The chairman of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization in the city of Maiskoye (Kabardino-Balkaria) is suspected of inciting hatred. The SOVA Information and Analytical Center reported this on August 18, citing a press release from the local investigative department of the Investigative Committee.

On August 18, in the center of Grozny, an “action of repentance” was held by the residents of the village of Krasnaya Turbina, who had previously signed a letter to the Prosecutor General with a request to ensure the legal consideration of the case of their fellow villagers. This is reported by Novaya Gazeta. According to the publication, people were brought to the event by bus from the police department, and then taken back.

On August 18, the Gelendzhik city court fined the participants in the rally of deceived equity holders, reports . Kavkazsky Uzel Nikolai Sokol, Kirill Yaroslavtsev and Olga Botrakova, who participated in the August 5 rally (Sokol was one of its organizers), were fined 15,000 rubles each. For all of them, protocols were drawn up on violation of the procedure for holding a public event (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Activist Vadim Korovin, whose arm was dislocated while being detained in a parking lot near the Moscow City Hall, left the Tverskoy police station. This was reported to the OVD-Info hotline. Korovin was detained when he refused to remove his car from the parking lot near the mayor's office. The activist fights against privileges on the roads and defends the right of citizens to park near government buildings.

In Vologda on August 18, police officers stopped the volunteers of the election headquarters of Alexei Navalny, who distributed a newspaper in the old market in support of the Political Politics in 2018. The headquarters of the headquarters Yevgeny Domozhirov said on Twitter that the volunteers were released later, but the newspapers were selected, saying that the investigation team would study them. Domozhirov remained near the police post to wait for the investigative group.

Activist Vadim Korovin, to whom the police officer dislocated his hand for refusing to leave the parking lot near the Moscow City Hall, was taken to the Tver District Court. He is charged with disobedience to the legal requirements of representatives of the authorities (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Vadim Korovin.

In Sevastopol, unknown young people with rolled-up posters came to the venue of single pickets of the owners of land confiscated by the administration. about this Writes "New Sevastopol". In total, about twenty provocateurs came, they refuse to speak, some show aggression. One of the young people tried to grab the microphone from the journalist's hands. I tried to talk to these people. They said: we were ordered, we were paid.

On August 18, the district police officer brought Violetta Grudina, an activist of the Murmansk headquarters of politician Alexei Navalny, a summons to report to the police on August 23 to draw up an administrative protocol on violation of the rules for organizing a public action (part 2 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Grudina reported this to OVD-Info by calling the hotline.

Khazir Akhkubekov, a resident of Kabardino-Balkaria, who served five days of arrest in Gelendzhik for lezginka, is summoned to the Investigative Committee. This was reported on August 18 by the "Caucasian Knot" with reference to Akhkubekov's father. Akhkubekov Jr. was detained along with three other people on August 12 (earlier it was reported that the detention took place on August 13) when they were dancing lezginka. The policemen told them that lezginka was forbidden in Gelendzhik.

On August 17, the Basmanny District Court of Moscow fined activist Roman Petrishchev 10,000 rubles for taking part in a solitary picket. Under Russian law, one-man pickets can be held without prior notice or permission. But in this case, the court referred to the ban on any mass actions during the Confederations Cup. about this on Facebook .

On August 18, the Vologda City Court refused to satisfy the complaints of Alexei Navalny's supporters about numerous refusals to approve pickets. The Vologda authorities did not approve any of the 21 applications filed by the activists. about this on Twitter . wrote Evgeny Domozhirov Domozhirov said that applications were submitted to hold pickets from August 17 to 29 at various times and places.

On August 18, the Supreme Court of Crimea refused to satisfy the appeal of six defendants in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Crimea and thus left them under arrest until October 8, 2017. This is reported by the site "Crimea. Realities". Those arrested are accused of activities of a terrorist organization and preparations for a violent seizure of power.

Petersburg resident Leonard Konvisher is suspected of inciting hatred with three pictures posted on the VKontakte social network. Konvisher reported this to the hotline. because of OVD-Info According to him, a case of inciting hatred (Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code) was opened on July 11, but he himself found out about it only on August 9, when they came to his apartment with a search.

A police officer, while trying to detain activist Vadim Korovin, who parked his car at the Moscow City Hall, sprained his arm. Korovin was taken to the Sklifosovsky Research Institute for examination. about this The activist wrote on Twitter. After an examination in the hospital, it turned out that the arm was not broken, Korovin's ligaments were torn. On the video broadcast , the activist said that he had parked his car next to the building of the Moscow City Hall.

In Kurgan on August 18, the police drew up a protocol on an administrative offense for one of the employees of the local headquarters of Alexei Navalny Anton Talykov.