Police in St. Petersburg at the metro station "Chernyshevskaya" detained picketer Olga Smirnova, holding a poster in support of the mathematician Azat Miftakhov, who is in jail. This was reported to OVD-Info by civil activist Marina Ken. Judging by the recording published by the telegram channel “Yagrazhdanin!”, the police dragged the woman by her arms and legs. According to Marina Ken, Smirnova was taken to the 78th police department of St. Petersburg.

Police in Moscow near the Izmailovskaya metro station detained civil activist Mikhail Lashkevich, who stood in a single picket against amendments to the constitution and irremovability of power. This was reported by the OTD-Info by Lashkevich himself. Photos provided by Mikhail Lashkevich Initially, the police simply demanded documents from him, but then detained, saying that single pickets were prohibited. At the moment, Lashkevich was taken to the police department in the Izmailovo district.

The Central District Court of Kaliningrad twice refused to consider the complaint of the local writer and blogger Nikolai Gorelov on the subscription taken from him on non -disclosure of the criminal case against him. Gorelov himself, who is suspected of disseminating information about the days of military glory expressing disrespect for society, said the OVD-Info. Judges believe that a non -disclosure subscription does not violate Gorelov's rights.

At the request of Roskomnadzor, the recording and transcript of the program “Special Opinion” with political scientist Valery Soloviev was removed from the website of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, at the request of Roskomnadzor. It is reported by The Insider with reference to the editor-in-chief of the site Vitaly Ruvinsky. “Roskomnadzor did not say exactly which words in this program he has a claim to,” Ruvinsky told the publication.

The administration of Ulyanovsk refused to approve a mass picket on the 20th anniversary of Putin's presidential term and against changing the Constitution. It is reported by "Idel. Realii” with reference to the organizer of the action Igor Toporkov. Toporkov planned to hold a mass picket on March 26.

On March 21, the Magadan police sent an official comment to OVD-Info about the protocol being drawn up. We quote the comment in full: “According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Magadan Region, the police initiated administrative proceedings against the owner of the site who posted false socially significant information on the grounds of an offense under part 9 of article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

The Memorial human rights center and OVD-Info appealed to the UN with a request to influence the Russian authorities so that they postpone the April 22 vote on amending the Constitution to a later date due to the coronavirus pandemic. The document, prepared by human rights activists, notes that “governments around the world are taking unprecedented measures” to slow the spread of the disease. One of these measures is to limit the possibility of holding mass gatherings. Russia is no exception.

On March 16, the Vologda City Court changed the measure of restraint for Jehovah's Witness 67-year-old Yuri Baranov from house arrest to a ban on certain actions. The website “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia” reports this. The court took into account Baranov's positive characteristics and his need for treatment. The judge changed the measure of restraint from house arrest to a ban on certain actions until May 18, 2020.

The Stavropol Regional Court issued a decision to extend the arrest of Musa Malsagov and Barakh Chemurziev, the leaders of the protests against changing the borders of Ingushetia with Chechnya. About this writes the publication "Fortanga". The term of arrest was extended by 17 days: both Malsagov and Chemurziev will be kept in a pre-trial detention center until at least April 12, 2020.

On March 18, the Presidium of the Supreme Court, in connection with the coronavirus, restricted access to court buildings and suspended court hearings in certain categories of cases. The decision is published on the website of the court. By decision of the Supreme Court, from March 19, “persons who are not participants in trials” were no longer allowed to enter the courts.

Orekhovo-Borisovo Yuzhnoye 23 people: Sergey Nelidov, Svyatoslav Kotov, Maxim Lipatov, Vladimir Martyanov, Danila Shumsky, Nikolai Sharov, Sergey Bessonov, Sergey Shurygin, Alexander Dorofeev, Alexey Parfenchenkov, Alexander Buimov, Oleg Efanov, Igor Trikolich, Konstantin Kamensky, Vladislav Yevteshin, Nikita Stupin , as well as five minors and two who refused to give their names. lawyer Dmitry Cheshkov worked in the department OVD-Info , but he was only allowed to see three detainees.

Detained in the department in the Moskvorech-Saburovo district. Photo: Municipal deputy Sergei Vlasov In Moscow on March 19, 2020, the police detained opponents of the construction of the southeastern chord. More than 60 people were detained. We publish the list.

On the evening of March 19, police officers in Moscow tightly dispersed opponents of the construction of the highway, which they plan to lay through a burial ground with radioactive waste. The security forces used gas, detained 63 people. Two weeks before that, one of the eco -activists was searched in a criminal case. Four more were interrogated as witnesses. OVD-Info tells how the authorities suppress a peaceful protest.