The Crimean Federal Security Service opened a criminal case on the forcible seizure of power (Article 278 of the Criminal Code) against eight defendants in the Bakhchisaray case of Hizb ut-Tahrir. This is reported by Novaya Gazeta. Previously, they were charged under article 205.5 of the Criminal Code (organization and participation in the activities of a terrorist organization). The decision to initiate proceedings was handed over to the defendants on February 22 in the presence of lawyers.

A court in Nazran arrested Urus Kurskiev, the organizer of the march of the sons of the deported peoples of the Caucasus, for three days. about this writes The "Caucasian Knot" . The publication does not specify which court made the decision. Kurskiev was found guilty under Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (organization of an uncoordinated mass event). The man told the publication that he did not have time to coordinate the march with the city administration.

In Pitkyaranta (Karelia), the police came to the organizer of the #Non-Meeting action, Anna Boikova, writes "7 × 7". Law enforcement officers warned the woman that there should be no extremist activity at the event, and reminded her of the need to comply with the law on rallies. “They said that there would be a sporting event there [on the square]. And they are afraid of political slogans in the snow. Like, it can be recognized as a rally. Draw hearts?

2018 January 31 Unknown people broke the window of the United Russia office in the Khovrino area and threw a smoke bomb inside. A video of the action was published by the anarchist movement “People's Self-Defense”.

In the Leningrad region, police detained Open Russia activist Dmitry Skurikhin at the exit from his house, Aleksey Pryanishnikov, coordinator of the Human Rights Defenders of the Postcard, told OVD-Info. Skurikhin is being taken to police department No. 74. They didn’t tell him the reason for the detention, they only told him the number of the KUSP (crime report book) - allegedly someone wrote a complaint against Skurikhin.

Azat Miftakhov in court, February 12, 2019 / Photo: Anton Voronov, MBH Media In January 2018, unknown people broke the window of the United Russia office in Khovrino and threw a smoke saber there. In September, the investigation was suspended, but resumed Mathematics Azat Miftakhov on the day of detention. The investigation believes that he is involved in the action. OVD-Info recalls how the case developed.