In Krasnodar, Anastasia Panchenko, the coordinator of the local headquarters of Alexei Navalny, was issued a protocol on “fake news” (dissemination of false information - part 9 of article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). This is reported by MBKh Media with reference to the lawyer Mikhail Benyash. The reason for initiating an administrative case was Panchenko's post on Instagram, where she called Vladimir Putin an "extremist".

In the village of Razdolnoye (Crimea) on February 10, security forces conducted searches of two local Jehovah's Witnesses - Andrei Rogutsky and Lyudmila Shevchenko. The European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses reported this on February 24. Bibles, notebooks and equipment were confiscated from believers. During the search, Rogutsky’s wife became ill and had to call an ambulance.

Libertarian Gleb Maryasov was given a ban on certain actions - the activist is a suspect in the case of blocking roads (Article 267 of the Criminal Code) for actions in support of Alexei Navalny on January 23. This was reported by a lawyer from OVD-Info Sergey Telnov, representing the interests of the activist. The decision was made by the judge of the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow Alexei Krivoruchko.

The investigation asked to change the measure of restraint for the operator of the Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK) Pavel Zelensky and release him from the pre-trial detention center. Information about this appeared in the filing cabinet of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow, drew attention to the publication. Mediazona The FBK operator is accused of inciting extremism on the Internet (part 2 of article 280 of the Criminal Code) because of two tweets.

The Abakan City Court of the Republic of Khakassia sentenced two Jehovah's Witnesses on February 24. 46-year-old Roman Baranovsky was found guilty of organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code) and sentenced to six years in prison in a general regime colony with deprivation of the right to hold leadership positions for a period of five years, and his mother, 69-year-old Valentina Baranovskaya under Part 2 of Art.

In Nizhny Novgorod, the arrest of Mikhail Iosilevich, rector of the Temple of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, was extended for 30 days. The decision was made by the Moscow District Court, journalist Natalya Rezontova reports . Iosilevich is accused in the case of an “undesirable organization” (Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code). Initially, the activist was given a preventive measure in the form of a written undertaking not to leave the place, which, according to him, he did not violate.

In Yakutsk, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the shaman Alexander Gabyshev under Art. 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (use of violence against a representative of authority). This is reported by MBKh Media with reference to the coordinator of the Human Rights Postcard Alexei Pryanishnikov. It is not yet known what actions of Gabyshev are connected with the initiation of a criminal case.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow refused to consider the protocols filed against Novaya Gazeta correspondent and municipal deputy of the Khamovniki district Ilya Azar. This is reported by the "Apology of Protest". The reason for compiling the protocols was two posts by a journalist on Facebook in 2020.

In Moscow, on February 23, police detained activist Dmitry Moiseev at the Belarusian embassy. He himself told OVD-Info about this. Moiseev was taken to the Basmanny police station. The activist was checked for arrears in fines after the rallies in support of Navalny and was released without a protocol being drawn up.

On February 24, President Vladimir Putin signed a number of laws that amend the Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO). Information about this appeared on the official Internet portal of legal information. So, from March 7 come into force .

In Nakhodka, an unidentified person fired at the car of Nakhodka city hospital doctor Natalya Pezhemskaya, who had previously told SOTA about low salaries in the institution. reports SOTA . Surveillance cameras recorded how an unknown person approached Pezhemskaya's car in the parking lot around 23:30 and shot at the car. Moreover, he “was, contrary to the opinion of the police, clearly in a sober state and consciously chose the object for the attack,” the news says.

The Chelyabinsk Regional Court recovered seven thousand rubles from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in favor of Vasily Moskovets, the head of the Stop GOK public movement, reports Ural.ru . MBH Media. Compensation was appointed for unreasonable bringing to administrative responsibility in the case of the distribution of Nazi symbols in 2019, the news specifies.

The prosecution asked for 6 years and 7 months for Karim Yamadayev, the author of the web series “Judge Gramm” about the trial of Putin. The head of the international human rights group "Agora" Pavel Chikov spoke about this with reference to lawyer Vladimir Krasikov.

The authorities of Kirov did not agree on a single picket in memory of the murdered politician Boris Nemtsov near the building of the city administration. This was reported on the page of the action in VKontakte. A single picket with a collapsible structure (cube) was planned to be held on February 27 at the site near the building of the city administration and the City Duma. However, officials refused to approve this application, citing “planned technical work” using special equipment.