Yevgeny Yefremov, a municipal deputy of the city council of Zelenodolsk, was detained in Kazan because he photographed a picketer. This was reported to OVD-Info by his fellow party member Vladimir Kolodtsev. On December 10, Efremov photographed a man he did not know, who was standing in the park near the Kazan Federal University and holding a poster “Who protects the rector of KFU Safin L.R.???” in his hands.

The Kiev District Court of Simferopol extended until April 10, 2023 the term of detention in a pre-trial detention center in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case for Crimean Tatar activists Enver Krosh, Renat Aliyev, Edem Bekirov and Vilen Temeryanov. Crimean Solidarity reports this. The state prosecutor said that if the defendants in the case are not in custody, they could allegedly escape or begin to threaten witnesses in the case.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Yekaterinburg rejected the claim of political scientist Fyodor Krasheninnikov, in which he demanded to exclude himself from the register of individuals - “foreign agents”. “Evening Gazette” is about this.

The Soviet District Court of Makhachkala dismissed an administrative case under the article on “LGBTQ propaganda” among minors on the Internet (part 2 of article 6.21 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) against designer Elnara Askerova. This was reported by Mediazona with reference to the human rights group SK SOS. The report on Askerova was drawn up after a fashion show that took place on October 18 in the Gray House boutique in Makhachkala.

The Timiryazevsky District Court of Moscow extended the arrest of 62-year-old local resident Mikhail Simonov, accused under the article on “fakes” about the Russian army (clause “e”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by SOTAvision. Simonov will remain in jail until May 30, 2023. The prosecutor asked the court to extend the preventive measure and postpone the hearing due to the late notification of the man about the date of the hearing.

A criminal case was opened against a resident of the city of Shuya, Ivanovo region, Sergei Veselov, because of words that the judge of the Frunzensky District Court Nikolai Vergazov is a “patented cretin.” The man’s lawyer, Oscar Cherdzhiev, told OVD-Info about this.

In Cherepovets on December 15, human rights activist Gregory Markus Severin Winter (former name Grigory Winter) was finally charged in the case of “fake news” about the Russian army (clause “d”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). About this telegram channel “Support for political prisoners. Memorial". reports Winter is accused of disseminating “deliberately false information” due to a comment about dead civilians and eight reposts about in Mariupol.

In Sochi, because of the flash mob “Bury your fear of public speaking,” the head of the theater studio, Dmitry Mezentsev, was detained. It is reported by "Kuban 24". Participants of the action on December 20 walked along the street, performing mournful music and holding flowers. The column was led by a young man, in whose hands was a piece of paper with the inscription "Fear of Public Speaking" in a frame and with a mourning ribbon. The security forces considered the procession inconsistent.

The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill expanding the scope of the administrative article on the dissemination of extremist materials (Article 20.29 of the Administrative Code). About this on the official website of the body. reported According to current legislation, liability for the production and distribution of extremist materials occurs only if they are included in the federal list of extremist materials.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow recognized as legal the refusal of the Prosecutor General's Office to pay compensation, which the ECHR awarded to Vladimir Matveev, detained at the anti-corruption action “We demand answers!” June 12, 2017. Matveev’s interests were represented in the Tverskoy court by lawyer Leysan Manappova, who collaborates with OVD-Info. On June 11, Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing not to implement ECHR rulings made after March 15.

A criminal case was opened against an eleventh-grader from Yakutia under the article on public calls for terrorism, its justification or propaganda (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). About this in the telegram channel of the newspaper “Yakutsk Evening”.

In Ryazan, after contacting the head of the regional Investigative Committee about illegal construction, unknown people poured acid on the car of Mikhail Pinigin, a supporter of VOOPIiK Ryazan. this . report City guards themselves On December 15, Pinigin recorded damage to 13 body parts on the car. The acid swelled the paintwork and reached the metal.

In the Tyumen region, two defendants in the case of Ural anti-fascists - Roman Paklin and Daniil Chertykov - had a deterioration in their health in a pre-trial detention center. According to activist support groups, employees of pre-trial detention center No. 1 do not give vitamins to Chertykov. information Paklin began to have serious health problems after experiencing electric shock, they write in the “Tyumen Business” telegram channel.

The Moscow City Court approved the decision to refuse to declare the inclusion of politician Vladimir Kara-Murza in the list of “foreign agents” illegal. The court rejected the politician's appeal. About this SOTAvision. reports “I have been declared a foreign agent solely for my political position and for the fact that I am against the unleashing of an aggressive war by this regime,” Kara-Murza said during the meeting.

On December 15, the Murmansk Regional Court upheld a fine of 580 thousand rubles to Jehovah's Witness Vitaly Omelchenko. About this on December 21, a portal covering the persecution of believers of the denomination. The Court of First Instance informed Omelchenko of a fine in September: the man was found guilty under the article on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).