On April 21, public defenders Vera Lavreshina and Felix Shvedovsky were not allowed to see political prisoner Boris Stomakhin in the colony. This was reported to OVD-Info by Nadir Fatov. Human rights activist Gleb Edelev clarified on Facebook that they were not let through “despite the permission resolution of the head of the colony and the passes issued in their name. The formal basis for non-admission is that the colony staff could not find an escort for them inside the closed zone.

The “Open Russia” action “Tired” cannot be agreed upon at the declared place - Slavyanskaya Square, since it will disorganize the work of the presidential reception and create risks for demonstrators and citizens. This was stated by the head of the capital's department of regional security Vladimir Chernikov, writes April 21 "Interfax". According to him, the administration presented the organizers with "reasonable proposals" to reschedule the rally.

In Novosibirsk, the organizers of the Tired action, which was scheduled for April 29, withdrew the application due to threats against them. This is reported by "Echo of the Caucasus". Earlier, the applicant of the event received a call from the mayor’s office and was threatened with a criminal case on extremism.

Judge of the Vologda City Court Marina Zaitseva on April 20 fined activist Sergei Gorodishenin under part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for 10,000 rubles. He reported this to OVD-Info. The court considered it an administrative violation that Gorodishenin brought a poster "It's time to leave, Dimon!" to an agreed rally on March 16 in honor of the annexation of Crimea.

The Investigative Committee for the Omsk Region has launched a pre-investigation check on obstruction of the professional activities of journalist Natalya Yakovleva and threats to her minor daughter. This was reported on the website of the regional UK. It follows from the statement that the investigators learned about the pressure on the journalist from messages on social networks and the media.

Activist Vladimir Boyarinov in Volgodonsk received a phone call from the FSB and was invited for a “conversation”. He also reported on pressure from the FSB over the past months. Boyarinov said that he had previously left a comment on the page of Daria Polyudova, who is serving a sentence for posts on the Vkontakte social network.

On April 20, a resident of Severodvinsk, Valentin Tabachny, was detained by police and taken to the department, where a protocol was drawn up against him under part 1 of article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (public demonstration of Nazi paraphernalia and symbols) and left until the morning. about this on Facebook .

The Investigative Committee of Russia for Moscow charged Nikita Sadkov with desecration of the Russian flag and inciting hatred on the grounds of nationality using the Internet under articles 329 and part 1 of article 282 of the Criminal Code. This was announced by Sadkov's lawyer Dmitry Dinze. “Sadkov did not admit his guilt in full.

In Voronezh, in the parking lot of truckers protesting against the Platon system, three more people were detained. This was reported to the OVD-Info hotline. According to the callers, the detainees are charged with article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (Disobedience to the lawful order of a police officer).

Ildar Dadin filed a claim for compensation for unlawful criminal prosecution in the Zheleznodorozhny City Court of the Moscow Region. The amount of demands is five million rubles, writes TASS. According to the lawyer, Dadin demands compensation for the damage caused to him by illegal prosecution, as well as detention under house arrest and detention for more than two years.

On April 20, the Naberezhnye Chelny City Court sentenced nine supporters of the religious organization Tablighi Jamaat, which is recognized as extremist in Russia. All of them were found guilty of participating in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2) and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment. This was reported on the website of the information and analytical center "Sova".

In Voronezh, four people were detained in the parking lot of truckers protesting against the Platon system. Pavel Enyakin, coordinator of the Association of Carriers of Russia (OPR), informed OVD-Info about this.

Hello! Details of the charges brought against one of those arrested in the Moscow “March 26 Case” have emerged - Yuri Kuliy is actually accused of putting his hand on the shoulder of a riot policeman . Another arrestee, Alexander Shpakov, who allegedly beat the lieutenant colonel, told how he was beaten during his arrest at the rally. A criminal case in the wake of March 26 has loomed in Petrozavodsk.