Crimean citizen Kirill Barannik, who is in a pre-trial detention center in the case of sabotage on the railway, has had his charges increased. Avtozak LIVE reports this. On May 30, 2023, FSB officers detained 26-year-old Barannik on an embankment in Simferopol, putting a bag over his head. The young man was taken for interrogation, during which he admitted to committing sabotage in the village of Pochtovoye on February 23.

On January 11, the Prosecutor General's Office recognized the Anti-War Committee of Russia as an “undesirable” organization following a denunciation by State Duma deputy Andrei Lugovoy. He himself announced this in his Telegram channel. The organization was created by Mikhail Khodorkovsky in February 2022.

The prosecutor requested five years in a general regime penal colony and a restriction of freedom for one year and one month for 58-year-old Jehovah's Witness with a disability, Elena Menchikova. This was reported by the portal "Jehovah's Witnesses. Legal situation in Russia". The prosecution also requested that the woman be given a one-year and one-month suspended sentence after her release.

In Khabarovsk, activist Tamara Kuklina was detained and already released. The woman photographed the picket in support of Furgal, which was led by Lyudmila Frolova. about the incident RusNews writes . Kuklina was taken to OP No. 4 and released after drawing up a protocol under the “rally” article (Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code). Since the arrest of ex-governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Sergei Furgal in July 2020, have been held rallies in his support in Russian cities.

Former deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the Primorsky Territory from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Artem Samsonov was prohibited from working in the library in IK-27 in the region at the request of the prosecutor. this reported Deputy Natalia Kochugova drew attention to the post. , and “7x7 – Horizontal Russia” For the last six months, work in the library has not been paid - the minimum wage was removed at the request of the same prosecutor.

At a hearing in the Ostankino District Court of Moscow, Alexander Demchuk, a partner of the Twitch streamer YokoBovich (Anna Bazhutova), who was being prosecuted in an “anti-war case,” said that he testified to the investigator under torture. about this SOTAvision writes with reference to a correspondent from the courtroom. Bazhutova is charged with an article about military “fakes” (clause “d”, part 2, article 207.3 of the Criminal Code).

Police in Moscow detained Tatyana Chervenko, a collector of signatures of presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin. Her friends report this to OVD-Info, and the “Soft Power” movement also writes about this. Chervenko was detained while collecting signatures without explanation. After this, one of the police called her superiors to find out whether she did this legally. The picker was taken to the Silino and Staroye Kryukovo department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In the village of Ishmurzino, Bashkortostan, activist Rashida Faizullina’s home was searched. RusNews writes about this. In April 2023, Faizullina organized a gathering of residents of the Baymak district against gold miners. At the event, the ex-leader of the Bashkort movement, Fail Alsynov, gave a speech in the Bashkir language. Because of this speech, a criminal case was opened against the activist for inciting hatred or enmity (Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code).

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow fined Sergei Kozlov, a resident of the Moscow region, 15 thousand rubles due to a single picket in support of political prisoners and against torture in prisons. This is reported by OVD-Info lawyer Vladimir Nemanov, who represented the interests of the picketer. Kozlov held a rally on January 13 near the Moscow Kremlin.

Marina Melikhova, a participant in the “anti-war cause” from the Krasnodar Territory, complained about heating problems in Armavir pre-trial detention center No. 2. A friend of hers told OVD-Info about this. According to her, prisoners are forced to stay in very cold cells, and “the radiators are barely warm.” At the same time, the temperature in the city remains below zero. On June 21, 2023, security forces conducted a search at Melikhova’s house in Sochi, and on June 23, she was arrested .

The Sovetsky District Court of Ufa sent Dayan Valeev and Rayat Davletbaev to pre-trial detention until March 17 because of a rally in support of activist Fail Alsynov. This was reported by the telegram channel of the joint press service of the courts of Bashkortostan. Earlier, two more protest participants , Azat Mirzin and Vilyur Karachurin, were arrested for the same term.

A case was opened against a 32-year-old resident of Smolensk for calls for terrorism via the Internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) due to statements in support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was reported by the telegram channel “NO to extremism!” associated with the security forces.

In Ivanovo, FSB officers detained Sergei Veselov, a blogger from Shuya. His lawyer in other criminal cases, Oscar Cherdzhiev, told OVD-Info about this. According to his information, a new case could be opened under the article on justification of terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). Three criminal cases have already been initiated against Veselov. The man was under recognizance not to leave the place.

A bill on confiscation of property and deprivation of honorary titles for those convicted on political charges, including “fakes” about the Russian army, was introduced to the State Duma. The document was published on the website of the Legislative Support System.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow arrested Tesak’s former ally, neo-Nazi Roman “Zukhel” Zheleznov, in absentia. The case file was published attention to it .