In Moscow, in the Strogino district, participants of the gathering in defense of the Moskvoretsky park were detained. This was reported by the telegram channel Avtozak LIVE. Among the detainees were two women, their names are not specified. The police did not explain the reason for the detention and soon released the eco-activists. In the Strogino district of Moscow, local residents are protesting in defense of the Moskvoretsky park, next to which the Serebryany Bor complex is being built.

The Proletarsky District Court of Tver partially granted the petition to clarify and change the restrictions and prohibitions imposed under house arrest on trucker Mikhail Vedrov, who spoke out against the Platon system and was accused of using violence against a representative of the authorities (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by a lawyer from OVD-Info Sergey Telnov, representing the interests of Vedrov.

The authorities of the Orlovsky rural settlement 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 24. about this They write “Idel. Realities".

A justice of the peace in Kazan fined Yevgeny Kobak, a member of the precinct election commission with an advisory vote, 20,000 rubles. He was accused of interfering with the work of the commission (Article 5.69 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) during the elections in September in Tatarstan. This is reported by Idel.Realii. There were two meetings in the process. At the first, a lawyer spoke from the side of the victims.

The prosecution took the case against Abdulmumin Hajiyev, a journalist for the Chernovik publication, to court. He is charged with participation in the activities of an extremist organization (part 2 of article 282.2 of the Criminal Code), participation in a terrorist organization (part 2 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) and financing of its activities (part 4 of article 205.1 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by the UK on its official website.

The Second Court of Cassation overturned the decision to refuse the claim of lawyer Maria Eismont against the Airport Department of Internal Affairs. Department employees did not allow Eismont to see detainees at protests against fabricated cases under the pretext of introducing the “Fortress” plan. This was reported to OVD-Info by Evgeniy Bobkov, a member of the commission of the Moscow Chamber of Lawyers for the protection of the rights of lawyers.

The Meshchansky District Court found Maria Baronova, an employee of the Russia Today channel, guilty under the article on participation in an uncoordinated action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The meeting was held in the wake of a single picket in support of journalist Ivan Safronov. About it writes "MBH Media". Baronova was fined 10,000 rubles. “I won’t appeal, I’ll go and pay a fine,” the picketer quotes the publication.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow imposed a fine of 150 thousand rubles on Elisabetta Corsi, a participant in a solitary picket in support of municipal deputy Ilya Azar. This is reported by the coordinator of legal assistance OVD-Info Anna Romashchenko. Elisabetta Corsi was brought to justice under the article on the repeated violation of the rally legislation (part 8 of article 20.2).

The Kolomna City Court of the Moscow Region sent for a new trial the case of activist Vyacheslav Yegorov, who was fined 30 thousand rubles under the article on the distribution of fake news (part 9 of article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) for a post about the coronavirus. This was reported by the head of the international human rights group "Agora" Pavel Chikov.

On October 20, the Syktyvkar City Court dismissed the case of violation during a public event (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) against Vera Tereshonkova, a participant in a solo picket against amendments to the Constitution. This is reported by "7 × 7" with reference to the lawyer of the "Public Verdict" Foundation Ernest Mezak. The court dismissed the case due to lack of corpus delicti.

In Khabarovsk, local residents Ekaterina Skvortsova and Alexander were detained because of a car rally in support of ex-governor Sergei Furgal. This was reported to OVD-Info by Vladislav Zhuk. The detainees are being taken to police station No. 4. 13:38 Traffic police officers detained Roman Plohotnyuk because of the motor rally on October 19th. He is being taken to Police Station No. 4.

The ECtHR awarded 49,000 euros in compensation following complaints from human rights defenders and activists detained for participation in protests from 2010 to 2014. This was reported on the website of the court. The court ordered Russia to pay from five to ten thousand euros to human rights activists Lev Ponomarev and Yana Teplitskaya, activists Mikhail Schneider, Philip Kostenko, Mikhail Krieger, Dmitry Vinogradov and Alexander Shcherbakov.

In the satellite city of Yekaterinburg, Berezovsky, a series of searches took place at Jehovah's Witnesses. This was reported on a website covering the persecution of believers. On the morning of October 19, searches were carried out at at least five addresses. Security forces detained believer Konstantin Zotov, he was released after three hours of interrogation.