The trial of Navalny in the case of “slander in the veteran” was absurd even by Russian standards. Reporting Christina Safonova from a very strange meeting Press Service of the Grandmother's District Court On February 5, the second trial of Alexei Navalny went to the Grandmother's District Court of Moscow. This time - in the case of slander on a participant in the Great Patriotic War Ignat Artemenko, who in 2020 appeared in the agitation video RT in support of the amendments to the Constitution.

Members of the Human Rights Council under the President of Russia failed to agree on a unified position on detentions at protests in support of Alexei Navalny. Because of this, two statements were published on behalf of the HRC - one on the council's website, and another one on the Ekho Moskvy website.

A court in St. Petersburg has fined Yevgeny Agafonov, who is hard of hearing, after being detained at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on January 31. This is reported by the "Apology of Protest". Agafonov has a hearing disability of group III, in addition, he is unable to speak. As lawyer Sergei Loktev said, the man did not know about the action and did not participate in it - on January 31, he walked past the venue to the store.

Canadian actor Christopher Plummer has died. It is reported by Variety. Plummer was 91 years old. The actor died at his home in the US state of Connecticut, the causes of his death are not specified. Plummer is best known for his roles in The Sound of Music, Return of the Pink Panther, 12 Monkeys, A Beautiful Mind, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

"Medusa" found out why the Navalny team made such a decision Evgeny Sofichuk / TASS / Scanpix / Leta On January 23 and 31, mass actions were held throughout Russia in support of the politician Alexei Navalny - thousands of people were detained on them. Once again, people entered the protest on February 2, when the Simonovsky court decided to send Navalny to the colony - the security forces were beaten again and detained them.

The number of people who have been vaccinated against coronavirus has equaled the total number of officially registered cases of the disease. This was stated by WHO Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus. On the one hand, this is good news and a notable achievement in such a short period of time. However, more than three-quarters of vaccinations occur in just 10 countries.

How Navalny came to the status of the chief oppositionist of Russia. When they finally instill everyone. What happens in the isolator in Sakharovo (evidence of those who were there) Good evening, This is the daily newsletter "Medusa" about the main news of the day. In today's issue, there are many news about courts, detentions and arrests again. But we also have a Shapito about a brave comedian who went to read out jokes about the Russian Guard himself .

The detainees at rallies throughout Russia told Medusa, in which (inhuman) conditions they were serving their arrest Sergey Ukhov Camera of the Perm specialist, where the coordinator of the local headquarters of Navalny Sergey Ukhov (this is his drawing): “Camera No. 13, six -seater. From furniture, three two -story beds, a table, two shops, two bedside tables, a clothes hanger.

The photos that capture 17 years of activism, investigations, campaigning, and zeal Evgeny Feldman On February 2, a Moscow court incarcerated Alexey Navalny, making him not only Russia’s most outspoken opposition politician and most serious opponent to Vladimir Putin but also the country’s most famous political prisoner.

Russian racer Nikita Mazepin will not be able to use official Russian symbols at Formula 1 championship stages. This was reported by the Russian Automobile Federation. As the federation explained, this is due to the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, according to which Russian athletes can participate in competitions with the status of a world championship only as neutral athletes until December 16, 2022.

From January 23 to February 2, Moscow courts received 4,908 administrative cases related to protests. This was reported in the press service of the Moscow City Court. 54 cases were opened under Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (Disobedience to the lawful order of a police officer). All other cases - under Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (Violation of the procedure for organizing or holding a public event).

Actor Mikhail Efremov, convicted of a fatal road accident , was transferred from a penal colony in the Belgorod region. His lawyer Pyotr Kharkhorin told RBC about this. According to the defense attorney, the actor was taken from the colony on the evening of February 4. The lawyer did not specify where Efremov was being transferred. The Life publication, citing a source, writes that the actor was transferred to Moscow.

Report of Anastasia of the Avalakova from a court session Press Service of the Moscow City Court / TASS / Scanpix / Leta Former head of the Department of Internal Affairs Directorate of Moscow CJSC Igor Lyakhovets (in the foreground) On February 5, the sixth meeting was held in the Moscow City Court in the case of the operatives of the Internal Affairs Directorate in the Western Administrative District of Moscow, who illegally detained the Medusa specialist Ivan Golunov and threw him drugs.

The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry has expelled three European diplomats for allegedly participating in the January 23rd protests in support of imprisoned opposition politician Alexey Navalny. All three diplomats — an employee of the Swedish Consulate General in St. Petersburg, an employee of the Polish Consulate General in St. Petersburg, and an employee of the Germany Embassy in Moscow — have been declared persona non grata.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of three European diplomats who, according to the agency, participated in actions in support of Alexei Navalny on January 23. Employees of the Consulates General of Sweden and Poland in St. Petersburg, as well as an employee of the German Embassy in Moscow, have been declared persona non grata.