On January 16, the Akhtubinsky District Court of the Astrakhan Region received materials from the case of military “fakes” (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) against local resident Natalya Belyavskaya. OVD-Info drew attention to the case file. The first hearing in the case is scheduled for January 30. It is unknown what became the reason for the criminal prosecution and what measure of restraint the woman is under.

Data on political pressure in the Republic of Bashkokostan.

The Third Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction in Sochi confirmed the verdict of Saveliy Frolov, a resident of Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Region, in the case of attempting to join the Freedom of Russia Legion. Information about this appeared on the court’s website, OVD-Info drew attention. In October 2023, the Supreme Court of North Ossetia sentenced Frolov to six years in a maximum security colony and a fine of 100 thousand rubles.

On January 26, the Moscow District Court of Cheboksary fined Semyon Kochkin, the founder of the telegram channel “Angry Chuvashia”, ten thousand rubles under the article on participation in an “undesirable organization” (Article 20.33 of the Administrative Code) due to a joint broadcast with a representative of the Free Buryatia Foundation on YouTube. and publications in telegram. “Angry Chuvashia” reports this. The report against the man was drawn up at the end of November last year.

On January 29, the Supreme Court of annexed Crimea sentenced Bakhchisarai resident Alexander Tyurenko to two years probation. This was reported by the SOVA Research Center. The man was found guilty under articles of vandalism committed based on social hostility (Part 2 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code) and insulting the memory of defenders of the Fatherland (Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code).

In Russia, three organizations were recognized as “undesirable”: two German associations called “Free Russia” (“Freies Russland”) and the American “Global Giving Foundation”. Organizations appeared in the register of the Ministry of Justice; this means that the decision of the Prosecutor General's Office has already entered into force.

The Ufa mayor's office refused to allow the StopBashRTS public movement to hold a rally against high heating prices. This was announced by the chairman of the movement, Albert Rakhmatullin. The reason for this was the current decree of the head of Bashkortostan on the introduction of a “high alert” regime due to coronavirus. Activists decided to apply to hold a rally after was held a pro-government rally in Ufa on January 26 in support of the head of the region, Radiy Khabirov.

The Eighth Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction in Kemerovo approved a fine of one million rubles, which was imposed on 65-year-old lawyer from Seversk (Tomsk region) Marina Novikova in the case of disseminating “fakes” about the army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). Information about this appeared on the court's website. The lawyer was sentenced by the Seversky City Court on April 29, 2023; On August 21, it was approved by the Tomsk Regional Court.

On January 12, the Bereznikovsky City Court of the Perm Territory received the case of local resident Andrei Mitrofanov about discrediting the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). The information appeared in the case file on the court website. According to the case file, the man has six episodes under this article. The next meeting is scheduled for February 2. One of the cases against Mitrofanov was opened in May 2023.

The case of Archbishop Viktor Pivovarov about the repeated discrediting of the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) because of the text “ The answer to the question that worries everyone today: what is this war? » On January 22, the case was submitted for consideration to the Slavyansky City Court of the Krasnodar Territory. Information about this appeared on the court's website. Pivovarov is the archbishop of the small Russian Orthodox Church .

Server Zekiryaev, the father of many children, sentenced to 13 years in the case of the second Bakhchisarai group of Hizb ut-Tahrir, has been kept in the PKT for two months and is denied long-term visits with his family. Crimean Solidarity reports this with reference to his wife Zarema Zekiryeva. The publication notes that the pressure on Zekiryaev in IK-1 of the Tula region began in February 2023 - he spent almost the entire last year in a punishment cell , PKT and SUS .

The Shakhty City Court of the Rostov Region sentenced 72-year-old pensioner Evgenia Mayboroda to five and a half years in a general regime colony in the case of two reposts on VKontakte. This was reported by Network Freedom. The woman was found guilty under articles of disseminating “fake news” about the army motivated by political hatred (clause “e”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) and calls for extremist activity (part 2 of article 280 of the Criminal Code).

Politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security penal colony, was transferred from IK-6 in Omsk to an unknown destination. Human rights activist Alexander Podrabinek and Avtozak LIVE participant received notifications in response to their letters that the politician had left for another institution. This information was also confirmed by Kara-Murza's wife Evgenia.

Politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, who was sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security penal colony, was transferred from IK-6 in Omsk to an unknown destination. Human rights activist Alexander Podrabinek and Avtozak LIVE participant received notifications in response to their letters that the politician had left for another institution. This information was also confirmed by Kara-Murza's wife Evgenia.

Politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security colony, was transported from IK-6 in Omsk to an unknown direction. Human rights activist Alexander Podrabinek and Avtozak LIVE participant received notifications that the politician had left for another institution. This information was also confirmed by Kara-Murza’s wife Evgenia. On April 17, 2023, the Moscow City Court sentenced Vladimir Karu-Murza to 25 years in a maximum security colony.