The Ministry of Justice has expanded the registers of individuals and media outlets performing the functions of a “foreign agent.” Relevant departmental information. appeared on the website Among the new faces in the register of individuals-“foreign agents”: Ruslan Gabbasov is the author of the portal “Idel.Realii”, a Bashkir activist, ex-head of the public organization “Bashkort”, an extremist organization in Russia.

On October 20, at least three Jehovah's Witnesses were searched in Maykop. The security forces also detained believer Nikolai Voishchev - he was placed in a temporary detention center (IVS). About this on the portal “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia”. The searches were reportedly carried out by FSB and Investigative Committee officers. After this, the security forces took three believers for interrogation, among them was Nikolai Voishchev.

The prosecutor, during a debate in the Royal City Court, requested 200 hours of compulsory work for activist and city defender Igor Grishin, who is accused of fighting during the elections. It is reported by SOTAvision. Grishin is charged with inflicting light bodily harm out of hooligan motives with the use of items used as weapons (paragraphs “a” and “c” of part 2 of article 115 of the Criminal Code).

An entrepreneur from Smolensk, Vladimir Zavyalov, accused of distributing “fakes” about the Russian army based on political hatred (clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code), left Russia. Now he and his family are in Europe. This is what “Network Freedoms” is about. reported Zavyalov's case is being considered on its merits in the Zadneprovsky District Court of Smolensk. On October 12, the prosecution sentenced him to six years in prison. The verdict was due on October 24.

A classified witness in the case against “Chernovik” journalist Abdulmumin Gadzhiev gave testimony at the trial that differed from what he gave at the pre-trial investigation stage. The Caucasian Knot spoke in detail about the interrogation of the witness and his testimony.

In Khakassia, security forces have completed an investigation into a criminal case about “fake news” about the Russian army against the editor-in-chief of the New Focus magazine, Mikhail Afanasyev. The materials were transferred to the prosecutor's office for approval of charges. This is what “Network Freedoms” is about. Afanasyev is reported to be charged with an article about military “fakes” spread using his official position (clause “a”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

The Ministry of Justice added the limited liability company “Inoveshchanie”, created by publicist Valery Solovyov, to the register of mass media - “foreign agents”. Information about this is on the department's website. appeared Judging by the website of the Ministry of Justice, the LLC was included in the list of “foreign agents” on October 20, but information about this appeared only the next day. Nightingale himself was added to the register of media “foreign agents” on September 9.

Criminal cases were opened against two residents of Bashkiria, whose names are unknown, for attempting to set fire to the buildings of two military commissariats in different regions of the republic. The persons involved in the cases were detained. This is also reported.

Pensioner Natalya Filonova was detained in Ulan-Ude, who had previously been charged with administrative proceedings because of a request to remove a sticker with the Z symbol. Local human rights activist Nadezhda Nizovkina told OVD-Info that a criminal case could have been opened against Filonova for using violence against a representative of the authorities (Art. 318 of the Criminal Code).

Municipal deputies of the Smolninskoye district in St. Petersburg Nikita Yuferev and Dmitry Baltrukov left Russia. Yuferev tweeted about this, and Baltrukov wrote about his departure to “Paper”. reported said Baltrukov is in Tashkent, and Yuferev is in Belgrade. Deputies plan to continue working in the municipal district remotely.

The 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced three anti-fascists from Kaluga - Olga Proshkina, Alexander Stolbin and Artem Paramonov - to fines ranging from 30 to 150 thousand rubles, against whom a criminal case was opened because of the leaflets. Proshkina reported this to OVD-Info; a copy of the court ruling is at the disposal of the editors. The activists were found guilty under the article on justifying terrorism (Part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).

In the Tula region and in Crimea, criminal cases were opened under the article on the rehabilitation of Nazism (Part 3 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the departments of the Investigative Committee of the relevant regions. Aleksina Feodosia Both defendants in the cases, according to investigators, desecrated symbols of military glory.

The Omsk District Court received the case of archaeologist Evgeny Kruglov, who is accused of spreading “fakes” about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Andrei Ognev, who defends the interests of Kruglov. The court hearing is scheduled for October 26. The case against Kruglov became known in July. Then the security forces came to the forest in the Tyumen region, where Kruglov took part in the expedition, to detain him.

The Alushta City Court sentenced the defendant in the case of “fake news” about the Russian army, Alexander Tarapon, to two and a half years in a maximum security colony. This was reported by Network Freedom. The state charge for him is two years in prison. Lawyer Rifat Yakhin, who represents Tarapon’s interests and cited by Network Freedom, suggests that his client was given a strict regime because of an outstanding criminal record.

The Moscow City Court upheld the decision to fine 500 thousand rubles for the liquidated Memorial Human Rights Center. The fine was imposed due to the lack of “foreign agent” markings in the offer agreement on the OVD-Info website. This was reported by the Memorial Human Rights Protection Center.