The Tagilstroevsky District Court of Nizhny Tagil in April fined Fanis Galeev , the imam of the Mahalya mosque , under an article on the distribution of extremist literature (20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). This was reported by the Information and Analytical Center "Sova". The prosecutor's office found 23 "extremist" books in Galeev's apartment. Sova adds that the imam is a member of the city Council for Combating Extremism. “There is a fine line.

The Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg granted the claim of the military to ban data on the losses of the Russian army on four sites. This is reported by the joint press service of the courts of the city. The audit was conducted by the military prosecutor's office of the 301st garrison. The court recognized as prohibited the information of the following publications: "Zerkalo" in Azerbaijan , the Turkish news agency "Anadolu" , the Czech service of CNN , Logist today .

Ayder Azamatov, a lawyer for Crimean activist Irina Danilovich, who is suspected in the case of possession of explosives (part 1 of article 222.1 of the Criminal Code), said that from April 29 to May 7 she was held at the FSB headquarters in Crimea. This is reported by the publication "Krym.Realii". According to Azamatov, all this time Danilovich was fed only once a day.

The Investigation Department for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol brought charges under the article on publicly insulting the feelings of believers (Part 1 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code) against a 50-year-old resident of Dzhankoy. Information and Analytical Center "Sova" about this. Investigative Committee writes According to the investigation, a resident of Dzhankoy published “images and expressions offensive to an Orthodox believer” on his personal page on the social network.

Blogger Veronika Belotserkovskaya (Belonika), accused of an article about “fakes” about the Russian army, was put on the international wanted list. This is the telegram channel “Toad and Viper”. drew the attention of the Investigative Committee of Russia against Belotserkovskaya in the case of “fakes” based on political hatred or enmity (clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) in March.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Izhevsk did not satisfy the complaint of activist Ilya Makarov about the refusal to hold an anti-war rally. This is reported by Idel.Realii. On May 5, Makarov filed a notice of an anti-war rally. The city administration refused, citing a resolution of the Council of Federations dated February 22, which states that the president can use the Russian army outside the country.

The justice of the peace of court district No. 370 of the Tverskoy district of Moscow fined Radio Liberty 12.8 million rubles under the article on the failure to delete “forbidden” information (part 2 of article 13.41 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). This is reported by the publication "RIA Novosti" with reference to the press service of the court. In total, on April 13, 16 protocols were considered, each of which was fined 800,000 rubles.

In Moscow, a criminal case was opened against the artist and photographer Danila Tkachenko due to a “failed action” that was planned for Victory Day. He talks about this on his Facebook page. reported According to Tkachenko, a criminal case was opened against him on May 9: on that day he was preparing a peaceful protest. “I acted alone and did not tell anyone about my plans,” the photographer wrote.

On May 12, the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court upheld the suspended sentence of four years imprisonment against Jehovah's Witness Victoria Verkhoturova. The website “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia” is about this. reports The panel of the second instance court approved the verdict of the Prioksky District Court of Nizhny Novgorod under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). The verdict came into force.

On May 12, the Seventh Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction in Chelyabinsk upheld the sentence imposed on Jehovah's Witnesses from Perm Igor Turik, Boris Burylov, Viktor Kuchkov, Alexander Inozemtsev and Yuri Vaag. This was reported on the portal "Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia". reported In May 2021, the Industrial District Court of Perm gave suspended sentences to the believers: Turik received seven years in prison, the others received two and a half years.

A court in Nizhny Novgorod changed the measure of restraint for the rector of the Temple of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Mikhail Iosilevich, from a ban on certain actions to detention. This is reported by SOTA. The court granted the prosecution's request to change the preventive measure. It was based on the fact that Iosilevich, who is accused of carrying out the activities of an “undesirable organization” (Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code), violated the terms of the ban on certain actions.

On May 11, a criminal case was opened against Pussy Riot member Anna Kuzminykh for desecration of the flag (Article 329 of the Criminal Code) because of the rally at which a dummy of Vladimir Putin and the Russian flag were burned. The channel “Caution, News” is about this. reports on March 27, on Maslenitsa, action artists organized an anti-war performance in Georgia near the Tbilisi reservoir.

In Cheboksary, on May 12, the police and Center “E” conducted a search of a local resident under the article on knowingly false reporting of a terrorist attack (207 of the Criminal Code). This was reported to OVD-Info by the activist himself, who asked not to indicate his name. Security forces seized the man's computer.

The City Hall Barnaul refused to coordinate a picket against raising prices. According to the city administration, the action could form a “negative attitude” to the “special operation” in Ukraine. It is reported by Taiga.info. The Barnaul Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of the City Hall submitted the application for a picket. The event was supposed to be held on the evening of May 18.

The Skopinsky interdistrict department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Ryazan region opened a case under the article on “rehabilitation of Nazism” (Part 2 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) against a 21-year-old resident of the village of Miloslavskoye. About this "Mediazona" with reference to the website of the regional administration of the UK.