Valentina Velichkina, an activist from Mineralnye Vody, was detained on Manezhnaya Square in Moscow. This was announced by the defender from OVD-Info Evgeny Kurakin, who came to her aid. A woman went on a picket with a poster against the destruction of the reserve on Mount Beshtau. She was taken to the Kitai-Gorod OP. 21:34 Velichkina was released from the police department without a protocol, Kurakin reports.

In the first reading, the State Duma adopted two bills providing for liability for failure to eliminate violations of the legislation on “foreign agents.” TASS about this. reports One of them is amending the Administrative Code, and the other is amending the federal laws “On control over the activities of persons under foreign influence” (No. 255-FZ) and (No. 248-FZ).

In St. Petersburg, due to graffiti, "Rashka" against two artists opened a criminal case. This was reported by the telegram channel "Rotonda". Graffiti "Rashka" / Photo: Telegram channel of the art group "Yav" The work of the Yav art group appeared on the wall of the revenue house of A. A. de Rochefort on the 9th Sovetskaya Street. Soon, the pro -government activist Sergei Chmykhun complained about graffiti to the police, after which the image was painted over.

Jehovah's Witness Dmitry Terebilov, who has been serving a sentence for a year and a half on charges of participation in an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code), became involved in a new criminal case due to conversations with a cellmate. He faces an increase in his sentence from three to eight years. The portal “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia” is about this.

Sergei Yegorychev, a resident of Vladimir, was assigned 200 hours of compulsory work because of a video about the involvement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a fire at a chemical enterprise warehouse. It is reported by "Zebra TV" with reference to the press service of the regional FSB. The Oktyabrsky District Court found a 43-year-old man guilty of spreading "fakes" that pose a threat to the life and safety of citizens (Article 207.1 of the Criminal Code).

The Novosibirsk Regional Court upheld the sentence of Jehovah's Witness Alexander Seredkin, who was sentenced to six years in prison under the article on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). The website “Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia” reports this. The court hearing took place on June 16. Seredkin, who is still in jail, participated in it via conference call.

The Prosecutor General's Office has recognized the Swiss World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as an “undesirable organization.” RIA Novosti about this. The department reports that the organization’s environmental and environmental education activities are used as a cover for the implementation of projects that threaten the security of the Russian economy.

about his first criminal case Igor Baryshnikov learned in May 2022. The case was opened under the article on “fake news” about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The reason was posts on Facebook, including about the shelling of Mariupol by Russian troops and about crimes in Bucha. “I was jogging at the stadium when I received a call from the police,” recalls Baryshnikov. — They asked me to come and sign the summons.

The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the death of musician and activist from Rostov-on-Don Anatoly Berezikov in a special detention center. About this is the “First Department”, which has at its disposal a resolution to initiate a case. reports According to investigators, Berezikov committed suicide.

The prosecution, at the debate in the Central District Court of Barnaul, asked to impose 11 years in prison on Vadim Ostanin, the former coordinator of the Barnaul headquarters of Alexei Navalny. Boris Zolotarevsky, a former member of Navalny’s team, spoke about this on his Twitter.

On June 20, the Central District Court of Sochi sentenced local Jehovah's Witness Danil Suvorov to six years in prison. This is a website covering the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. reports that a 27-year-old believer was found guilty under articles of participation in the activities of an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code) and involvement in the activities of such an organization (Part 1.1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

The Constitutional Court (CC) refused to consider the complaints of 13 applicants who asked to declare unconstitutional and cancel the article on discrediting the Russian army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). This is stated in the court documents, which were published on the evening of June 20.

In Kemerovo, human rights activist Ivan Frolov was detained, who before this held a single picket in support of the arrested local resident. This was reported by the telegram channel "The People's Unity of Novosibirsk." Frolov held his picket in front of the government of the Government of the Kemerovo region. On the poster, he wrote: “An employee of the traffic police suggested fighting, and in the pre -trial detention center, Alexander Kirilenko. Is this the norm?

The administration of the correctional colony No. 7 of the Krasnoyarsk Territory at the beginning of the summer sent journalist Ivan Safronov to the schizo, and then to the medical unit. This was reported by the OTD-Info by civil activist Olga Elsakova, who is in correspondence with him. For what time was Safronov sent to the penalty area is unknown.

A court in Samara fined Mikhail Abdalkin, a deputy of the Samara Provincial Duma from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, 2,500 rubles because of the song “VKontakte”, which was previously included in the register of extremist materials. this on his telegram channel Alexey Lapuzin, the deputy's lawyer, reports .