee. She reported this to Novaya Gazeta. They didn’t come to me to take statements, the police only came with a request to forgive their employee. All the same, it is necessary that this case has a legal course, and not a melodramatic one. Therefore, I intend to contact the Investigative Committee and find out who attacked me.

Belarusian national Vladlen Los — a lawyer working for Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, who was given notice of his expulsion from Russia last week — was forcibly taken to the Russian-Belarusian border on Sunday, January 24. Los described the incident himself in a video released on Team Navalny’s YouTube channel. On Sunday, after the end of my jail term, I was detained once again by unidentified people in plain clothes. They handcuffed me and put a bag over my head.

Anti-Corruption Foundation lawyer and Belarusian citizen Vladlen Los, who last week received an order to leave Russia, was taken to the Russian-Belarusian border in handcuffs and with a bag over his head. Los's story was published by Navalny's team. On Sunday [January 24], after my arrest had ended, I was detained again by unknown men in civilian clothes. They handcuffed me and put a bag over my head.

Following last Saturday’s countrywide protests in support of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny, the head of his Moscow headquarters, Leonid Volkov, has announced more rallies planned for this upcoming Sunday. Volkov made the announcement on Twitter on Monday, January 25, calling for rallies in “all of Russia’s cities” starting at noon on January 31. “January 31, 12:00. All of Russia’s cities. For freedom for Navalny. For freedom for everyone.

Putin commented on the investigation of the palace in Gelendzhik. What will happen to the protesters who threw snowballs at the police. How it began and what the "Arab Spring" led to Good evening, This is the daily newsletter "Medusa" about the main news of the day. On Mondays, we also talk about the events of the weekend. Today we have already managed to send the Morning Medusa , which was dedicated only to the Subable protests. Therefore, in this issue they will not be represented so widely.

Meduza looks back on the countrywide protests and mass arrests that rocked Russia last Saturday On Saturday, January 23, tens of thousands of people in various cities across Russia came out in protest against the detention of opposition figure Alexey Navalny. These demonstrations (which took place without the permission of the authorities) are the largest protests the country has seen in recent years.

Vladimir Putin recommended drafting a bill banning public identification of the roles of the USSR and Nazi Germany in World War II. The Russian president gave this order following a meeting of the Council for Culture and Art, the Kremlin reports. It is not specified what kind of identification is being discussed. It is recommended that the bill be prepared with the participation of the Russian Organizing Committee "Victory" and submitted to the State Duma during the spring session.

He introduced an innovative approach: if the police confiscate the party, the buyer receives another free Piroschka Van de Wouw / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta In the Netherlands on January 24, Ts Chi Lop was arrested - one of the most wanted criminals in the world. Law enforcement agencies suspect that he led the largest drug cartel in Asia, known as the Sam Sam Sam.

During Saturday’s protests in St. Petersburg, a police officer kicked a woman in the gut and sent her to the ICU. Now she regrets accepting his apology. On Saturday, January 23, a police officer in St. Petersburg brutally kicked a woman to the ground during a rally in defense of the jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny. The woman, 54-year-old Margarita Yudina, had tried to confront three officers in riot gear who were escorting a detained protester to a police van.

We answer the main questions about the new tactics of protesters Sergey Savostyanov / TASS / Scanpix / Leta On January 23, promotions were held throughout Russia in support of Alexei Navalny, who, after returning to the country, is in the investigative insulator. Hundreds of thousands of people entered the shares, and in most cities, rallies were harshly dispersed - a record number of citizens, more than 3,700 people were detained .

After the rally in support of politician Alexei Navalny on January 23, Moscow courts received a total of 448 cases of administrative offenses. This was reported to Meduza by the press service of the Moscow City Court. Seven cases were initiated under Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (Disobedience to a lawful order of a police officer).

JUSSI NUKARI / Lehtikuva / AFP / Scanpix / Leta Alexander Bolshunov and Yoni Cyaks at the finish of the relay in Lahti The result of the first Russian team in ski racing in the relay in the Finnish city of Lahti was canceled due to the fact that after the finish, Alexander Bolshunov knocked down the Finnish athlete Yoni Myaks. The police began a check on the fact of a possible attack.