In Moscow, a native of the Lugansk region (Ukraine), Pavel Grin-Romanov, was asked to serve eight years in prison in the case of using violence against a government official at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny, which took place on January 31. Anna Romashchenko, coordinator of legal assistance at OVD-Info, reports this. The 23-year-old protest participant is defended by OVD-Info lawyer Artem Nemov.

Roskomnadzor demanded through the court that Channel One be brought to justice - on the air of the talk show "Vremya Pokazhet", the channel's employees used a video of a media outlet recognized as a "foreign agent", without indicating its status. about this RBC writes with reference to the press service of the department and a source familiar with the case file. The supervisory authority filed a corresponding application with the Moscow Arbitration Court on March 26.

The Third Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction, located in Sochi, changed the sentence of Lenur Islyamov, director general of the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR, reducing the sentence from 19 to 18 years. It is reported by "Crimea. Realities".

The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow returned to the police 11 protocols under the article on participation in an unsanctioned rally (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), drawn up against participants in the rally near the Tajik embassy in support of human rights activist Izzat Amon. This was reported to OVD-Info by a compatriot of the detainees, Farkhod Odinaev. The reason for the return of the protocols is currently unknown.

Against a resident of St. Petersburg, Alexander Ovchinnikov, a criminal case was opened under the article on justifying terrorism (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). It is reported by Interfax. The Fontanka publication clarifies the details of the case: according to the investigation, Ovchinnikov left a comment on August 27 under one of the entries in the RT News in Russian group on VKontakte.

The Volgograd Regional Court upheld the sentence of Vyacheslav Alikov, a resident of the city of Kamyshin, who was sentenced to one year in a colony-settlement because of a comment on VKontakte. This is reported by the joint press service of the courts of the region, information on the case is also published on the website of the regional court. Alikov was found guilty under the article on incitement to extremism on the Internet (part 2 of article 280 of the Criminal Code).

In relation to a resident of Kursk, lawyer Ivan Shurupov, a pre-investigation check is being carried out at the request of the military commissar. This is reported by the publication "The Edge". According to Shurupov, he has a “non-conscription diagnosis”, which was notified by the military registration and enlistment office.

In the Sverdlovsk region, the editor-in-chief of the municipal newspaper Berezovsky Rabochiy resigned due to pressure from local authorities. about this Editor-in-chief Sergei Stukov wrote on Facebook. According to Stukov, the employment contract with him was terminated unilaterally: “A whole delegation came to the editorial office: the mayor [of the city of Berezovsky], the first deputy, a lawyer and the head of the personnel department. Our conversation lasted no more than a minute.

The administration of IK-2, located in Salavat (Bashkortostan), once again extended the term of detention in the ShIZO of Teymur Abdullayev, convicted in the Simferopol case of Hizb ut-Tahrir. This is reported by "Crimean solidarity" with reference to the relatives of the prisoner. The deadline was extended by 15 days. Abdullayev continues to worry about health problems — high blood pressure and the consequences of the coronavirus, which the Crimean Tatar activist contracted in December 2020.

In Moscow, Sotsalternativa activist Matvey Aleksandrov was asked to provide explanations as part of the pre-investigation check on “Dadinskaya”. His interests are represented by lawyer from OVD-Info Maria Eismont. Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code “There is no criminal case today. The decision on whether to initiate a criminal case or not will be made by the investigator based on the results of the pre-investigation check,” Eismont said in an interview with OVD-Info.

In St. Petersburg, police detained Igor Yakovlev, a member of the Other Russia party E.V. Limonov. He himself told OVD-Info about this. Employees came to work to the activist and took him to police department No. 78. At the moment, it is not known what Yakovlev is charged with - he suggested that a protocol could be drawn up against him due to participation in an unapproved event.

Stanislav Rukavishnikov, a resident of Mari El, was fined 1,000 rubles for a video on VKontakte that was deemed extremist. This was reported by the Information and Analytical Center "Sova". The decision was made by the Sovetsky District Court of the Republic on April 5. Rukavishnikov was found guilty under the article on the public distribution of extremist materials (Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

The prosecutor's office approved the indictment in the case of the leader of the "Left Resistance" Darya Polyudova. The case materials were sent to the Second Western District Military Court. This was reported in the political prisoner's support group with reference to her lawyer Leonid Solovyov.

The court in Petushki, Vladimir region, arrested Navalny supporter Christina Johnson-Ramirez for 10 days. This is reported by “Apology of Protest”. Johnson-Ramirez was detained on April 7 near correctional colony No. 2 in Pokrov, where opposition leader Alexei Navalny is serving his sentence. She was there with journalists.

The Moscow City Court upheld the house arrest of Pussy Riot member and defendant in the "sanitary case" Maria Alyokhina. This was reported by "Apologiya Protesta" with reference to lawyer Daniil Berman.