In Moscow, at polling station No. 1263 (Sokolniki district), Asker Heydarov, a confidant of State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Valery Rashkin, was detained. Lidia Sitnikova, a member of the TEC for the Sokolniki district, reported this to OVD-Info. “Today, preparatory work is underway to open polling stations. For this reason, Asker Askerovich, as a proxy of deputy candidate Valery Rashkin, went to check the state of preparation of the polling stations.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Kemerovo region reduced the amount of the claim for work at protests from 698 to 695 thousand rubles. The portal “7×7” reports this. The police excluded from the claim compensation for the work of an employee who was not on duty on the day of the rally. The Kemerovo Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs demanded compensation from local activists for having to work on weekends during protests on January 23 and 31.

The Sovetsky District Court of Makhachkala declared illegal the detention of art school student Diana Dibirova at a rally in support of Alexei Navalny on April 21. “Caucasus.Realities” writes about this. After the arrest, the girl was kept in the police department for about four hours, then a report was drawn up against her for petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and she was sent for a medical examination to a drug treatment clinic.

The case of “mass riots” during the elections, the arrest of agitators and the blocking of services that host “Smart Voting” lists. We tell you the main news for September 16. The Investigative Committee opened a case of inciting “mass riots” during the elections. Among the defendants is the founder of the telegram channel “What-to-Delat!” Dmitry Chebanov and ex-employee of the headquarters of State Duma candidate Anastasia Bryukhanova Maria Platonova .

Elena Pichuzhkina, a candidate for the regional Legislative Assembly, was detained in Orenburg, who was holding a one-man picket demanding the resignation of Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. It is reported by "Echo of Moscow in Orenburg". Pichushkina was standing near the building of the regional government with a sign "Collecting signatures demanding the resignation of the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation A.G. Siluanov" when the police approached her.

Dmitry Lamanov was detained in the village of Urengoy in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. This was reported by his friend, who asked that her name not be used. The man was detained while working and taken to Nadym; they plan to take him to Moscow within two days.

The Tverskoy Court of Moscow imposed 10 days of arrest on activists of the “Civil Society of the Kaluga Region” Sergei Rednikov and Ilya Ermakov - the day before they unfurled the banner “Freedom for Navalny!” on the Red Square. Their interests in the police and court were represented by lawyer from OVD-Info Sergei Telnov. Kaluzhans were found guilty under the article of disobedience to the police (Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code).

After his arrest in August, believer Sergei Lyulin was handcuffed to handrails located under the ceiling of the minibus and his legs were taped to the seat. In this situation, the man was transported from Belgorod to Crimea for 16 hours - this was reported on September 15 by a website covering the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. Lyulin is accused of organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

In St. Petersburg, the journalist of Avtozak LIVE and the candidate for municipal deputies Ekaterina Goncharova were detained. This was reported in the telegram channel of the project. According to Goncharova, Vadim Davydov, a Just Russia deputy, called the police. He stated that the journalist had stolen the cube and was hiding behind it in order to distribute her leaflets, the participants of Avtozak.LIVE clarified in a conversation with OVD-Info.

The Moscow City Court upheld the house arrest of Olga Kuzmina, who protested against the renovation on a tree with a crossbow in her hands. This was reported by lawyer from OVD-Info Katerina Tertukhina. On August 24, Kuzmina was charged with hooliganism committed by prior conspiracy with the use of objects used as weapons (Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code).

The Kiev District Court of Simferopol fined Crimean Tatar activist Zair Smedlya 30,000 rubles because of a spontaneous gathering in support of the arrested Crimean Tatars. about this . writes Krym.Realii Smedlya was found guilty of violating the high alert regime ( part 1 of article 20.6.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses ). The judge refused to call the witnesses in the case, as well as the police officer who drew up the protocol.

In St. Petersburg, security forces came to search Vyacheslav Abramov. His wife reported this to OVD-Info. According to her, the search was carried out by 10-15 people. They found stickers “against the authorities” and threatened with eight years in prison. The man was taken to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in St. Petersburg. The reasons for the search are still unknown. Vyacheslav Abramov was left overnight in the temporary detention facility.

Employees of the energy company TGK-14 in Ulan-Ude, who started a protest because of low wages, were suspended from work and, under the pretext of a coronavirus threat, were transferred to self-isolation. This is reported by the trade union publication "Solidarity". On the eve of the action, representatives of the employer came to the workers.

In the Altai Territory, the police with the use of force detained two activists of the Communist Party. about this . writes Sibir.Realii One of the activists, Nadezhda Rudmina, held a solo picket in the evening of September 15 in Novoaltaisk. Another activist, whose name was not given, was handing out campaign materials. During the campaign picket, policemen approached Rudmina, photographed her poster and sent the photo to the regional election commission for verification.

The Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow fined the journalists of Important Stories Alesya Marokhovskaya, Irina Dolinina and Polina Uzhvak, who were picketing at the Ministry of Justice against the law on “foreign agents”. It is reported by "Rain". Each journalist was fined 10,000 rubles under the article on participation in an uncoordinated rally (part 5, article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).