Detained in Vologda on March 20, Alexander Makarov, an activist and member of the Association of Carriers of Russia, was left overnight in the Vologda district police department. ODA activist Sergei Kozhemyakin told OVD-Info about this. According to him, an administrative offense report was drawn up against the activist under Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (disobedience to the lawful order of a police officer). Tomorrow there will be a court hearing in the Makarov case.

On Red Square today, March 20, blogger Nikolai Danilov, known under the pseudonym Norwegian Lesnoy, was detained. The policeman detained Lesnoy, who was walking and taking pictures in the square. about this on his Facebook page Photojournalist Alexei Yushenkov wrote , adding that Danilov was taken to the police “for violating the rules of being on Red Square.” Soon the blogger was released. The detainee was taken to the Kitai-Gorod police station.

On March 20, the Leninsky District Court of Stavropol detained the head of the local branch of Youth Yabloko, Kirill Bobro, for two months in the case of illegal possession of drugs. this on his Facebook page Vitaly Zubenko, the activist's lawyer, announced . The lawyer noted that he was going to appeal against the decision to arrest in the regional court.

On the afternoon of March 20, in Vologda, an activist and member of the Association of Carriers of Russia Alexander Makarov was stopped and detained by the traffic police. this on Facebook reports Sergey Gorodishenin . Gorodishenin confirmed this information to OVD-Info by phone. The activist was stopped on the ring highway, police officers claim that he was allegedly driving without dipped headlights and was not wearing a seat belt.

The authorities of Murmansk rejected notifications of three processions in the city center, the theme of which was a protest against the high cost of utilities, food and travel in public transport. This was announced by the OTD-Info by one of the organizers of the Violett GRUDINA campaign.

In a number of Russian cities, local authorities refused to approve rallies against corruption, which are scheduled for March 26 as part of the all-Russian campaign “He is not Dimon to us.” The reason for it was the investigation of the Anti-Corruption Foundation of Alexei Navalny about the property of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. In Samara, the organizers filed several notices to hold the event, but all of them were rejected by the local authorities, .

On March 20, the Zamoskvoretsky District Court continues to consider the merits of the case of the “swamp” Maxim Panfilov. He is accused of participating in mass riots and using violence against a government official, which resulted in tearing off the helmet of riot policeman Vladimir Filippov. Panfilov suffers from Tourette syndrome and despite this is in custody. At today's meeting, the defense presented its evidence, Panfilov gave his testimony.

On March 20, the Kotlas City Court (Arkhangelsk Region) found Sergei Mokhnatkin guilty of disorganizing the activities of institutions that ensure isolation from society (part 2 of article 321 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced him to two additional years of strict regime. Mokhnatkin will now be imprisoned for two years and six months. This was reported by activist Tatyana Pashkevich.

Six assistants to deputies of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Boris Vishnevsky, Oksana Dmitrieva and Maxim Reznik are awaiting an official check on compliance with the federal law "On Public Service". It is reported by "Fontanka". Assistants to deputies will be checked in connection with participation in the hail protection rally on March 18.

The unknown doused the greenhouse of the opposition policy of Alexei Navalny before the opening of the election headquarters in Barnaul. Navalny wrote about this on his blog. “The dude, who met me at the entrance to the headquarters, who pulled my hand to me, and I joyfully went to press it, quite accurately hit me directly in my eyes from a spray. Very burned, and I thought with horror that it was acid. And what is green! " - wrote Navalny.

In Kamchatka, the director of the legal and psychological center “Personality”, LGBT activist Dmitry Samoilenko is pursued for the publication of the book “Traditional Forms of Sexual behavior among the indigenous peoples of the North. People of the transformed floor. " Samoilenko told the OVD-Info about what was happening to him.