In the debate of the parties in the case of the chairman of the Tatar Public Center, human rights activist Rafis Kashapov, accused of extremism and separatism, the prosecutor demanded four years in prison for the defendant. It is reported by Azatlıq Radiosı. The case is being heard in the Naberezhnye Chelny City Court of Tatarstan under the chairmanship of Judge Dan Shakurov. The debate will continue on September 10, when Kashapov's lawyers will speak.

Pro-Ukrainian activists Maxim Kuzmin and Leonid Kuzmin, detained today in Simferopol on the Independence Day of Ukraine near the monument to the poet Taras Shevchenko, have been released from the police. This was announced by one of the detainees, a representative of the Ukrainian Cultural Center, Leonid Kuzmin. According to him, the police officers at the monument asked him and some other activists to go to the regional department “for identification”.

The human rights center "Memorial" on Friday, August 21, declared four Karelian activists of the "Yabloko" party persecuted for political reasons. Deputy of the Petrozavodsk city council from the Yabloko party Olga Zaletskaya and general director of the Lentorg trading house Alexandra Kornilova were detained on March 25, 2015.

From the head of the electoral headquarters of the "Democratic coalition" in Kostroma, Leonid Volkov, a written undertaking not to leave was taken. According to the terms of this measure of restraint, Volkov cannot leave the territory of the Novosibirsk and Kostroma regions. The next interrogation will take place on September 1. Earlier today, Volkov was charged under part 3 of article 144 of the Criminal Code (obstruction of journalistic activities by damaging property).

In Simferopol, on August 24, on the Independence Day of Ukraine, near the monument to the poet Taras Shevchenko, pro-Ukrainian activists, representatives of the Ukrainian Cultural Center - Maxim Kuzmin and Leonid Kuzmin were detained. It is reported by Crimea. Realia with reference to their colleague, also a representative of the Ukrainian Cultural Center Veldar Shukurdzhiev. According to Shukurdzhiev, the detained activists were taken to the central police department of Simferopol.

The head of the electoral headquarters of the "Democratic Coalition" in Kostroma, Leonid Volkov, was charged today under part 3 of Article 144 of the Criminal Code (obstruction of journalistic activity by damaging property). Volkov himself wrote about this on his Twitter . According to Volkov, he came for interrogation, before which he was charged, later the issue of a preventive measure will be decided. A criminal case against Volkov was initiated at the request of a Lifenews employee.

The Tula Regional Court today dismissed the appeal of Denis Lutskevich, a defendant in the Bolotnaya case, against the denial of parole (PARO). It is reported by "Newspaper. Ru" with reference to Lutskevich's lawyer Svetlana Sidorkina. An appeal was filed by the political prisoner's defense against the decision of the Central District Court of Tula, which in June of this year denied Dzyanis Lutskevich parole.

Back in July, the “representatives of the public” of Krasnoyarsk demanded to ban the “zombie parade” - a flash mob, who took place in the city center for several years on August 30. On August 20, the "Parade of the Zombie" was canceled after negotiations of the organizers and city authorities. Instead of the procession, a party will be held. The organizer of the parade Evgeny Ignashov told the OVD-info about the situation. Who organizes the parade? How long has it been held?