Krasnodar news journalist Yana Toporkova, who works for the Region Online publication, is being refused by law enforcement officers the equipment seized during the search. The journalist told OVD-Info about this. During investigative actions on October 2, Toporkova's phone, laptop, mouse, router, flash cards and hard drive were taken away. The journalist voluntarily gave the equipment to the security forces who conducted the search.

Lyudmila Form in the Picket June 20 / Photo: Tyumen Mill of the Communist Party In Tyumen, a policeman who, with the use of force, detained the picket Ludmila Fun, was brought to disciplinary liability. The security forces made a remark. This was reported to the OTD-Info in the Tyumen city committee of the Communist Party. Lyudmila function was detained on June 20 on the way home after participating in the picket against amendments to the Constitution.

On October 12, the Khabarovsk Regional Court rejected the prosecution's complaint against the district court's decision to return the case of Jehovah's Witnesses Stanislav Kim, Nikolai Polevodov, Tatyana Zhuk, Vitaly Zhuk, Svetlana Sedova and Maya Karpushkina to the prosecutor's office. This was reported on the website of the religious organization.

The administration of the Laishevsky district (Tatarstan) refused to approve a rally for changing the construction plan for the M-12 highway, which local activists planned to hold on October 17 in the village of Tarlashi. about this They write “Idel. Realities". The organizers of the action were representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled in the case of Valery Sozaev, Ivan Babitsky, Svetlana Mishina, Evgenia Samoshkina and Pavel Samburov, who were detained in 2013 at a rally against a bill banning “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors” initiated by Elena Mizulina. This was reported on the website of the court. The lawyers of the Memorial Human Rights Center published a detailed commentary on the ECtHR-Info telegram channel.

The Southern District Military Court extended the measure of restraint for Ruslan Nagaev, Ruslan Mesutov, Eldar Kantimirov and Lenur Khalilov, defendants in the Alushta case of Hizb ut-Tahrir, until January 21, 2021. about this Writes "Crimean Solidarity".

On October 12, the Third Court of Appeal in Sochi dismissed a complaint about the extension of the measure of restraint for Enver Ametov, a person involved in the second Simferopol case of Hizb ut-Tahrir. This was reported by the movement "Crimean Solidarity" with reference to the lawyer Refat Yunus. “We once again emphasized that the investigating authority did not present any evidence to the court, firstly, the involvement of my client in any illegal actions.

The Zheleznovodsk city court of the Stavropol Territory sentenced Mukharbek Mamatov, a participant in protests against changing the borders of Ingushetia and Chechnya, to 9 months in a penal colony. This was reported by the press service of the human rights center "Memorial". Mamatov was 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).

Security forces came to search at least 12 addresses of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Amur and Penza regions. This was reported by the portal “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia”. On October 11, in the city of Nikolsk, Penza region, security forces conducted a search in four apartments.

An opposition activist from Prokhladny (Kabardino-Balkaria) Anastasia Emelyanova reported pressure on her husband from the traffic police. about this . writes The "Caucasian Knot" According to Emelyanova, on October 11, her husband was stopped by the traffic police. The security forces said that he was in a state of alcoholic intoxication, and removed Yemelyanova's wife from driving.

The Central District Court of Khabarovsk dismissed the administrative case of Stanislav Kalinov, who was detained at a rally in support of Sergei Furgal on October 10. This was reported by lawyer from OVD-Info Alexander Gandurov. Kalinov was charged with participation in an action that interfered with the movement of vehicles and pedestrians (Part 6.1 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). As the lawyer said, the trial took place in two stages.

A secret witness under the pseudonym Andrei Petrov in the case of mathematician Azat Miftakhov has died. The witness died in January, but this became known only during a hearing on October 13 in the Golovinsky District Court of Moscow. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Svetlana Sidorkina, who represents Miftakhov’s interests. According to the death certificate, death was caused by heart injury. During the hearing, the judge confirmed the authenticity of the document.

The investigator assigned Khabarovsk resident Alexander Prikhodko, accused under the “Dada” article, an obligation to appear as a measure of procedural coercion. This was reported by the coordinator of legal assistance at OVD-Info, Alla Frolova. Prikhodko signed an obligation to appear, according to which he must come to all investigative actions at the first request of the investigator.

In Khabarovsk, a criminal case was opened against Nadezhda Kochetkova, a participant in the rally in support of Sergei Furgal, under the article on the use of violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the coordinator of legal assistance at OVD-Info, Alla Frolova. Kochetkova will be defended by a lawyer from OVD-Info. She is currently under recognizance not to leave.

In St. Petersburg, three activists were detained on Palace Square: Vladimir Vasilenko, Alexandra Shashok and Olga (surname unknown). They held a performance against the forced psychiatric examination of Alexander Merkulov, accused under the article on justification of terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). The detainees themselves reported this to OVD-Info. During the arrest, the police informed the activists that they had violated the high alert regime.