In Astrakhan, security forces detained the parents of blogger Vasily Shevtsov, who emigrated from Russia. He himself told OVD-Info about this. According to the man, in addition to the police officers, an FSB officer also participated in the detention. The reason why Yuri and Galina Shevtsov were detained is unknown. Now they are in police station No. 2, where they are left for the night.

The Kovrov City Court in the Vladimir Region rejected two claims by politician Alexei Navalny against the administration of IK-6 regarding the failure to issue him winter shoes and the recognition of the legal trade union "Promzona". “Mediazona” is about this. reports According to the representative of the colony, prisoners work in colonies not of their own free will, but are obliged to do so by law, therefore it is impossible to create a trade union.

The First Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction in Saratov upheld the sentence of three Jehovah's Witnesses from Pavlovo (Nizhny Novgorod Region) Alexey Oreshkov, Alexander Rakovsky and Alexander Vavilov, who had previously been given three years' probation. This was reported by a portal covering the persecution of believers in Russia.

The Khabarovsk Regional Court approved a suspended sentence for local Jehovah's Witness Boris Yagovitov. The website “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia” is about this. reports Solnechny District Court of Khabarovsk on October 10 Yagovitov to 5 years probation with a probationary period of 3 years and restriction of freedom for a period of 1 year and 7 months.

Former cameraman and photographer of Navalny's Arkhangelsk headquarters, Ruslan Akhmetshin, was transported from Arkhangelsk to pre-trial detention center-1 in Kirov. A local social activist reported this to OVD-Info. On October 26, the Arkhangelsk Regional Court sentenced Akhmetshin to two and a half years in a penal settlement. In addition, the convict was ordered to pay 180 thousand rubles for the work of expert psychologists and historians as part of the investigation into the case.

The Vakhitovsky District Court in Kazan fined Yevgeny Yefremov, a municipal deputy of the city council of Zelenodolsk, 10,000 rubles for photographing a picketer. This is reported by Idel.Realii. Efremov was found guilty under the article on participation in an unapproved event (part 5 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) The deputy was detained on the afternoon of December 21 in one of the cafes in Zelenodolsk.

The court extended for six months the arrest of Kirov resident Richard Rose, who was persecuted because of anti-war statements on social networks. His wife Maria Rose told OVD-Info about this. The man was sent to a pre-trial detention center in April because of publications about the tragedy in Bucha - he is accused of distributing “fakes” about the Russian army based on political hatred (clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

In St. Petersburg, the security forces detained a 75-year-old activist and human rights activist in the housing sector, Marina Machneva. Human rights activist Dinar Idrisov told OVD-Info about this. The woman came to a personal appointment with the prosecutor of the Nevsky district, Yuri Sulitsky, who was appointed to this position in August.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Sergei Nosov, an Oryol activist and defendant in the case of “fake news” about the Russian army, on the federal wanted list. The corresponding card is in the department’s database, Nosov himself drew attention to it in his Telegram channel. appeared addressed The fact that there was a criminal case against Nosov under the article on “fakes” (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) became known in June.

On December 21, the Primorsky Regional Court upheld the suspended sentence of 66-year-old Jehovah's Witness Galina Kobeleva. This is a portal covering the persecution of believers in Russia. reports Also, the court partially granted her appeal, freeing the woman from paying legal costs. On October 20, Kobelev was sentenced to six years of suspended imprisonment.

The Central District Court of Sochi has appointed five days of administrative arrest to the head of the theater studio, Dmitry Mezentsev, because of the flash mob "Bury your fear of public speaking." He was found guilty of violating the rally article (Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses), writes .

Nizhnevartovsk resident Evgeny Fedosov is a suspect in the case of repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). He himself told OVD-Info about this. Fedosov clarified that he learned about his procedural status during the interrogation, which took place today, December 22. On November 9, a man was killed because of anti-war publications on VKontakte. The security forces met Fedosov at the entrance and immediately took away his phone.

The Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow upheld the decision of the Ministry of Justice, which previously recognized politician Yulia Galyamina as a “foreign agent.” This is what the First Section is about. reports Galyamin to the register of media “foreign agents” on September 2. The reason for this was the receipt in 2020 of 15 thousand rubles from the “Fund named after. Heinrich Böll", which is an "undesirable organization".

Politician Andrei Pivovarov was transferred from SIZO-1 in Krasnodar to an unknown destination. This is reported by the telegram channel “Team Pivovarov”. It is noted that the ex-director of Open Russia should be sent to serve his sentence in a penal colony near St. Petersburg, where he lived before the persecution. “The New Year’s stage is a separate type of torture, “thank you” to the state for another present under the Christmas tree,” .

The information that Ilya Podkamenny is in a pre-trial detention center has not yet been confirmed. It is unknown where the activist is now and what preventive measure was chosen for him.