The coordinator of the Moscow branch of the Vesna movement was attacked by unknown people. About this "Spring" writes in their social networks. The activist was guarded at his house and beaten in the entrance. As the movement writes, the young man was beaten, including kicked in the face. The victim's name has not been released for security reasons. Viasna supporters attribute the attack on the activist to the organization's participation in anti-war actions.

On March 15, Jehovah's Witnesses from Kazan, Sergei and Elena Gromov, were detained at Moscow's Vnukovo airport. The portal “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia” is about this. reports The man was taken into custody, his wife returned to Kazan. On March 16, a search was conducted in the Gromovs’ apartment. It is not yet known under what article the case was initiated. Believers fear that listening devices have been installed in their apartment.

English version G., service worker In the second week of March, a girl called me, I registered with her and previously lived in her apartment. She said the Ministry of Internal Affairs is looking for me, I ask: “Why?” The police said that they were checking all citizens of Ukraine. I called the policeman back and made an appointment. He told me in a telephone conversation that he would check the phone - I, of course, cleaned everything.

A criminal case was opened against a 27-year-old resident of Adygea, who has been in prison since 2018, under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). This is the press service of the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for Adygea.

The Nalchik City Court placed local resident Ramazan Dugiev under house arrest. This is what Fortanga is about. reports In early February, security forces searched the house where Dugiev lived with his hearing-impaired parents. A few days later, he was detained and sent to a pre-trial detention center on suspicion of using violence against a government official (Article 318 of the Criminal Code) at a rally against changing the borders of Ingushetia, which took place on March 27, 2019.

FSB and Ministry of Internal Affairs officers detained a 46-year-old resident of Krasnouralsk (Sverdlovsk region), allegedly involved in “citizens of the USSR.” Information and Analytical Center "Sova" about this with reference to. reports Komsomolskaya Pravda According to investigators, the man organized and conducted meetings of the Union of Slavic Forces of Russia organization, which was previously recognized as extremist.

The Ukhta City Court of the Komi Republic fined three local residents - Mikhail Avtonomov, Anton Nikonov and Timur Smirnov - for reposting the video "Let's remember the Rogues and Thieves their Manifesto - 2002." This was reported by the Information and Analytical Center "Sova". Avtonomov, Nikonov and Smirnov were charged with an article on the mass distribution of extremist materials (Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The court fined each of them a thousand rubles.

The Central District Court of Novokuznetsk arrested activist Igor Gorlanov for five days on March 10 and for fifteen days on March 16. About this on the website of the Information and Analytical Center "SOVA". reported The basis for the arrest in both cases was protocols under the article on inciting hatred or enmity (Article 20.3.1 of the Administrative Code).

In Kostroma, four women, two of whom are Jehovah's Witnesses of retirement age, were searched. This was reported by the portal “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia”. Investigative activities at four addresses took place on January 15. In particular, searches were carried out on two women believers, 68 and 72 years old; their names were not mentioned. Electronic devices, Bibles, religious literature and personal notes were confiscated from them.

The Kuzminsky District Court of Moscow fined activist Maksim Pakhomov 20,000 rubles for being detained at the Boris Nemtsov memorial on the anniversary of his murder on February 27. He himself informed OVD-Info about this. Pakhomov was accused of committing an offense under the article on violating the rules of picketing (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). In court, he was defended by lawyer Mikhail Shabelsky, who cooperates with OVD-Info.

In St. Petersburg, activist Svetlana Utkina was detained, speaking out against the development of the park named after Academician Andrei Sakharov. She herself informed OVD-Info about this. During the arrest, the woman injured her knee. Utkina was taken to police station No. 21, she intends to call an ambulance. 20:15 It turned out that during the detention of the St. Petersburg activist Svetlana Utkina, her leg was broken! this She announced in her telegram channel.

In Moscow, activists Marina Zakharova and Elena Yavorovskaya were detained for protests against the construction of a highway from 800th Anniversary of Moscow Street to Inzhenernaya. They themselves reported this to OVD-Info. Zakharova and Yavorovskaya were taken to the police department in the Dmitrovsky district. Lawyer Sergei Telnov, who cooperates with OVD-Info, came to help them. 13:00 Gennady Zakharov was also detained.

On March 14, the Pervorechensky District Court of Vladivostok refused to satisfy the claim of Andrey Gusev, Primorsky coordinator of the Golos movement, to cancel the decision of the Ministry of Justice to include him in the register of mass media as “foreign agents”. He was defended in court by lawyer Natalya Kasilova, who cooperates with OVD-Info and the Center for the Protection of Media Rights, and she also informed the project about this.

On March 10, the Kaluga District Court of Kaluga sentenced five residents of the city Artem Zhukov, Vladislav Lagutkin, Sergei Lukashin, Alexey Lukyanov and Maxim Semenov to 4 years in a general regime colony in the case of an attack on police officers at a rally in support of Navalny on January 23, 2021. About this "Moscow Time". reports According to investigators, during the detention of the demonstrators, five protesters tried to fight them off from the police officers.

I went to the action, but there was no action as such. We [in Nizhny Novgorod] have Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, where protests usually take place, and people walked there. There were more cops than people. Those who came walked in groups, and then grouped next to the man who sang Tsoi with a guitar. First they screwed the singer, then they screwed us all. Then, as usual: we were taken for a ride in a paddy wagon and taken to the police station.