It became known that a criminal case has been initiated against a Ukrainian citizen for launching white-blue-white balloons in Moscow. This was reported by the Avtozak LIVE project. The woman was detained in early May in Moscow. According to investigators, the Ukrainian woman was in a refugee camp in one of the European countries, where an unknown man met her. He allegedly offered the woman a large sum of money for a trip to Moscow and launching white-blue-white balloons on the spot.

The Second Western District Military Court sentenced a native of Ukraine, Alexander Kolomiets, to a fine of 300 thousand rubles because of comments on a post about mobilization. The convict himself told OVD-Info about this. The verdict was announced on April 25. The man was found guilty under the article on justifying terrorism using the Internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).

Father of the editor of the online publication “Protocol. Samara" Sergei Podsytnik was summoned to the Investigative Committee, where he was informed of the intention to initiate a criminal case against his son. The publication itself reports this. The district investigative department informed Podsytnik that a case would be opened against his son within a week under the article on disseminating “fakes” about the Russian army (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

In the Kirov region, a criminal case was opened against a local resident due to publications on one of the social networks. The press service of the Investigative Committee of the region reported this. reports The Kirov resident became a defendant in a criminal case under the article on insulting the feelings of believers (Part 1 of Article 148 of the Criminal Code).

A native of Chechnya, Salman Mukaev, who reported being tortured in the republic because of suspicions of homosexuality, is facing extradition from Armenia. This is reported by human rights activists from the Crisis Group of the IC SOS. At the moment, Mukaev is in Yerevan, they refuse to let him go to third countries due to the fact that he was put on the wanted list in Russia. On May 25, the RA Administrative Court will hold a hearing on the issue of his extradition to Russia.

The Lefortovo Court in Moscow extended the detention of The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich until August 30. This is reported by "Caution News". The meeting to extend the preventive measure was held behind closed doors. The arrest of Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg became known on the morning of March 30. Soon, RIA Novosti, citing the FSB, reported that a case of espionage had been opened against the journalist (Article 276 of the Criminal Code).

The 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced human rights activist and former member of the liquidated Memorial Human Rights Center Bakhrom Khamroev to 14 years in prison. About this Center for the Protection of Human Rights "Memorial". reports According to the verdict, the man will have to spend three years in prison and 11 in a maximum security colony. He will also be prohibited from administering the sites for four years.

The prosecutor asked to sentence 64-year-old activist Igor Baryshnikov to eight years in a general regime colony in the case of military “fakes.” This was reported by OVD-Info lawyer Maria Bontzler, who represents his interests. Previously, the man’s chronic disease worsened and there was a suspicion of oncology, and a tube was installed in his stomach. The lawyer requested an examination of his health to determine whether Baryshnikov could be imprisoned in this condition.

The Moscow City Court recognized as legal the decision of the Ministry of Justice to include historian and former HSE teacher Dmitry Dubovsky in the register of “foreign agents”. This was reported by the human rights project “First Department”. Thus, the court rejected the complaint against the inclusion of the historian in the list of “foreign agents” and against the decision of the Zamoskvoretsky District Court, which in the first instance recognized this decision as legal.

In the Kaliningrad region, a criminal case was opened against a citizen of Ukraine, Ilya Gibeskul, who was earlier taken out of Mariupol. This is reported by the telegram channel Astra. A 19-year-old young man became a defendant in the case of incitement to terrorism carried out via the Internet (part 2 of article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). The reason for the persecution was a repost on VKontakte dedicated to raising funds for the Azov Battalion, writes Astra.

The General Prosecutor's Office approved the charge against media manager Ilya Krasilshchik in a criminal case for distributing “fake news” about the Russian army (clause “e”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The department reported this in its official telegram channel.

Jehovah's Witnesses Alexander Dubovenko and Alexander Litvinyuk were transferred from the Simferopol pre-trial detention center to the Krasnodar one. This was reported by the portal “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia”. The men are now being held in pre-trial detention center No. 1 in Krasnodar.

The Investigative Committee of the Orenburg Region on May 22 initiated a criminal case against a 44-year-old resident of the village of Yaman under the article on the rehabilitation of Nazism. reported The man is charged with spreading “fakes” about the activities of the USSR during the Great Patriotic War (clause “c” of Part 2 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code).

On May 22, the Court of the Jewish Autonomous Region approved the sentence of Jehovah's Witness Natalya Krieger - 2.5 years probation. This was reported by the Jehovah's Witnesses website. On March 28, the Birobidzhansky District Court found the believer guilty of participating in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). The prosecutor requested exactly the same punishment for her during the debate.

On May 22, citizens of Belarus Dmitry and Yulia Golovlyov were detained in Moscow because of the launch of white and blue balloons and a flag. This is reported by "Caution, Moscow". According to the official version, a married couple launched white and blue balloons into the sky with a white-blue-white flag attached to them in the Chertanovo Severnoye microdistrict of Moscow. A few hours later they were detained and taken to the Vostochnoye Biryulyovo police station.