In Moscow, the police detained activist Christina Ramirez, she herself informed the OVD-info. The girl stood with a poster in support of Alexei Navalny near the presidential administration. She was delivered to the China-Gorod police department. Nikita Petreev, a lawyer from the OVD-info, went to the aid of the detainee. Activist Kristina Ramirez / Photo: Sota Edition 22:19 Christina Ramirez was released from the police department. They did not initiate an administrative case against her.

On December 15, 2021, the Moscow City Court canceled the fine and sent for review the case of one of those detained at a protest against the law on educational activities. The court did not notify the activist about this decision, says lawyer Yulia Kuznetsova, who collaborates with OVD-Info.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don extended the arrest of Emil Ziyadinov, a Crimean Tatar activist and children's coach accused of involvement in Hizb-ut-Tahrir, for three months. It is reported by "Crimean solidarity".

On January 13, the Voronezh Regional Court approved a fine for Nikita Lazarev, who was detained in October at a solitary picket for the freedom of political prisoners. He is provided with legal assistance by OVD-Info. On November 18, the Central Regional Court of Voronezh found Lazarev guilty under the article on violation of the rules for participation in the action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) and imposed a fine of 10 thousand rubles.

Jehovah's Witnesses Vilen and Arsen Avanesov were transferred to correctional colony No. 3 in Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk region). This was reported on a website covering the persecution of believers. On July 29, 2021, the Leninsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don sentenced Vilen and Arsen Avanesov to six years and six and a half years in prison, respectively. Together with them, Jehovah's Witness Alexander Parkov was sentenced to six and a half years in prison.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow fined Ildus Manyakov 10,000 rubles for holding a picket on Red Square. Oksana Borodina, a lawyer from OVD-Info, reports this. The court found Manyakov guilty under the article on violation of the rules for participation in the action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

The Moscow City Court approved a fine for Rustam Shukurov, a participant in a meeting in support of Tajik human rights activist Izzat Amon. This was reported by lawyer Yekaterina Selezneva, who defended the activist in cooperation with OVD-Info. Shukurov was fined 20 thousand rubles under the article on violation of the rules for participation in a public event (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

The Pavlovsky District Court of the Krasnodar Territory sentenced Jehovah's Witness Maxim Beltikov to two years in prison. This was reported by the SOVA Information and Analytical Center. The believer was found guilty under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). The state prosecutor asked to sentence Beltikov to three years in prison. A criminal case was opened against the believer in June 2020.

In Moscow, police officers detained and released activist Nikolai Shilov because of a solitary picket on Pushkinskaya Square. This was reported to OVD-Info by his colleague. Shilov held a picket against "eternal Putin". An hour after the start of the rally, he was detained by the police, taken to the Kitai-Gorod police station, and then released without a protocol being drawn up.

The Leninsky District Court of Yekaterinburg upheld the refusal to approve an anti-war rally. This was reported in the RusNews telegram channel. Yekaterinburg activists planned an anti-war rally for January 22, but the Ministry of Public Security refused to hold the event. Officials referred to the fact that the theme of the rally is contrary to the Constitution of the Russian Federation. The court has now upheld the decision.

The Central District Court of Novosibirsk fined Alexander Mukharytsin, a deputy of the local Council of Deputies from United Russia, for 10,000 rubles because of a people's gathering for the preservation of the square. It is reported by Siberia.Realii. The court found Mukharytsin guilty of violating the rules for holding an action (Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) because of the action on November 13, 2021 “We need a public garden”.

The administration of Cheboksary refused to approve a rally against the creation of municipal districts and the introduction of QR codes. This is reported by the publication "Idel.Realii". When justifying the refusal, the mayor's office referred to "coronavirus" restrictions. The application for the event was submitted by the deputy of the State Council and the first secretary of the branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation in Chuvashia Alexei Andreev.

The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction in Moscow upheld the sentences of seven defendants in the New Greatness case. This was reported in a telegram channel dedicated to the history of this case. Thus, the court decided to leave the sentence of all defendants in the case unchanged, and the cassation appeals of the defense lawyers were not satisfied.

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow refused to exclude Golos regional coordinators Alexander Lyutov (Mordovia) and Artem Vazhenkov (Tver Region) from the register of “foreign agents.” This is reported by SOTA. Lyutov and Vazhenkov were recognized as “foreign agents” on September 29, 2021, on the same day as 18 more coordinators and members of the Voice Council, as well as OVD-Info, Mediazona, its publisher Pyotr Verzilov and editor-in-chief Sergei Smirnov.

In Kirov, the police came to the house of a local resident Svetlana Marina. The security forces drew up a protocol against her because of the picket, at which the woman held a poster with the inscription "NO to repressions, to the entry of troops into Kazakhstan." Marina herself informed OVD-Info about this. The protocol was drawn up under the article on the violation by the organizer of the action of the rules for holding a picket (Part 1, Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).