Europa Plus Tomsk radio stations refused to renew their broadcasting license. The radio station belongs to the well-known opposition television company TV-2. The radio station was denied the renewal of the license for frequency 103.4 on the pretext of non-compliance with the media law, article 19, paragraph 1. This article provides for the restriction of media activities for persons with dual citizenship.

In Makhachkala, was kidnapped on Pervaya Rodnikovaya Street in Makhachkala. Magomed Magomedov, responsible for public relations and media relations at the Tangim Salafi mosque, According to eyewitnesses, Magomedov, who was driving home in his car, was stopped by traffic police. The man got out of the car, after which unknown persons from a blue minibus and a Niva car without license plates ran up to him. Magomedov was tied up and thrown into a minibus; the unknown fled.

In St. Petersburg, the first court session was held on the suit of the Municipal Council of the Kupchino district against the founders of the online publication Novosti Kupchino. The plaintiffs allege that one of the articles entitled “The Kupchino Municipality has reduced expenses for veterans” caused moral damages totaling 4.4 million rubles.

On May 11, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation recognized the ban on the Russian association as an extremist organization as legal. So the ruling of the Moscow City Court was left unchanged, the appeal was not satisfied. This was reported by the SOVA Information and Analytical Center.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Novosibirsk decided to terminate the proceedings in the case of the famous artist Artyom Loskutov in connection with the lack of composition of the offense. Additionally, the court issued an idea to the prosecutor about the violations committed in the preparation of the administrative protocol.

The trial in the Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic over citizens of Ukraine Nikolay Karpyuk and Stanislav Klykh was postponed to May 17 due to the illness of one of the prosecutors. This was reported on Twitter by lawyer Anton Naumlyuk. Judge Vakhit Ismailov said about the "anonymous threats" that come to the representatives of the jury. According to the judge, he demanded state protection for the jury. It is reported by Radio Liberty with reference to the lawyer, Anton Naumlyuk.

A trial date has been set for Voronezh activist Dmitry Vorobyevsky, who was forcibly placed in a psychiatric hospital. Consideration of the administrative claim for involuntary hospitalization will take place on May 12 at 14:15, in the Sovetsky District Court of Voronezh, Judge Milyutina. This is reported by lawyer Olga Gnezdilova. According to lawyer Sergei Loktev, the application to the court was filed by the Voronezh Regional Clinical Psychoneurological Dispensary.