In Yekaterinbur, the applicants for the absurd procession "Monstration" for the second time received a refusal to approve the event. This was reported on April 28 by the New Day portal. The application was for holding a rally on May 6, it was rejected, since the declared procession could allegedly interfere with events dedicated to May 9, Victory Day.

In Moscow on the evening of April 28, police detained four activists of the “Committee of Nation and Freedom”. This was reported to the hotline "OVD-Info" by the press secretary of the association. According to him, among the detainees is Vladimir Basmanov, who applied to the mayor's office for approval of rallies and demonstrations on May 1, the rest of the names are being specified.

On April 28, the Moscow District Military Court sentenced the imam of the capital's Yardyam Mosque, Makhmud Velitov, to three years of general imprisonment on a trumped-up case of public justification of terrorism (Part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code, maximum sanction up to five years in prison). Interfax about this. reports So far, only the introductory and operative parts of the verdict have been announced.

On April 26 and 27, Galina Sidorova, lecturer at the School of Investigative Journalism, was attacked several times by unknown persons. It is reported by Radio Liberty. Apparently, the goal was to disrupt the seminar with representatives of the local press. At about two in the morning, unknown people broke a window on the first floor of a private guest house where the “School of Investigations” took place, later a dead rat was found under the window.

The organizing committee of the "Evil May Day" applied for marches and rallies in several districts of Moscow, but all received refusals. The activists were offered Hyde Park in Sokolniki as an alternative location. This was announced on the Facebook page of the event. The prefectures argued their decision with an incorrect route scheme. The Department of Regional Security replied that the center was busy with more important events and suggested moving the action to Hyde Park.

Ivan Nepomnyashchikh, a defendant in the Bolotnaya case, was never released from the ShIZO, where he was sent for failing to comply with the “light out” command. this on April 27 on Facebook. announced Alexander Margolin Nepomnyashchikh in the ShIZO was on the "island" - a specially isolated part of the ShIZO, with which other prisoners of the camp cannot contact, where he was sent after a mass search in the detention center and beating .

In Kazan, the police searched the place of work of Ilya Novikov, deputy chairman of the Open Russia movement. about this RBC writes with reference to the Interfax agency and Novikov's representative Elsa Nisanbekova. The searches took place in the office of the Raiden management company. Novikov, according to Nisanbekova, is the general director of this organization. Security forces seize things from the building.

Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin approved the indictment in the criminal case against Yuri Kuliy. The case was sent to the Tverskoy court. This was reported on the website of the Prosecutor General's Office. Kuliy, as investigators believe, attacked police officer Gavryutin. Kuliy himself told his lawyer that he was simply trying to separate the elderly man and the riot police.

Carey Guggenberger, moderator on Facebook “Muscovites Against Demolition” and creator of the website “For Our Home”, was attacked and beaten at the entrance by four unknown people. She announced this on April 27. groups The attack itself occurred a few days ago, on April 19. They kicked me, as the activist writes, on the stomach and back. And on April 21 there was an apartment of State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Sergei Shargunov.

The Moscow City Court considered the appeal against the decision of the Meshchansky District Court to fine and expel activist Albert Goncharov and closed the case for lack of evidence of an offense. Goncharov’s lawyer Konstantin Markin reported this to OVD-Info. On April 2, Goncharov was detained in the metro for distributing brochures “Putin. War". The activist was accused of violating migration legislation (18.8 Code of Administrative Offenses), since he is a citizen of Belarus.

One of the defenders of the Torfyanka park, Yabloko activist Natalya Fedorova, on April 28 was splashed in the eyes by some kind of chemical solution. this on Twitter . announced Party member Sergei Mitrokhin According to him, Fedorova lost her sight after the incident. She was attacked in the Cheryomushki area. Recently, she has also spoken out against the demolition of houses in Moscow under the “renovation” program.

The Cabinet of Ministers did not support the LDPR bill on abolishing criminal liability for double violation of the law on rallies (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code). The BBC Russian Service reported this on April 28, with reference to the government's response.

The Leninsky District Court of Tyumen closed the case of Alexander Kunilovsky, Alexei Malyutin and Mikhail Uvarov for lack of corpus delicti. They were accused of participating in an uncoordinated rally. It is reported by Znak.com. Earlier, on April 16, the police detained the coordinator of Navalny's headquarters, Alexander Kunilovsky, two volunteers, Alexei Malyutin and Mikhail Uvarov, and the organizer of the action, Pyotr Kharitonov.

The ECtHR has given priority status to the case of Vakhapov, Makarov and Nepomnyashchikh, based on a complaint about beatings in IK-1. This was reported by the Public Verdict Foundation. According to the decision of the ECHR, within 48 hours from April 27, convicts are required to undergo a medical examination in the presence of defense lawyers. It should be carried out by doctors independent of the FSIN system.

Photo: Ruslan Sokolovsky/Mrsokolovsky During the judicial debate, the prosecution party asked to be sentenced to Blogger Ruslan Sokolovsky to three and a half years of a general regime colony. This was reported by the publication Znak.com. Sokolovsky is accused of insulting the feelings of believers, extremism and illegal use of special equipment (a handle with a video camera).