Eight activists and journalists detained during a walk on Myasnitskaya Street were released from the Krasnoselsky police station. The police did not draw up protocols on an administrative offense against Irina Yatsenko, Igor Klochkov, Natalya Klokov, Roman Roslovtsev, Nikolai Igrokov, Sergei Ozhich, Pierre Affner and Radio Liberty journalist Ivan Voronin.

Eight civil activists detained on Myasnitskaya Street during a walk were taken to the Krasnoselsky police station. At the moment, activists are writing either explanatory or statements about the illegal actions of the officers who detained them. There is no talk about drawing up protocols on administrative violations yet.

On December 20, the Butyrsky District Court of Moscow extended the period of house arrest for 15 days to the imam of the metropolitan Yardyam mosque, Makhmud Velitov, who is accused of publicly justifying terrorism. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the lawyer of Imam Dagir Khasavov. He told the publication that some investigative actions were planned for today with the participation of his client. Mahmud Velitov will remain under house arrest until at least January 12.

On the way home from work, not far from the entrance to the Timiryazevskaya metro station, activist Vasily Nedopekin was released from the Butyrsky police station. Detained At the police department, a report was drawn up against him under Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (petty hooliganism) for allegedly using obscene language in a conversation with two police officers who had previously stopped him at the metro, asking him to show documents.

Civilians Irina Yatsenko, Igor Klochkov, Natalya Klokova, Roman Roslovtsev, Nikolay Igamers, Sergei Ozhich and Radio Liberty journalist Ivan Voronin, as well as a man named Pierre, were detained on Myasnitskaya Street during a walk. They reported this by calling the OVD-Info hotline. The detention was preceded by an attack by unknown persons on Pierre. Later, Sergei Ozhych wrote on his Facebook page that the detainees were being taken to the Kitay-Gorod police department.

In Vladivostok, an English teacher was placed under house arrest as part of a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred or enmity). This was reported on December 20 on the website of the Open Russia movement with reference to the website of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee for Primorsky Krai.

On December 20, the Tyumen Regional Court sentenced blogger Alexey Kungurov to two and a half years in prison to be served in a penal colony on charges of justifying terrorism (Part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). RIA Novosti reports this with reference to a representative of the Tyumen Regional Court. On December 12, the court, at the request of the prosecutor's office, declared the trial in Kungurov's criminal case closed.

On December 20, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg awarded nationalists Daniil Konstatinov and Alexander Belov compensation in the amount of 2,700 and 2,500 euros for their long detention. Lawyers of the International Human Rights Group "Agora" Irina Dobreva and Elena Khrunova reported this to OVD-Info. Daniil Konstantinov and six other applicants, whose cases were consolidated by the European Court, complained about the excessive length of their detention.

In Moscow, activist Vasily Nedopekin was detained near the Timiryazevskaya metro station. He reported this by calling the OVD-Info hotline. According to him, when he was heading home from work, two police officers stopped him near the entrance to the subway, who asked him to show documents.

The leader of the Nizhny Novgorod branch of the Other Russia party, Yuri Staroverov, who is serving his sentence in correctional colony No. 16 of the Nizhny Novgorod region, was visited by employees of the Center "E" for a conversation. Information about this was posted on December 20 in the Other Russia group on the VKontakte social network.

In St. Petersburg, a criminal case under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (inciting hatred or enmity on the grounds of belonging to a social group) against far-right activist Dina Garina. This was reported on the website of the analytical center "Sova". The case was initiated in connection with Garina's speech at a rally in March 2015, during which the activist commented on the work of the employees of the Center for Combating Extremism.