In Crimea, on January 29, 2016, police officers searched several houses of Muslims (in particular, the house of businessman Idris Akhmetov) in the village of Kamenskoye, Leninsky district. Several people were detained. As lawyer Emil Kurbedinov said on his Facebook page , the events affected Muslims living in the village. “There is information about mass searches and detentions in the village. Kamenskoye, Leninsky district.

At the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on January 28, debates were held on two thematic resolutions: "Strengthening the protection and role of human rights defenders in the member states of the Council of Europe" and "How to prevent unacceptable restrictions on the activities of non-governmental organizations in Europe." This is reported by the Russian edition of Deutsche Welle .

In Birobidzhan, a protocol was filed against the leader of the local community of Jehovah's Witnesses on the possession of extremist materials for the purpose of distribution (Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Alexander Margolin, convicted in the Bolotnaya case, received parole in the Ryazan region. This was reported by lawyer Sergei Panchenko. In the summer of 2014, Margolin received 3.5 years in prison.

Hello! OVD-Info continues to introduce you to the most important events in the field of political pressure over the past week. What happened (23.01 - 29.01) Great news! On January 29 , a decision was made to parole Alexander Margolin , sentenced to three and a half years in prison in the Bolotnaya case. If the prosecutor's office does not appeal the decision, then in early February Margolin will be free.

On January 27, in the Tver District Court of Moscow, Irina Yatsenko was fined ten thousand rubles for a single picket. The activist shares his impressions of one day in the Moscow court. For a long time I could not figure out what to write about this ... The retelling of this farce is pointless - yes, for me this action was new and very cognitive. But for my friends and like -minded people who were delayed under this article more than once, all this is already completed.