Blogger Sergei Veselov from the city of Shuya in the Ivanovo region was charged with vandalism motivated by political hatred or enmity (Part 2 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code) due to the inscription “No to war” on the city administration building. This was reported by the lawyer representing his interests from OVD-Info, Oscar Cherdzhiev. The case of vandalism against Veselov in March 2022.

The Investigative Committee in Kostroma has increased the charge in the case of disseminating “fake stories” about the army against the ex-coordinator of Navalny’s local headquarters, Alexander Zykov. This is what the human rights project “Network Freedoms” is about. reports A political motive was added to the article about the dissemination of false information about the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

The administration of Kursk refused to agree on a rally against the construction of a plant for the production of mineral fertilizers, including ammonia. This is reported by the telegram channel "Secondochka". The action with the number of participants up to a thousand people was planned to be held on March 11 on the square in front of the Kursk Circus. The notification for the event was submitted by local eco-activist Tatiana Bondarenko.

On March 5, an employee of the district administration from Medvezhyegorsk in Karelia, Igor Derevyagin, attacked the animal rights activist Irina Porovoznik, who arrived at the municipal dog shelter under his leadership. This is reported by the publication "7 × 7". As the media writes, the girl came to walk the dogs at the shelter, where she volunteered for several years. However, the employees refused to let her in, referring to the orders of the management.

Server Zekiryaev, convicted in the second Bakhchisaray case of Hizb ut-Tahrir, has been kept in a punishment cell (SHIZO) in IK-1 in the Tula region for a month now. This is reported by the project "Crimean Solidarity" with reference to the man's wife Zarema Zekiryaeva. On February 5, the woman received a letter from her husband, in which he said that the administration of the colony had placed him in a punishment cell for 15 days. He does not know what was the reason for such a measure.

The Prosecutor General's Office has recognized as “undesirable” the international non-profit organization Transparency International, which researches and fights corruption. Information about this appeared on the department’s social networks. Transparency International is registered as a non-governmental organization in Berlin, where it is headquartered, but has national branches in more than 100 countries.

In Ulan-Ude, the prosecutor's office did not approve the indictment and returned to the investigator the criminal case of local activist, pensioner Natalya Filonova, who was arrested after protests against mobilization. Her son was sent to an orphanage, local human rights activist Nadezhda Nizovkina on her YouTube channel.

On March 3, the Chelyabinsk Regional Court approved the sentence of Jehovah's Witness with Group I disability Andrei Perminov - six years of suspended imprisonment. This is reported by a portal covering the persecution of believers. “Punishment is carried out for a specific purpose, namely, to correct the offender. I don't understand how exactly I should improve. During the trial, all that “came out” was that I am a Jehovah’s Witness.

The Naberezhnye Chelny court of Tatarstan sentenced web developer Ruslan Ganeev to 10 months of correctional labor with the withholding of 10% of wages to the state in the case of “fakes” about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). This is what “Network Freedoms” is about. The project reports that the court credited Ganeev with the period of detention from December 6, 2022 at the rate of 1 day in custody for 3 days of correctional labor.

The Rudnichny District Court of Prokopyevsk sentenced journalist Andrei Novashov, who was persecuted for his anti-war posts on VKontakte, to eight months of correctional labor, according to the human rights project Network Freedoms. writes Novashov was found guilty under the article on "fakes" about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

In Chelyabinsk, unidentified persons attacked and beat lawyer Nikolai Koshman near his house. This is reported by "Vecherniye Vedomosti". The attack took place around 6:40 am when the man was leaving the entrance of his house to go to Yekaterinburg. There, he was supposed to represent the interests of journalist Dmitry Fomintsev in court, against whom the head of the city of Asbest, Natalya Tikhonova, filed a lawsuit for the protection of honor. Now Koshman is in the hospital.

The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar sentenced ex-lawyer Mikhail Benyash to a fine of 30 thousand rubles in the case of using harmless violence against police officers (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code). He wrote about this in his Telegram channel. “We canceled this, we’ll cancel this too,” the lawyer commented on the court’s decision. Previously, the prosecutor asked to sentence him to a fine of 40 thousand rubles. The court re-examined the criminal case against Benyash.

Roskomnadzor, at the request of an “unknown government agency,” blocked the website of the Mediazona Belarus publication. The Roskomsvoboda project drew attention to this. Roskomsvoboda suggests that the reason for the blocking is military censorship due to the content on the site. According to the project, the publication began to be blocked in Russia at the end of January. The “unknown government agency” that demanded to block the site most likely means the Prosecutor General’s Office.

The Central District Court of Khabarovsk appointed local activist Zygmund Khudyakov to 20 days of arrest under the article on repeated violation of the rally legislation (part 8 of article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). It is reported by Free Khabarovsk. According to Khudyakov, the protocol against him was drawn up because of statements made at the rallies on the anniversary of the death of politician Boris Nemtsov on February 27.

English version Publication date: 03/06/2023 Joint submission to the UN High Commissioner OVD-Info is an independent human rights media project aimed at monitoring cases of political persecution and violations of fundamental human rights in Russia and providing legal assistance to their victims. Roskomsvoboda is the first Russian public organization leading activities in the field of protecting digital rights and expanding digital opportunities.