Komi teacher Nikita Tushkanov, who was sentenced to five years in prison for his comments about the blowing up of the Crimean Bridge, has been transferred to a strict prison regime , his support group reports . "He is now in a separate room, there are 10 of them there. Nikita says that it is calmer there. He feels fine, his health is fine," the activists write. Tushkanov arrived at Colony No.

Former PARNAS participant Andrei Balin, who was convicted because of his anti-war posts, was not given letters to penal colony No. 10 of the Samara region. This was reported by his lawyer from OVD-Info, Zakhar Lebedev, who visited him in the colony.

The Bryansk Regional Court sentenced Dmitry Prokhorenko to thirteen years in prison in the case of treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code) and sabotage (Part 1 of Article 281 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the joint press service of the courts of general jurisdiction of the region. The man will have to spend the first two and a half years in prison, and the rest of the term in a maximum security colony.

The Volgograd Regional Court confirmed the verdict of three residents of the region in the case of the Russian Security Committee movement. This was reported by the joint press service of local courts, the details of the case are provided by the news agency 102.ru.

On January 29, the Central District Court of Omsk sentenced local resident Artem Lazarenko to 240 hours of compulsory labor in a case of hooliganism committed based on hatred of a social group (clause “b” of Part 1 of Article 213 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of the courts of the Omsk region, drew attention.

The preliminary investigation into the case of repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) against Nizhny Tagil resident Dmitry Cherepkov has been completed. This was reported by his lawyer from OVD-Info, Roman Kachanov. After approval of the case by the prosecutor, it will be transferred for consideration to the Tagilstroevsky District Court of Nizhny Tagil. Cherepkov is under recognizance not to leave.

The military court of appeal has reduced the sentence of former Navalny headquarters photographer Alexander Strukov in the case of comments. He was sentenced to seven years and ten months in prison, a ban on website administration, and a fine of 180 thousand rubles. This was reported by Perviy Otdel. In November, the Second Western District Military Court in Moscow sentenced Strukov to eight years in prison and a fine of 200,000 rubles.

In Moscow, a new investigation has been completed in the case of Memorial co-chairman Oleg Orlov on repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the telegram channel of the Memorial Human Rights Protection Center.

On January 29, the Shuya City Court of the Ivanovo Region sentenced five Jehovah's Witnesses to fines. This is reported by the portal covering the persecution of believers.

In Chelyabinsk, an activist from the Union of Maoists of the Urals was detained, advocating for the resignation of mayor Natalya Kotova. this . reports “7×7” The activist has not been in touch for more than an hour and a half. Why she was detained and where she is now is unknown. In January, a woman went on a solo picket against Kotova, and she also took part in placing a banner with a link to a petition for the resignation of the mayor of Chelyabinsk.

On January 25, the Samara District Court of Samara sentenced Jehovah's Witnesses Aram Danielyan, Denis Kuzyanin, Sergei Polosenko and Nikolai Vasilyev to seven years in prison in the case of organizing extremist activities (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by a website covering the persecution of believers in Russia. The prosecutor requested nine years in prison for the defendants. The last meeting lasted more than 10 hours with interruptions.

On January 29, the Bryansk Regional Court approved real sentences for five residents of the Bryansk region under articles about an extremist organization. They were accused of participating in the movement “Union of Slavic Forces of Rus'” (USSR). This was reported by the United Press Service of the Courts of General Jurisdiction of the Bryansk Region. In appeals, the defense asked to overturn the verdict and acquit all defendants.

Ivan Lyubshin, convicted because of a comment about Mikhail Zhlobitsky and his self-detonation in the FSB building, was sent to the PKT until July 11. His friends told OVD-Info about this. The disciplinary commission took place on January 10, the reason for imposing a penalty was the lack of a badge. At the same time, according to his pen pal, he was not given either a thread, a needle, or the tag itself. The man is serving his sentence in IK-1, Yaroslavl region.

At the Higher School of Economics, applicants for a bachelor's degree in journalism were prohibited from mentioning materials from “foreign agents.” Information about this was published in the regulations for entrance exams for the “Journalism ” program for 2024, and drew attention to it.

On January 25, the Severomorsky District Court of the Murmansk Region received the case of Alexander Mendrik under the article on the dissemination of “fakes” about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). Information about this is published on the court's website. For what reason the case was opened, when it was opened and what preventive measure the defendant is under are still unknown.