The prosecutor, during the debate in the Norilsk City Court on March 21, requested six years of suspended imprisonment for Jehovah's Witnesses Alexander Polozov and Stepan Shevelev. Information and Analytical Center "Sova" about this. reports In addition, the prosecution asked for a five-year probationary period and a ban on holding leadership positions in public organizations.

The Stavropol Regional Court left Akhmed Pogorov, one of the leaders of the Ingush protests and a person involved in the “Ingush case,” in pre-trial detention until June 26. The republican media “Fortanga” is about this. reports The prosecution asked for an extension of the arrest period, since, according to the investigation, the defendant could still escape and put pressure on other participants in the process.

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Four unknown people attacked the office of Lev Ponomarev’s human rights project “For Human Rights.” The project itself reports this on its Facebook page. According to SOTA, the attackers sprayed pepper spray and shouted insults related to the ongoing human rights conference. According to the same publication, one of the attackers had already pursued Ponomarev himself.

In Kolomna, a police officer detained activists Ivan Morozov and Sergei Sokolov at a rally dedicated to workers' rights. This was reported to OVD-Info by one of the detainees. Activists handed out leaflets of the Russian Trade Union of Industrial Workers and the Revolutionary Labor Party. The detainees are going to be taken to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Kolomna city district.

In Taganrog, the police detained journalist Polina Efimova. She wanted to talk to refugees from Mariupol who are being taken to the Rostov region. about this with reference to Efimova's colleagues . writes Novaya Gazeta According to the publication, the police detained the girl when she was talking to refugees who were on the bus near the temporary accommodation facility based on the city's Sports Palace.

The European Court of Human Rights has resumed consideration of complaints against Russia. This is reported in the resolution on the official website of the Court. Russia will cease to be a party to the European Convention on Human Rights six months after the decision to exclude it, that is, on September 16, 2022, the ECtHR clarifies. This means that it is possible to file a complaint with the court if violations of rights occurred before this deadline.

A case was opened against a resident of the city of Prokhladny in Kabardino-Balkaria, Evgeniy Bazhin, under the article on “creating a non-profit organization that infringes on the personality and rights of citizens” (Part 3 of Article 239 of the Criminal Code), TASS with reference to the FSB department in the republic. The maximum penalty under this article provides for imprisonment for up to two years.

In the Krasnodar Territory, the Investigative Committee resumed the seizure of the bank accounts of 69-year-old Zoya Shipilova, the mother of the ex-coordinator of the local branch of Open Russia, Yana Antonova. This was reported by Kavkaz.Realii. The decision to resume the arrest was made by the Basmanny Court of Moscow on February 4. “Mom was not notified about any trial, she did not receive a court decision.

In Belgorod, Rossinskaya and Elena Egorov drew up protocols under the article on violation of the rules of the action (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) due to the fact that they donated indoor plants as a gift. About this writes "Mediazona". As Egorova said, on March 20, he and her sister went to the Cathedral Square with the “Vegetatives of Vegetatives” and “Naropesis, Aloe as a gift” and a box of plants.

In Elista, on March 22, police detained Kichka Guchinov because of a single picket with a poster "For the liberation of Ukraine from nationalism, fascism and Bandera", the press reports service of the Communist Party branch in Kalmykia . Guchinov is a labor and party veteran, the report says. Earlier, the administration of Elista refused to allow the party to hold a rally, citing anti-covid restrictions.

In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the police detained Vladimir Yefimov, a journalist and the head of the regional branch of the Yabloko party. This is reported by the publication "Kam 24". According to the journalist, five police officers detained him near the house. They stated that Nazi symbols were published in Yefimov's social networks. The man was taken to Center "E". Efimov noted that he had never published anything like this.

In Irkutsk, the Investigative Committee summons local activists for questioning. They reported this to OVD-Info. One of those who received such a summons was Pavel Kharitonenko, the founder of the New Russia – Free Country movement. Now he is with his defender in the UK. At least three people were detained and forcibly taken to the UK. The exact number of such visits is not yet known, as are the grounds for interrogations.

Hundreds of police officers quit under pressure from management because of subscriptions to Alexei Navalny’s projects, the BBC Russian Service writes , citing sources in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In December, Dozhd reported about 10 such layoffs, but by February there were already hundreds of them, BBC sources note. Layoffs are taking place in many regions.

In Chelyabinsk, the prosecutor's office terminated the administrative case against the former coordinator of Navalny's headquarters, Alexei Tabalov, for inciting hatred towards police officers. This was reported by the Network Freedoms project. Tabalov was accused of inciting hatred or enmity towards a social group on the professional basis of “police officers” (Article 20.3.1 of the Administrative Code) due to posts published in his Telegram channel on January 24 and February 3.