Police in Novosibirsk detained local resident Yuri Izmailov following a conflict between police and activists that occurred after a rally in support of the Khabarovsk Territory on December 12. Andrey Kaygorodtsev told OVD-Info about this. The detainee was taken to OP No. 1 of Novosibirsk, where at about 18:30 local time a report was drawn up under the article on failure to comply with the legal demands of a police officer (Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code).

Judge of the Central District Court of Novosibirsk Ruslan Frolov on December 14 fined Andrei Chaika, who was detained after pickets of solidarity with Khabarovsk on December 12, for failure to comply with a lawful request of a police officer (Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code). Taiga.info reports this. According to law enforcement officers, on the day of the rally on Lenin Square, Chaika allegedly grabbed police lieutenant colonel Ivan Peregudov.

The judge of the Leningrad Regional Court Alexander Osotsky overturned the decision in the case of the activist of the “indefinite protest” Yevgeny Musin under the article on violation of the rules for participation in the action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), which was initiated due to a picket against amendments to the Constitution. This was told to OVD-Info by Dinar Idrisov, who, together with Ilya Tkachenko, defended Musin in court.

In Nizhny Novgorod, police detained local civil activist Maxim Alibaev due to a single picket in support of Alexei Navalny. “Apology of Protest” reports this on its telegram channel. Alibaev was taken to police department No. 5 of Nizhny Novgorod. The detainee is charged with failure to comply with a lawful request of a police officer (Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code).

The director of the online publication “7×7” Pavel Andreev was summoned for questioning to the office of the Investigative Committee for the Komi Republic, where he was offered to become a victim in the case of raising money in support of Alexei Navalny in the mayoral elections. This is stated in the publication of the magazine itself.

The Supreme Court of Crimea extended the measure of restraint for the person involved in the second Simferopol case of Hizb ut-Tahrir, Enver Ametov. It is reported by "Crimean solidarity". Ametov will remain in the pre-trial detention center until January 14, 2021. The process was held behind closed doors - without relatives, listeners and the media.

The justice of the peace of court district No. 33 of the Gatchina district of the Leningrad region fined Tatyana Voltskaya, a journalist of the Radio Liberty publication, under an article on the distribution of fake news (part 9 of article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) for publishing an interview with a resuscitator. It is reported by the Center for the Protection of Media Rights.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow fined Vladislav Neimark, a participant in a rally in support of Belarus on September 15, 10,000 rubles. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Ekaterina Selezneva, who defended Neimark in court. In the wake of a single picket, Neimark was found guilty under the article on violation of the rules for participation in the action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg dismissed the administrative case against Agit Rossii activist Pavel Ivankin due to a one-man picket for the preservation of the constitutional order and against changes to the Constitution, which he held in February 2020. This is reported by the "Apology of Protest". On February 15, in St. Petersburg near the shopping center "Gallery" a series of single pickets were held for the preservation of the constitutional order.

Lusya Shtein, a municipal deputy in the Basmanny district of Moscow, was fined 20,000 rubles in connection with an action with hanging LGBT flags on government buildings in the city. This was reported by the "Apology of Protest" in its Telegram channel. This decision was made by the Basmanny District Court of Moscow, finding the deputy guilty of participating in an uncoordinated public action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

The Proletarsky District Court of Tver refused to hold a preliminary hearing in the case of truck driver Mikhail Vedrov, accused under an article on violence against a representative of the authorities (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). Alla Frolova, coordinator of legal assistance at OVD-Info, reports this.

On December 14, during the debate in the Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don, the prosecutor demanded that local Jehovah's Witness Ruslan Alyev be given a suspended sentence of 3 years with a probationary period of 4 years. The website “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia” reports this. Aliyev is accused of participation in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

In St. Petersburg near the Dunai metro station, the coordinator of the Vesna movement Artem Malikov was detained, presumably in connection with the action against increasing the prices for travel in the subway. This was reported by the ATFs by the activists of the "Spring". Malikov was delivered to the police department No. 7 of the Frunze district of St. Petersburg. After he began to answer calls, his phone was taken away. At the moment, it is not known what is charged with.

Picket Vladimir Dubovsky / Photo: George Belov In Moscow, Libertarian Vladimir Dubovsky, who stood in a single picket against state terror, was detained in Moscow in the Lubyanskaya Square near the FSB building. He himself told the OVD-Info about this. Dubovsky was delivered to the Meshchansky police department. He has not yet been explained what violation is charged with him, but they want to remove the poster from the activist.

The Lyublinsky District Court of Moscow fined a member of the Public Monitoring Commission (POC) Marina Litvinovich for 150 thousand rubles because of the collection of signatures against amendments to the Constitution. This is reported by MBKh Media according to Litvinovich herself. Litvinovich was found guilty under the article on repeated violation of the rules for participation in a public action (part 8 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).