Security forces in St. Petersburg searched the house of the head of the Alliance of Teachers, Daniil Ken, in connection with the case of blocking roads in connection with a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on January 23. After the search, Ken was detained. This was announced on his twitter by his brother. The Postcard Telegram channel writes that when they came to Ken, relatives gathered at his house to celebrate his birthday. The activist's 92-year-old grandfather was in the apartment.

About 15 participants in a picket against fascism were detained in Victory Park in St. Petersburg. This was reported to OVD-Info by a liberal activist who wished to remain anonymous. The young people were taken to the 33rd police department of the Moskovsky district of St. Petersburg. At the moment there is no contact with them, their names are also unknown. “We were going to picket against fascism, you know what day it is today (Hitler’s birthday -).

The court extended the detention of seven defendants in the case of protests in Ingushetia in March 2019 by three months, until 9 August. This was reported on the website of the Memorial Human Rights Center. The case is being considered in the Essentuki City Court (Stavropol Territory).

The Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region changed the sentence of Jehovah's Witness Larisa Artamonova from a fine to a suspended sentence and restriction of freedom. OVD-Info was informed about this by the press service of the European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses. In February of this year, Artamonova was found guilty of participating in an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code) and was given a fine of 10 thousand rubles.

Ivan Tumanov, a supporter of Alexei Navalny, was arrested for 11 days due to a gathering near correctional colony No. 2 in Pokrov, where the politician is now. This is written by the "Apology of Protest" with reference to the lawyer Mikhail Arsenyev. The decision was made by the Petushinsky District Court of the Vladimir Region. The meeting was first held in court, but in the middle of the process, the electricity was turned off there.

Two convicts were released in 2016 in connection with the case of involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which was recognized as a terrorist organization, the Memorial Human Rights Center reports , citing relatives. Ruslan Ryskulov and Rustam Zainullin served a six-year sentence in a penal colony. In total, five people were involved in the case of the activities of a cell of a terrorist organization in Sterlitamak.

Building of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation / Photo: Tikhonoff Michael, Moscow-live.ru In 2020, the Russian courts considered 3,786 cases of violation of the procedure for holding a public event (under Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), follows from the data published by the judicial departments of the Supreme Court on April 20.

The Shalinsky District Court of the Sverdlovsk Region terminated administrative cases on two protocols of “disrespect for authority” (Part 3 of Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code) against pensioner Sergei Usoltsev. Navalny's headquarters in Yekaterinburg talks about this. Portal Znak.com reports on the circumstances of the case against Usoltsev: an elderly resident of the village of Gora was charged with comments about the Russian authorities on VKontakte and YouTube.

On April 20, Team-29 and OVD-Info appealed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Supreme Court with a demand to promptly publish information about arrests at protests, subsequent trials, and the whereabouts of those arrested after the trial. The full text of the appeal can be read here . The basis for the appeal was the restriction of information about mass arrests at public events in January-February 2021.

Photos provided by Konstantin Fokin The Moscow eco-activist Konstantin Fokin was arrested for 10 days because of the “seated picket” on Red Square. He himself informed the OVD-Info about this. The Tver District Court found Fokin guilty of repeated violation of the rules of public event (part 8 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) - in December 2020, he held a rally on Red Square with a Potop Ecocide poster.

The Moscow City Hall refused to approve the rally in support of Navalny on April 21. RIA Novosti reported this.

Convicted in the Penza “Network” case, Ilya Shakursky, who is serving time in Mordovian IK-17, was again sent to a punishment cell for 10 days. This was reported by MBKh Media. On April 16, Shakursky’s term in the punishment cell was extended due to the fact that he allegedly did not identify himself at the request of a FSIN officer.

The Frunzensky District Court of Vladivostok partially satisfied the claim of Anatoly Chepikov, a participant in the protests in support of Khabarovsk residents, and awarded compensation for illegal administrative liability in the wake of the protests. This was reported by Dmitry Zubarev, a lawyer collaborating with OVD-Info. Chepikov was persecuted because of three actions: July 18 and 25, as well as August 1, 2020.

The State Duma denied accreditation to Vedomosti journalist Maxim Ivanov and Kommersant journalist who wished to remain anonymous. This is reported by Vedomosti. According to the publication, this could have been done to cut off "objectionable reporters": Maxim Ivanov lost his pass back in August, after he began to actively campaign in support of Ivan Safronov, who was arrested under an article on treason. about this .

The Leninsky District Court of Vladivostok sentenced Alexander Olekhnovich, a participant in the action on January 23, to two years probation. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Alexey Ananyev, who represents his interests. According to investigators, 39-year-old ship repairman Olekhnovich struck at least two blows to a police officer at the rally on January 23.