The military court of appeal upheld the sentence of the Crimean Muslim Vadim Bektemirov to 11 years in a strict regime colony. It is reported by "Crimean solidarity". On February 11, Bektemirov was found guilty under the article on participation in a terrorist organization (part 2 of article 205.5 of the Criminal Code) because of his alleged involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir.

The head of the Karelian Memorial, historian Yuri Dmitriev, was sent to a punishment cell in a Mordovian colony () after he sat down on his bunk during the day. This was reported in the Telegram channel "Memorial Society". The punishment cell is reported to 67-year-old Dmitriev, writes Memorial, he was unwell, his blood pressure was high. After taking medication, he felt dizzy, and he sat down on the bunk.

A second criminal case was opened against Kasimov resident Vasily Bolshakov, who was persecuted because of , because of comments about mobilization. This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Andrei Kuryatnikov, who is defending the man. anecdote The case of repeated discrediting of the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) was initiated due to comments that Bolshakov left on September 22, 2022 under the post of another user on VKontakte.

The Preobrazhensky Court of Moscow sent trash blogger Stasik Kudryavy (Stanislav Bazarov), who published a video of him urinating on an Orthodox icon, to pre-trial detention. This is the press service of the Moscow courts. reports In the video, Kudryavy calls urine “holy water” and urinates on an icon to “atone for homosexuality,” SOVA Information and Analytical Center.

In Yekaterinburg, a criminal case was opened under an article on the justification of terrorism (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) due to a comment on VKontakte under the news about an attempt to undermine the military registration and enlistment office. This is reported by the Astra telegram channel. According to Astra, the case was opened against a resident of Yekaterinburg Julia L.

Police officers detained a man in Moscow who was near the FSB building with a “The State is the Devil” poster on his Yandex.Food backpack. He has already been released. The detainee himself told OVD-Info about this, but wished to remain anonymous. The police took the man to the Kitai-Gorod OP, where they drew up a report on him for violating the rules of picketing (Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). They cited the ban on public events.

During the debate in the Moscow court, the prosecution requested 5 years conditionally for the police officer Ekaterina Zlobina, who is charged with a fake protocol on an administrative offense against eco -activists. This was reported by a lawyer from the OTD-Info Julia Tregubova, who represents the interests of the victims in court.

Activist from Ufa Albert Rakhmatullin was canceled the public works that he was assigned because of the filming of the action "Riot of Dirty Pots" - its participants protested against the shutdown of hot water. It is reported by RusNews. Rakhmatullin's interests were represented in court by a lawyer from OVD-Info, Aidar Khyzyrov. On March 3, the Oktyabrsky District Court of Ufa assigned the activist 40 hours of compulsory work.

In Sevastopol, due to pro-Ukrainian inscriptions on buildings, the police detained a 58-year-old woman. Information about this is published on the website of the city department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is noted that the security forces drew attention to inscriptions due to publications in telegram channels.

The Moskalevs are from Yefremov, a small town in Russia. Alexei Moskalev, Masha’s dad, is a single father. He owns a business selling pet birds. Both him and his daughter oppose the invasion of Ukraine. In April last year, their quiet life changed in an instant. Masha drew the fateful drawing in her school’s art class. Immediately, the teacher called the police on Masha. Since then, the family’s life has been turned into hell by the authorities.

May 5, 2023 Alexey Moskalev is being transported to the Tula region. Most likely, he will be placed in pre-trial detention center No. 1 of Tula. Two days ago, lawyer from OVD-Info Vladimir Bilienko met with his client in Smolensk for the first time since the end of March. Before this, Alexey’s whereabouts were unknown for more than a month. May 3, 2023 Alexey Moskalev was found in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Smolensk. His whereabouts have been unknown since late March.

Jehovah's Witness Andrei Vlasov spoke about the deterioration of his health in the Novosibirsk colony. This is reported by a portal covering the persecution of believers. It is noted that the man was diagnosed with coronary heart disease, in addition, he experiences joint pain and has difficulty climbing the stairs to the first floor. Vlasov has a group II disability; it was previously reported that he moves with the help of two canes.

The magistrate of court precinct No. 8 of the Kirovsky district imposed six months of restriction of freedom on street artist Leonid Cherny (real name Yegor Ledyakin) because of the inscription “Putin is a dick.” The telegram channel “Politzek-Info” is about this. reports The man was found guilty of vandalism motivated by political hatred (Part 2 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code).

The Kemerovo Regional Court approved a sentence of six years of probation for 65-year-old Jehovah's Witness Sergei Sushilnikov. This is reported on the website about the persecution of believers in Russia. At the same time, the court excluded a number of additional restrictions from the punishment, such as a ban on publishing on the Internet and attending public events.

In Russia, for reasons of censorship, the “Save the Country” portal and the reprint of the last word of journalist Andrei Novashov in court were blocked. Roskomsvoboda drew attention to this. The project notes that “Save the Country” was blocked by “mask”, that is, with all domains and subdomains. Novashov’s last word at the meeting on the case of “military fakes” is no longer available , as is the entire “Last Word” website.