Tatyana Alifanova, a member of the "People's Council of the Noginsk District", was charged with using violence against a representative of the authorities that is not dangerous to life or health (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). She herself informed OVD-Info about this. The case against the woman was opened in connection with the events in September 2022, when the security forces brought Alifanov to court because of the people's gathering.

The Ministry of Justice has added to the register of “foreign agents.” The relevant information appeared on the department's website. The list included: Artemy Troitsky, journalist and music critic; Arthur Smolyaninov, actor; Sergei Kirsanov, former priest, host of the YouTube channel “Cleric”; Anatoly Fursov, lawyer, head of the Guild of Professional Rent Payers; Sergei Ukhov, ex-head of Navalny’s Perm headquarters; Alexander Shelest, Ukrainian blogger and TV presenter.

A blogger from Shuya, Ivanovo region, Sergei Veselov, was forcibly taken for questioning in the case of insulting a judge (Part 2 of Article 297 of the Criminal Code). He himself told OVD-Info about this. Veselov said that on January 9 he was supposed to be interrogated, but the man received a summons just an hour before the expected time and did not appear for interrogation. On January 13, detective Vinogradov and a local police officer came to his home to serve a new summons for questioning.

Prosecution witness Mikhail Baranov changed his testimony and spoke out in defense of documentary director Vsevolod Korolev, accused under the article on “fakes” about the Russian army (clause “e”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). Novaya Gazeta talked about this in an interview with the director’s lawyer Maria Zyryanova. reports According to the investigation, it was from Baranov that a statement was received with a request to check the documentarian’s publications.

Police beat Rosderzhava journalist Alexander Dorogov while trying to transport him, SOTAvision reports . Dorogov went on a hunger strike and also wrote statements to the Investigative Committee and the prosecutor's office. The conflict occurred due to the fact that employees of the Lyubertsy police department tried to transport prisoners at night - this is prohibited by law.

A resident of Petrozavodsk, Ruben Pogosyan, has had his charges increased in a criminal case: he is now charged with distributing “fake stories” about the Russian army motivated by political hatred (clause “e”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) instead of part 1 of the same article. This was reported by Mediazona with reference to Pogosyan’s lawyer Roman Masalev. On the new charge, Poghosyan faces up to ten years in prison.

Police confession The fact that the protocols were falsified became known at the appeal hearing in the case of activists Ekaterina Maksimova and Pavel Bukhshtab in the Moscow City Court. In 2020, they and four other opponents of the construction of the South-Eastern Expressway were fined one thousand rubles under the article on disobedience to the police (Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code).

In Moscow, a person involved in the case of the telegram channel “What-to-Delat!” Igor Nagibin was transferred from pre-trial detention center-5 “Vodnik” to pre-trial detention center-4 “Medved”. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Yulia Kuznetsova, who represents the man’s interests. The reason for the transfer to another pre-trial detention center is unknown.

On January 12, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarded 3,900 euros in compensation to 19 Yekaterinburg residents detained for participating in a protest against the construction of a temple. This is reported on the court's website. “I can’t say exactly how many requests we sent. Apparently, the money was awarded to those who were arrested,” said lawyer Alexey Bushmakov, writes the E1.RU portal.

The Kirovsky District Court of Tomsk sent Stanislav Shmakov, an assistant to independent city Duma deputy David Avetyan, Sibir.Realii, under house arrest for two months.

On January 12, the Supreme Court of Chuvashia ruled to liquidate the regional branch of the political party PARNAS. This is reported by the publication "Idel.Realii". The Ministry of Justice demanded to liquidate the branch of the party after an audit, during which it found formal violations: the documentation did not contain information about the legal address of the party, explained the chairman of the regional branch, Igor Malov.

The Meshchansky District Court of Moscow fined the ex-head of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky for 300 thousand rubles due to the lack of a “foreign” marking. This was written by TASS with reference to the press service of the court. On the court’s website there is a card of Khodorkovsky’s case -he was charged with part 2 of article 19.7.5-4 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. She suggested a fine of up to 30 thousand rubles.

Bartender Zakhar Tatuyko, convicted in the case of using violence against a policeman (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) at an anti-war rally, was released from St. Petersburg penal colony No. 8. Volunteer of the project “Tales for Political Prisoners” Natalya told OVD-Info. Gorbunova. In April 2022, Tatuiko was sentenced to 1 year and 4 months in a penal colony; in September, the sentence remained unchanged.

On January 11, the Seventh Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction in Chelyabinsk overturned the verdict and appeal ruling in the case of 71-year-old believer Lyudmila Salikova. The website “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia” reports this. The woman's case was sent for a new trial in the appellate court. “If the courts had correctly applied the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, they would have acquitted me.

Employees of correctional colony No. 6 of the Vladimir region began to give antibiotics to Alexei Navalny, who fell ill after yet another placement in a punishment cell. His lawyer Vadim Kobzev said that the politician’s condition “has stopped deteriorating.” Told on Twitter Navalny is also given two additional mugs of boiling water per day. The fact that the oppositionist fell ill, January 9.