A court in Krasnodar sentenced conscript soldier Dagir Agaragimov to a fine of 40 thousand rubles in the case of an “attack” on a monument to fallen GRU special forces on the Kuban farm Molkin. This was reported by SOTA with reference to the lawyer Alexey Avanesyan. Agaragimov was found guilty under the criminal article on vandalism (part 2 of article 214 of the Criminal Code). In a video posted in early January, a conscript slaps a statue and then performs a chokehold.

On June 16, the Lomonosovsky District Court of Arkhangelsk fined local resident Alexander Shevyrkov a thousand rubles under an article on propaganda and demonstration of Nazi symbols (part 1 of article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). This was reported by the Information and Analytical Center "Sova" with reference to the court decision .

The Southern District Military Court extended until October 20 the preventive measure for three defendants in the fourth Bakhchisaray case of Hizb ut-Tahrir. It is reported by "Crimean solidarity". Crimean activists Alim Sufyanov and Seyran Khayredinov will remain in custody in a pre-trial detention center. The preventive measure in the form of house arrest was extended to the disabled person of the first group Alexander Sizikov. They have been under arrest since the summer of 2020.

The Pskov Regional Court canceled the fine that had previously been imposed on activist Nikolai Kuzmin under the article on displaying prohibited symbols (Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code) because of a photograph with Alexei Navalny. This is reported by “Network Freedoms” The court dismissed this case for the second time. The Pskov Center for Countering Extremism opened a case over a photograph from the opening of Navalny’s local headquarters in 2017.

Libertarian Vsevolod Osipov told Meduza that he was recruited by Center E employees and offered to infiltrate the headquarters of politician Roman Yuneman, and then sent him to Georgia to monitor emigrants. On May 27, 2021, security forces came to search several members of the Libertarian Party of Russia (LPR) in the case of blocking roads (Article 267 of the Criminal Code) during winter protests in support of Navalny, including Osipov. He was a witness in this case.

Bloggers Ruslan Bobiev and Anastasia Chistova, who were sentenced to ten months in prison because of a photo shoot in front of St. Basil's Cathedral, were released. This is reported by the telegram channel "112". In October 2021, Bobiev and Chistova were found guilty of insulting the feelings of believers ( Part 1, Article 148 of the Criminal Code ). The reason for the criminal case was a photograph published by Bobiev with Chistova in front of the temple.

The Arkhangelsk Regional Court recognized the People's Council of Citizens of the RSFSR USSR of the Arkhangelsk Region as an extremist organization, its activities were banned in Russia. About this writes the publication 29.ru.

On the morning of July 7 in Surgut, security forces conducted searches at the homes of five Jehovah's Witnesses. This was reported by the portal “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia”. According to the portal, investigative measures were carried out by employees of the Investigative Committee, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the FSB and the riot police. Security forces seized Bibles, personal photographs, electronics, bank cards and a board game.

A resident of the city of Tashtagol in the Kemerovo region was sentenced to a fine of 100 thousand rubles due to a publication on the topic of World War II. This was reported on the website of the regional UK. The man, whose name is not named, was found guilty under the article on the rehabilitation of Nazism (part 1 of article 354.1 of the Criminal Code).

The Moscow City Court approved the arrest in absentia of retired police major Oleg Kashintsev in the case of “fakes” about the Russian army. He himself told OVD-Info about this. Kashintsev, who is outside Russia, was arrested in absentia in May. He is accused of spreading “fakes” about the Russian armed forces based on hatred (clause “e”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

The Dzerzhinsky District Court of Orenburg sentenced Ivan Moskalenko to eight months of correctional labor in the case of “fake news” about the Russian army. The head of Agora, Pavel Chikov, talks about this. reported that a 22-year-old Orenburg resident was found guilty of publicly disseminating deliberately false information about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). About the case in early May.

Roskomnadzor, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, blocked the Russian-language version of the Depositphotos photobank because of the photos of the war in Ukraine. attention to this . drew The human rights project "Roskomsvoboda" was blocked The collection “The Truth About Russia’s Attack on Ukraine” with photographs of the consequences of the war, published on the main page of the service, . The English version of the site and other collections are still available in Russia.

In Makhachkala, police detained Magomed Magomedov, who went out on a one-man picket in support of journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev, who is accused of financing terrorism. Chernovik reports this. Journalist Murad Muradov, who was nearby, was detained along with Magomedov. They are taken to the district police department. The reason for the detention was the visit of the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko to Dagestan, Chernovik notes.

Moscow authorities have refused to lift the ban on public rallies imposed in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. This was announced by the Moscow City Duma deputy and head of the Yabloko faction Maxim Kruglov. Kruglov filed an appeal with the Moscow Department of Regional Security with a request to lift the ban on shares in the capital.

In Vladivostok, a local resident accused of damaging a monument to Soviet intelligence officer Richard Sorge was released from a pre-trial detention center and placed under house arrest. About this VL.ru with reference to the local branch of the Investigative Committee. reports “It was decided to soften the conditions of detention for the woman by court decision. The criminal investigation continues,” the portal reports, noting that the preventive measure was changed on July 7.