In Arkhangelsk, the police filed a protocol against local eco-activist Yevgeny Balashov (Korsak) because of a picket with a poster about an oil spill in Komi. He himself informed OVD-Info about this. Balashov was not detained - the protocol was drawn up at the site of the action, which took place next to the building of the regional government. The picketer was charged with violating the regime of self-isolation (part 2 of article 20.6.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

In Tatarstan, security forces regularly visit the 63-year-old mother of Karim Yamadayev, the author of the YouTube series Judge Gramm, which depicts the trial of Vladimir Putin. Because of this, an elderly woman had health problems, they write “Idel. Realii” with reference to Yamadayev. “They go constantly to my mother and bring her with questions about me. At the same time, they know that she has serious heart problems.

Yuri Zhdanov, father of FBK director Ivan Zhdanov, has deteriorated in his health in the pre-trial detention center. This is reported by MBH Media with reference to the lawyer Vladimir Voronin. According to the lawyer, in response to Yury Zhdanov's complaint about the deterioration of health due to "pressure", the doctor suggested using a glucometer - an apparatus for measuring blood sugar.

The city court of Evpatoria sentenced a citizen of Ukraine to one year in prison - he was found guilty under the article on the creation of an extremist community (part 1 of article 282.1 of the Criminal Code). about this The press service of the court writes , without naming the person. According to investigators, the "extremist community" is a group created by a Ukrainian in a social network dedicated to restoring Ukraine's sovereignty in Crimea.

In Yugorsk (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug), the unknown beat the local journalist and social activist Anton Pantin. The victim told this on his Facebook page, and also reports Znak. On the morning of May 21, an unknown person in a medical mask ran to Pantin from behind and inflicted about 10 shots on the head to the journalist. Doctors laid out five seams to the victim on a torn lip.

On May 20, the Tula Regional Court decided to transfer Jehovah's Witnesses Angela Putivskaya and Evgeny Godunov from the pre-trial detention center to house arrest. The preventive measure was appointed until July 25. This was reported on the website of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. Putivskaya and Godunov are defendants in a criminal case under the article on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

In Crimea, investigators are ignoring the petitions of lawyer Siyar Panich with a request to hand over the body of Nabi Rakhimov, a native of Uzbekistan, who was killed by security forces during a search on May 11. about it . writes Public association "Crimean solidarity" Panich filed a petition with the Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol on May 12, after the death of Rakhimov.

The Supreme Court of Crimea, in an appeal, recognized as legal the extension of the detention in a pre-trial detention center of Crimean Tatar activists Lenur Seydametov and Timur Yalkabov, accused of involvement in the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity movement with reference to lawyer Emine Avamileva.

The Krasnogvardeysky District Court of Crimea imposed a fine of 10,000 rubles on Zelikha Abkhairova, the mother of political prisoner Arsen Abkhairov, for a solitary picket. The woman was found guilty under the article on violation of the procedure for holding a public event (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). about this Writes "Crimean Solidarity".

In Krasnodar, on May 20, the security forces came to the home of local activist Marina Zakharchenko - they were interested in the woman's connection with the Open Russia organization, which the authorities recognized as "undesirable". Zakharchenko posted a video of the conversation between the security forces on her Instagram. “They wanted to invite me to their place to talk about some repost of Open Russia.

A doctor is not allowed to see the ex-coordinator of Navalny’s headquarters in Khabarovsk, Alexey Vorsin, who is under house arrest due to a criminal case under the “Dada” article on repeated violations of the procedure for holding public events (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code). He is also not allowed to call an ambulance. Khabarovsk oppositionist Andrei Pastukhov reported this on May 20, citing Vorsin’s lawyer Larisa Bogatyreva. According to the lawyer, Vorsin may be sick with coronavirus.

A supporter of Artpodgotovka, convicted in the Kremlin arson case, Oleg Dmitriev, reported serious health problems - he has difficulty moving in IK-5 of the Sverdlovsk region, where he is currently serving his sentence. Znak writes about this with reference to human rights activist Galina Koroleva. Dmitriev broke his leg before his sentencing while in the Moscow Butyrka pre-trial detention center in 2019. This happened by accident - the convict was doing physical exercises while walking.

Jehovah's Witness Konstantin Bazhenov, released on parole from a colony in the Ulyanovsk region, was deported to Ukraine on May 19. This was reported by the SOVA Information and Analytical Center. In September 2019, Bazhenov was sentenced to three and a half years in a general regime colony under the article on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

In the Sovetsky district of Crimea, law enforcement officers conducted a search in the framework of a criminal case under the article on organizing and participating in the activities of a terrorist organization (Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) at the Crimean Tatar activist Muslim Zevriev. This is reported by Krym.Realii. The search was carried out in the house, temporary house and garage, seized a computer, telephone, flash drives, books and notebooks.

The Leninsky District Court of Novosibirsk sentenced 54-year-old Jehovah's Witness Vitaly Popov to three years probation under articles on participation in and financing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 and Part 1 of Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code). The press service of the European Association of Jehovah's Witnesses reported this to OVD-Info. A criminal case was opened in June 2019.