The Investigative Committee in Ulan-Ude opened a criminal case under the article on desecration of symbols of military glory (Part 3 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) due to photographs of veterans painted over with black felt-tip pen in the Border Guards Park. Telegram channel “People of Baikal” is about this.

Krasnodar activist Marina Zakharchenko left Russia because the police threatened to open a criminal case against her. She herself reported this to OVD-Info. The security forces called Zakharchenko on the phone and promised to open a criminal case if the activist did not delete anti-war posts from Instagram. In particular, the woman was required to remove the publication from the photo in which she is standing with a poster “I am against war!

The Supreme Court of the Komi Republic approved the decision to reclassify the case of local civil activist Andrei Ivashev under the article on calls for terrorist activities (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This is what SOTA is about. reports In February, the FSB Directorate for Komi initiated charges against a social activist under the article on public calls for extremism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code).

Employees of the Ulyanovsk Center “E” interviewed activist Alexander Bragin and human rights activist Igor Toporkov because of a denunciation that they were “foreign agents.” This was reported by Idel.Realii with reference to the activists themselves. Based on the denunciation, employees of the “E” center summoned activist Bragin for questioning, and came to human rights activist Toporkov’s home.

On December 2, activist Gennady Makarov’s house was searched in connection with a criminal case of libel (Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code) against the Governor of the Lipetsk Region, Igor Artamonov. Makarov’s acquaintances reported this to OVD-Info. A libel case in November over a comment on VKontakte. Makarov passes through it as a witness. The man was given a non-disclosure agreement.

The Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg extended the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center for the defendant in the case of “fake news” about the Russian army, Evgeniy Bestuzhev, until February 15, 2023. This was reported by Sergei Podolsky, a lawyer representing his interests from OVD-Info. The 62-year-old man has serious health problems: stage 3 chronic hypertension; in 2008 he suffered a myocardial infarction and heart surgery.

Maria Rose, a participant in the “anti-war cause,” left Russia with her minor son. The publication “Idel.Realii” is about this. reports Cases against Rose and her husband Richard in April under the article about “fake news” about the Russian army based on political hatred (clause “d” part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) due to publications about the war in Ukraine, including events in . At the same time, a preventive measure was chosen for her in the form of a ban on certain actions.

Convicted actionist Pavel Krisevich was transferred from the Moscow Butyrka detention center to pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Perm. This is reported by a channel that talks about the activist’s criminal case. On October 18, Krisevich was sentenced to five years in prison under the article on hooliganism (Part 2 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code). It is expected that he will await an appeal against this decision in Perm.

Roskomnadzor has blocked access to the website of the French magazine L'Officiel in Russia. TASS about this. reports The Department explained the blocking by the dissemination of false information on the website about a “special military operation” on the territory of Ukraine. Roskomnadzor also ordered the Kazakh publication Vlast to remove a number of news about the war in Ukraine from the site. Among the publications that caused the department's claims are materials about and about.

A support group for ex-mund deputy Alexei Gorinov, who is in prison, that he does not receive medical care, despite a serious illness. reported at the end of November by politics in penal colony No. 2 in the Vladimir region, where he was to serve his sentence in the case of “fake news” about the Russian army. He has been ill since December 9, but has not yet received medical care.

In St. Petersburg, the investigative committee stopped the criminal prosecution of activist Ilshat Nafikov in the case of false mining (Part 2 of Article 207 of the Criminal Code) due to his non-involvement in the crime. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Sergei Podolsky, who defended Nafikov. The investigator's decision to stop the persecution was dated July 2, but the lawyer and activist became aware of it only on December 12.

On December 7, the FSB opened a criminal case under the article of attempted treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code with the use of Part 3 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code) against an Abakan social activist. TASS about this. According to the publication “Sibir.Realii”, we are talking about Igor Pokusin. reports information Pokusin was detained at the Krasnoyarsk airport on July 24.

The Investigative Committee for the Republic of Adygea has completed a criminal investigation under the article on “fakes” about the army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) against a 39-year-old resident of the Krasnogvardeisky district. About this on the department's website.

In Moscow, on December 10, security forces came to the Stolyarka bar, where a beer boxing tournament was held between representatives of left and right political views. The security forces detained about 40 participants in the event, Novaya Gazeta Europe reports , citing the meeting participants.

In Chita, on October 31, FSB officers detained anarchists Alexander Snezhkov and Lyubov Lizunova because of graffiti “Death to the regime”; A case was opened against the young people under three articles of the Criminal Code. The Irkutsk branch of the Anarchist Black Cross is about this.