On January 20, journalist Nikolai Semena was served an indictment in the case of separatism (Article 280.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the maximum sanction is up to five years in prison). It is reported by the portal "Crimea. Realities".

On January 20, the Moscow District Court of St. Petersburg fined Andrey Bazhutin, head of the Association of Russian Carriers, 1,000 rubles for "minor hooliganism" (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). So the police qualified the check of the barrier on the WHSD (Western high-speed diameter - an intracity toll highway in St. Petersburg). this on Twitter .

76-year-old activist from St. Petersburg, Igor Stepanovich Andreev (“Stepanych”), was detained on January 19 for a poster “Killed: Stanislav Markelov, Nastya Baburova. Let's not forget, we won't forgive" was released from the police department a few hours later. Whether a protocol was drawn up is still unknown.

27 workers and metro builders, who were detained on the afternoon of January 20 at the Labor Inspectorate, were released from the Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye police department a few hours later. This was reported to OVD-Info by Alexander Zimbovsky. They checked the documents of everyone - they “struck through the database”, according to some information, someone recorded their height and weight.

One of the 27 metro builders detained at the Labor Inspectorate was released from the police department of Orekhovo-Borisovo South, limiting themselves to checking documents. This was reported to OVD-Info by Alexander Zimbovsky.

The branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in Khakassia complains about obstacles in holding street actions. This is stated in the appeal published on the website of the department. They were refused (however, then agreed) a rally for the resignation of the governor of Khakassia Viktor Zimin in Abakan.

On January 20, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Murmansk returned to the police the materials of the case of who was detained Tatyana Kulbakina, the day before at a rally in memory of Markelov and Baburova. This is reported by the portal "7 × 7". The activist is charged with part 1 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses - violation of the established order of picketing by the organizer of a public event - the police considered her to be the organizer of the picket.

Denis Danilov, a well-known fighter against sects in Arkhangelsk, the head of the Civil Security Center, was convicted for distributing a video about the similarity of fascist and pagan symbols under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (distribution of extremist symbols), Belomorkanal news agency . reports This decision was made on January 19 by the Arkhangelsk Regional Court, confirming the decision of the Lomonosovsky District Court. The amount of the fine is not specified.

The Salekhard authorities did not allow two processions and one rally, the organizer of the Gay Praits Nikolai Alekseev wrote on Facebook. As in many cities, in Salekhard they referred to the law on the protection of children from harmful information. According to Alekseev, the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug became the 65th region of Russia, where LGBT activists submitted notifications about their shares since the fall of 2016. So far, they have not agreed in any region in any region.

On January 20, the Basmanny Court of Moscow dismissed Alexei Navalny's complaint against the actions of officials of the Investigative Committee who refused to initiate a criminal case against employees of the Investigative Committee who were monitoring his family. It is reported by TASS. “At the court session, the submitted materials were studied, including the review of the Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia.

About 30 builders who worked in Moscow at Horizon LLC and SMU-77 were detained today by the police, activist Alexander Zimbovsky told the OVD-info. The builders went to file a collective complaint to the labor inspectorate. For several months they did not receive a salary. They are taken to the Orekhovo-Borisovo South ATS. UDP: As the activist Elena Sidorenova specified the OVD-info, the workers have already met the police outfits at the labor inspectorate and demanded to present documents.

The Yaroslavl regional court upheld the verdict in the case of the former mayor of Yaroslavl, Yevgeny Urlashov, who was sentenced to 12.5 years in a strict regime colony with a fine of 60 million rubles in the case of taking a bribe, Interfax . writes In relation to the former deputy mayor Dmitry Donskov, the court upheld the acquittal, and in relation to the ex-adviser to the mayor Alexei Lopatin - a guilty verdict. In the last word, all the defendants in the case asked them to be acquitted.

In St. Petersburg, the head of the Association of Russian Carriers Andrey Bazhutin was detained. He told OVD-Info that he was detained near his home at 8:15 am and taken to police station No. 29. Human rights activist Dinar Idrisov specified that Bazhutin was detained when he was walking with his children to school. According to him, they said that on January 19 there was to be a trial on the case of petty hooliganism in connection with the detention on December 29.

Five detainees on January 19 at the March against xenophobia in Moscow were released, having drawn up protocols on them under part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (Violation of the established procedure for holding a march by a participant in a public event) - presumably for allegedly covering their faces during the rally, although activists claim that they are not persons closed.