Activists of the Vesna movement were detained on July 20 on the embankment of the Moika River, next to the building of the University of Technology and Design, reports human rights activist Dinar Idrisov on Facebook. According to him, one of the activists was carrying inflatable balloons and a banner "Ruffian-a coward", with the help of which the activists intended to hold a flash mob in connection with the uncontested election of the governor of St. Petersburg.

changes The Commissioner for Human Rights considers tougher penalties for violating the rules for holding rallies premature RIA Novosti, July 14 : “Commissioner for Human Rights of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova considers it premature to toughen responsibility for violating the law on rallies, at least until the constitutional mechanism for exercising the right to freedom of peaceful assembly is provided.

The other day, the Tver District Court of Moscow represented by judges Alesi Orekhova sentenced a fine of 10 thousand rubles of a street musician. Sergey “Diamond” Khavsky, who played on July 10 on the guitar in the middle of Nikolskaya Street, was found guilty under Article 20.2.2 - this article was introduced into the Code of Administrative Offenses in June 2012 as part of the infamous law that tightened the rules for mass events.