The Khabarovsk Regional Court upheld the verdict of local Jehovah's Witnesses Stanislav Kim and Nikolai Polevodov. This was reported on a website covering the persecution of believers. In February, the court sentenced Polevodov and Kim to two years of probation with a probationary period of two years on charges of participation in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

The Dorogomilovsky District Court of Moscow extended until August 6 the arrest of Vladimir Vorontsov, the author of the public page “Police Ombudsman”, in the case of extortion (Parts 1 and 2 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by MBKh Media. The investigation insisted on extending the arrest for a month, whose position was supported by the prosecutor.

In St. Petersburg, three people were detained who were holding a rally against amendments to the Constitution near the building of the Legislative Assembly: Svetlana Sitnikova and supporters of the Libertarian Party Vladimir Vasilenko and Alexander Nikitin. This was reported by OVD-Info Vladimir Vasilenko. Participants of the action were holding posters and lighted fireworks. At the moment they are being taken to the first police department of the Admiralteisky district.

The Vasileostrovskiy District Court appointed 40 hours of compulsory work to Vladimir Shipitsyn, a participant in the Strategy-18 action. Shipitsyn himself reported this to OVD-Info. The court found the activist guilty of organizing an uncoordinated event (part 2 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) for a picket in support of the Crimean Tatars, which he held on May 18. Shipitsyn was detained on July 1, when he planned to hold a rally against amendments to the Constitution.

OVD-Info lawyer Ekaterina Selezneva was not allowed into the special detention center of Anastasia Rezyuk, a participant in pickets in support of the artist Yulia Tsvetkova, who was arrested for 15 days. Selezneva was going to visit the activist to provide legal support and advice, as well as to find out if the rights of her client are being violated. Employees of the institution did not allow her, demanding a notarized power of attorney for the provision of legal services.

In Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Region, a Baptist priest was found guilty by a world court under the article on illegal missionary activity (part 4 of article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and a fine of 5,000 rubles was imposed. about it . writes Znak.com According to the prosecutor's office, the head of the religious group of the "International Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists" conducted missionary activities without notifying government agencies.

The city court of St. Petersburg commuted the punishment for activist Maria Kozhevatova and imposed a fine of 150,000 rubles for participating in the March of Maternal Wrath in February 2019. Kozhevatova herself told about this to OVD-Info. In February 2019, the court found Kozhevatova guilty of repeated violation of the rules of the event (part 8 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and imposed a fine of 250 thousand rubles.

In the village of Tavrichanka, Primorsky Territory, at least six families of Jehovah's Witnesses were searched. The website “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia” reports this. According to the site, three believers were taken away for interrogation after the search. 3 July. Details about the search have emerged, the Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia website reports . In the end, 13 believers were searched, and 11 people were then interrogated.

The Stavropol Regional Court overturned the decision of the Essentuki City Court, according to which Zarifa Sautiyeva, a participant in the protests in Magas, was extended the measure of restraint. This was reported by lawyer Bilan Dzugeav on Facebook. “Today, following my complaint, the Stavropol Regional Court overturned the decision of the Essentuki City Court, by which Zarifa was extended the period of detention until June 25, 2020 due to procedural violations committed by the judge.

The Moscow City Court overturned the decision of the district court to extend the preventive measure until August 17, 2020 for those involved in the “New Greatness” case and made a new decision to extend the preventive measure until July 16. The telegram channel “The Case of New Greatness” writes about this. In May, the Lublin City Court extended the preventive measure for those involved in the case until August 17.

In Moscow, Novaya Gazeta correspondent Svetlana Vidanova and cameraman Igor Finkovsky were attacked at a polling station on July 1. This is reported by Novaya Gazeta. The publication clarifies that the journalist was in the office of the chairman of the Taganskaya Territorial Election Commission (TEC) Rimma Bakhtiarova and filmed there. According to Vidanova, Bakhtiarova attacked her and delivered at least four blows to her forearm and pushed her in the back at least twice.

A new protocol was drawn up against LGBT activist Yulia Tsvetkova under the article on “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors” (Part 2 of Article 6.21 of the Administrative Code). Tsvetkova herself reported this to OVD-Info.

In Neftekamsk, on July 1, an observer from the Golos movement, Aidar Bayanov, was handed a summons to the military registration and enlistment office at the polling station for amendments to the Constitution. About this writes “Idel. Realities". “At noon I came to the site to start observing. Forty minutes later, a policeman appeared, accompanying a whole group of people from the military registration and enlistment office and the mayor's office.

In Moscow, on Pushkinskaya Square, picketers were detained who were sitting with a poster "Anti-fascism is not terrorism." This was reported to the OVD-Info hotline by one of the detainees. In total, there were three detainees, they were taken to the Tverskoy police department. 10:31 In the department of the detainees, the police copied the data, had a conversation and released without protocols. This was reported to OVD-Info by one of the picketers.

In Russia, mass protests often end in the violent dispersal of peaceful protesters. The police use violence unjustifiably, but it is not they who are involved in criminal cases, but the demonstrators. This is how the “Bolotnaya”, “Moscow”, “Ingush” cases appeared. OVD-Info asked experts where the line between a protester and a participant in mass riots is from the point of view of Russian law, international law and in the public consciousness. Grigory Yudin.