Enver Omerov, Rize Omerov and Ayder Dzhepparov, defendants in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Belogorsk, were charged with preparing for a violent seizure of power (part 1, article 30, article 278 of the Criminal Code), Crimea . Realii” with reference to lawyer Lilya Gemedzhi. “The presentation of an additional charge of preparing for a violent seizure of power (we are talking about Article 30, as well as Article 278 of the Criminal Code of Russia - “ Crimea.

The Investigative Committee has completed an investigation into the creation of an extremist community against several leaders of the March protests against the change in the borders between Chechnya and Ingushetia. This is reported by MBKh Media with reference to the lawyer Bilan Dzugaev. “We believe that the investigation ended prematurely. They considered only the facts that were of interest to them, and did not include facts in the materials that indicate innocence. I filed an objection.

The defendant in the “Black Bloc” case, Vladimir Ratnikov (Komarnitsky), was placed on occupational watch in a pre-trial detention center, his father Gennady Komarnitsky reported to the hotline. OVD-InfoAccording to Gennady Komarnitsky, on February 28 there was a disciplinary commission in the pre-trial detention center. Although Vladimir did not violate the rules of conduct, he was registered under the article on justification of terrorism.

The leader of the Citizens of the USSR movement, Marina Melikhova, was searched on February 28. Eyewitnesses reported to the OVD-Info hotline that Melikhova was then hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital. Marina Melikhova managed to publish a video of the search. The operatives came to her in connection with the case of Tamara Orlova, a member of the Citizens of the USSR movement.

The defendant in the “Rostov case”, Yan Sidorov, convicted in the case of organizing mass riots, was transferred to correctional colony No. 10 in the Ulyanovsk region. Amnesty International reports this with reference to the mother of the convicted person, Nadezhda Sidorova. Beginning in December, Sidorov’s whereabouts were unknown—he was transported to an unknown destination.

to deprivation of liberty in a penal settlement On February 28, the Zheleznovodsk City Court of the Stavropol Territory sentenced Amir Oskanov and Ruslan Dzeytov . This was reported by the Human Rights Center "Memorial". Both were found guilty under the article on the use of violence against a representative of the authorities (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). Amir Oskanov was sentenced to a year and eleven months in a colony-settlement, Ruslan Dzeytov to a year and nine months.

For the fifth year in a row, the Kirov authorities have not agreed on a march in memory of Boris Nemtsov, Vadim Ananyin, a local activist and coordinator of the march, reports. The organizers offered the city administration six variants of routes for the memorial procession. However, the authorities, citing various events and a constitutional ban on holding rallies at a distance of 100 meters from buildings, did not agree on a single route.

In St. Petersburg, a solo picket participant Valentin Nikitchenko was detained near the Gostiny Dvor metro station, the legal bot OVD-Info reported. The reason for the detention is unknown. Presumably, Nikitchenko will be taken to the 28th police department in the Central District of St. Petersburg. 22:27 Valentin Nikitchenko was released from the police. It is not known if he was charged with any offence. After a rally in memory of Boris Nemtsov on February 27, were detained in St.

On February 28, the Agglomerate art space announced that it would not be able to provide a venue for the Pravokon human rights conference scheduled for March 1. This was reported by MBKh Media, citing the event's organizer, Mikhail Svetov, a member of the Libertarian Party of Russia. "Aglomerat" refused to host the conference despite the fact that by this time the organizers of "Pravokon" had already signed an agreement with the art space and paid the rent.

Victor Filinkov (left) and Julius Boyarshinov / Photo: Ivan Petrov The Second Western District Military Court at a visiting meeting in St. Petersburg extended for three months the arrest of the defendants in the case of the “network” Viktor Filinkova and Julia Boyarshinov. This was reported in the online broadcast "Mediazons". In jail, the accused will stay until June 11, 2020.

On February 28, the Moscow City Court dismissed five appeals against decisions to fine International Memorial and its chairman Yan Rachinsky under the article on non-marking a “foreign agent” on Memorial’s resources (part 2 of article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Yulia Orlova, press secretary of Memorial HRC, reports this.

The Khamovnichensky District Court arrested civil activist Pavel Stepanchenko for 10 days, who was detained during a picket in support of political prisoners. Vasily Kushnir, a lawyer from OVD-Info, who represents the interests of the activist, reports this. Stepanchenko was found guilty under the article on failure to comply with the requirements of a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

Vyacheslav Shatrovsky, convicted of the use of violence to a police officer during the Maltsev Revolution on November 5, 2017, was released from the colony. Shatrovsky himself spoke about this ATD-Info. Vyacheslav Shatrovsky after liberation. Photo from the page of Konstantin Markin on Facebook At the exit from the correctional colony No.

In several settlements of Chechnya, on February 26, security forces detained young people who liked the videos of the blogger Tumso Abdurakhmanov, who was attacked that day in Poland. It is reported by "Caucasus. Realities, citing unnamed sources. According to journalists, law enforcement officers detained at least nine people in the Chechen villages of Shelkovskaya and Naurskaya.

The Moscow prosecutor's office approved an indictment for hooliganism in connection with a broken window in the United Russia office. This was reported by Oleg Eliseev, a lawyer for Human Rights Postcard. OVD-Info “The indictment against Andrei Eikin, Azat Miftakhov and Elena Gorban was approved by the prosecutor’s office of the Northern Administrative District. After receiving it, we expect the criminal case to be transferred to court,” said Eliseev, who represents Eykin’s interests.