In Vladivostok, regional authorities refused to approve a procession in memory of the murdered politician Boris Nemtsov. About this “Siberia. Realities." The administration explained its response to the regional “On public events in the Primorsky Territory,” which prohibits holding actions on sidewalks. The regional coordinator of Open Russia told the publication that last year the same department authorized a similar event.

Georgy Minyaev, a resident of the village of Avnyuga in the Arkhangelsk Region, was charged with justifying terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). about this . He told the Mediazone According to Minyaev, on the morning of February 12, officers of the OMON and the Investigative Committee came to his house. The investigator told the man that the case was opened because of a post in the public “Referendum AGAINST Dump on Shiyes”.

The organizers decided to cancel the concert of rapper Eldzhey in Kaliningrad, scheduled for February 16. This decision was made due to pressure from government agencies and non-profit civil organizations. This was reported in the VKontakte group of the organizers of the Macroconcert Kaliningrad performance. The report does not say how and which state institutions and civil organizations exerted pressure on the organizers.

Member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Eskender Bariev was put on the international wanted list. This was reported on the website of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center, headed by Bariev. He himself lives on the territory of Ukraine. The Supreme Court of Crimea issued a corresponding decision on January 29, 2019.

In relation to the municipal deputy of the Basmanny district of Moscow and the coordinator of the Open Russia movement, Viktor Kotov, a pre -investigation check under the article on public justification of terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) was launched. This is written by Telegram Channel "Human Rights Cards". In August 2018, Kotov wrote an article about Sentsov’s case, shares in his support and hunger strike.

In Pskov, employees of the Investigative Committee and the Center for Combating Extremism came with a search to the regional branch of the Yabloko party. About it writes "MBH Media". According to the publication, the operational measures are related to the criminal case under the article on obstructing the free exercise by a citizen of his electoral rights (part 1 of article 141 of the Criminal Code). He was filed against the head of the regional branch of the Yabloko party, Lev Shlosberg.

In Saratov, Mikhail Smyslov was detained on charges of organizing a public event without filing a notice (part 2 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The report on the activist was drawn up because he was the applicant for the rally for the resignation of the governor of the Saratov region Valery Radaev. Alexander Zykov, a representative of Smyslov and coordinator of Navalny's headquarters in Saratov, told OVD-Info about this.

The Polyarny District Court in the Murmansk region refused to extend the detention of two men accused of organizing the activities of the local community of Jehovah's Witnesses. They write about this on the organization’s website. A criminal case was opened in April 2018 after searches. Roman Markin and Viktor Trofimov were placed in a pre-trial detention center. They spent about six months there, then another four under house arrest. Now both are under recognizance not to leave the place.

The Chertanovsky District Court of Moscow fined janitor Shokhrukh Orolov 10 thousand rubles for coming to the Nagorny District Administration with other workers because of unpaid overtime and threats of dismissal. An OVD-Info correspondent reports this from the courtroom. Orolov was charged with violating the rules of the action (Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). On February 12, the court fined four janitors under the same article, also 10 thousand rubles.

In Almetyevsk, the Investigative Committee suspended the criminal case against activist Sergei Andreev for inciting hatred or enmity (Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code) against Jews and the authorities. about this Writes "Idel. Realii” with reference to law enforcement sources. They wanted to stop the case after the partial decriminalization of the article, but it had to be suspended, since Andreev fled from the investigation abroad.