The Kamchatka Regional Court again considered the case of three Jehovah's Witnesses from Kamchatka - spouses Snezhana and Konstantin Bazhenov and pensioner Vera Zolotova - and assigned two years of probation to each. A portal covering the persecution of believers writes about this. The criminal prosecution of the Bazhenovs and Zolotova under the article on participation in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code) began in 2018.

The Soviet District Court of Samara ordered 25 hours of compulsory work for local activist Andrei Zhvakin because of a one-man picket on the day of remembrance of the victims of political repression, agreed with the authorities. This was reported to OVD-Info by his friend Vladimir Avdonin. Zhvakin was found guilty under the article on violation of the rules for organizing shares (part 1 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses).

At the chairman of the Public Reception of the Communist Party in Kostroma Andrei Tarasov, seven administrative cases were brought up about violation of the rules of election campaign. The news about this on the website of the local branch of the party was paid attention to the publication “7 × 7”.

The Skiff encrypted email service has been added to the register of information blocked in Russia. The blocking was confirmed by Skiff executive director Andrew Milich in a conversation with TechCrunch, Roskomsvoboda noted . The service was added to the register on January 19 based on a decision of an “unspecified government agency” (presumably meaning the Prosecutor General’s Office).

The social network “VKontakte”, at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office, has limited access to the group “=Vapaa Kotimaa / Free Finno-Ugria=” for users in Russia. This was reported by the publication “Idel.Realii”. The official reason for the department's decision is unknown.

During a hearing in the Yalta City Court on January 30, the prosecutor asked for realistic sentences for four Jehovah's Witnesses. A portal covering the persecution of believers writes about this. Taras Kuzio was asked for seven and a half years in a general regime colony, Pyotr Zhiltsov and Sergei Lyulin - seven years each, Daria Kuzio - three and a half years with a suspended sentence, since her youngest child has not yet reached the age of 14 (he is now eight years old) ).

Activist from St. Petersburg Marina Sergeeva, who left Russia due to criminal prosecution under the article on vandalism (Part 1 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code), was put on the federal wanted list. This is what SOTA is about. reports on July 16, 2022 in St. Petersburg, police officers Sergeeva along with her friend because of the inscription “Peace for Ukraine” opposite the Elektrosila metro station. The girls were kept in OP No.

The Ivanovsky District Court of the Amur Region sentenced civil activist Vladislav Nikitenko to three years in prison in the case of repeated discrediting of the Russian Army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). This is what SOTA is about. reports The prosecutor asked to sentence the man to three years and two months in prison. In addition to the main charge, the case also included five counts of contempt of court (parts 1 and 2 of Article 297 of the Criminal Code).

The military appeal court in Vlasikha, near Moscow, rejected the defense’s appeal and left the sentence of blogger Sergei Komandirov unchanged - six and a half years in a general regime colony for publications on social networks. This is reported by SOTA.

At a meeting of the Basmanny District Court, the prosecutor asked to sentence journalist Alexander Nevzorov to nine years in prison, who is accused of disseminating “fakes” about the Russian army based on hatred or enmity (clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). Mediazona reports this. The prosecution also asked that Nevzorov be banned from posting on the Internet for four years.

The justice of the peace of precinct No. 422 of the Tagansky district of Moscow fined the streaming platform Twitch four million rubles because of its refusal to remove an interview with Alexei Arestovich about the war in Ukraine. This was reported by Mediazona with reference to the press service of the Tagansky District Court.

The Moscow Regional Court overturned the decision of the lower court, which refused to extend the arrest of the defendant in the “anti-war case” Andrei Adarin. This was reported by lawyer from OVD-Info Yulia Kuznetsova, who represents the interests of the man. In September 2022, a criminal case was opened against Adarin for “fakes” about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

MSU student and defendant in the “palace case” Said-Mukhamad Dzhumaev was sent to a punishment cell on the eve of his meeting with his mother. SOTAVision reports this with reference to his aunt’s Instagram - the woman’s publication is currently unavailable. Dzhumaev is serving his sentence in correctional colony No. 3 in the Tambov region. The convict's meeting with his mother is scheduled to take place on February 3, but his relatives are not sure that it will take place.

The Central District Military Court sentenced Nizhnevartovsk resident Vyacheslav Borisenko to 12 years of maximum security for filming the arson of a military registration and enlistment office. TASS about this. reports that a 20-year-old young man was found guilty under the article on committing a terrorist attack by prior conspiracy (clause “a”, part 2 of article 205 of the Criminal Code). The prosecution sentenced Borisenko to 13 years in a maximum security colony.

On January 30, the Supreme Court of Crimea approved the sentence under the article on calls for extremism (Part 1 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code) to sailor Sergei Yarovoy. The relevant information is published on the court's website. Before the criminal case was initiated, Yarovoy worked as a qualified sailor on a ship moored at the pier in Kerch.