The investigation brought charges under the article on repeated discrediting of the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) against St. Petersburg activist Daria Kozyreva. This was reported by RusNews. The day before, on February 27, the Petrogradsky District Court sent Kozyreva to a pre-trial detention center for two months. The meeting was held behind closed doors under the pretext that there were “state secrets” in the case.

Obninsk human rights activist Tatyana Kotlyar, known for criminal cases involving “rubber apartments,” was almost completely prohibited from registering people in her living quarters. This was reported by the human rights project “First Department”. This decision was made by the Obninsk City Court in connection with an appeal from the prosecutor's office.

In Kurgan, a criminal case was opened against 58-year-old pensioner Lyudmila T. for military “fakes” (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). this . reports ASTRA The reason was the woman’s anti-war publications on Odnoklassniki. She is under recognizance not to leave the place. Since February 24, 2022—the first day of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—residents of Russian cities have been holding anti-war protests every day and talking about the tragedy online.

To the RusNews journalist and the author of the telegram channel “Honest Korolevskoe!” Roman Ivanov became ill at a meeting of the Royal City Court. This was reported by his lawyer from OVD-Info. The judge refused to postpone the hearing despite the fact that Ivanov felt unwell, as the room was stuffy, and insisted on calling an ambulance. Doctors who arrived an hour and a half later measured my blood pressure. It turned out to be increased.

The Baltic Fleet Military Court sentenced Ukrainian student Ilya Gibeskul to a fine of 60 thousand rubles in a case of justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by Sever.Realii. The young man was released in the courtroom. Initially, the fine was 500 thousand rubles, but the court reduced it taking into account that the convicted person spent almost a year in a pretrial detention center. Gibeskul studied at the philosophy department of the V. N.

In St. Petersburg, officers of the FSB, the Russian Guard and the transport police in the North-West detained a 21-year-old native of the Kemerovo region in connection with the arson of a relay cabinet on a railway. this . reports The portal 47news According to investigators, the young man, whose name has not been disclosed, could have taken part in the arson of a railway cabinet on the Sergievo-Strelna section. This happened on February 10th.

Amore-party is a party dedicated to love and sexuality, built on the principle of informed consent. In announcements it is positioned as a safe space where you can “just be yourself.” A year ago, Amore-party was launched in Tula by Sofia. Six parties without incident took place at Typography, a fashionable cultural center that operates as a coffee shop during the day and as an event venue in the evenings (Antokha MC and Ekaterina Shulman performed here in different years).

The Supreme Court of the Chechen Republic overturned the decision of the Shali City Court, which refused to release Zarema Musaeva on parole. this . reports Team Against Torture The petition was sent for new consideration. Representatives of the prosecutor's office and employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service during the meeting asked not to release the woman from the colony, since they believe that the goals of the punishment were not achieved.

The Ivanovo Regional Court approved a fine of two million rubles, which was previously imposed on local architect Sergei Volkov because of a post that Stalin “abandoned” Stalingrad. The relevant information is displayed in the case card. In September 2023, Volkov was fined under the article on the rehabilitation of Nazism (clause “c” of Part 2 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) after a jury verdict that he was guilty.

The Kostroma Regional Court approved a suspended sentence of six years in prison with a five-year probationary period for elderly Jehovah's Witness Valentina Samus. Her son Alexey reported this to OVD-Info. In December 2023, the Dimitrovsky District Court of Kostroma found Samus guilty under the article on organizing the activities of an “extremist” organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

The Vyborg District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced in absentia the emigrated activist Boris Romanov to six years in prison under the article on disseminating “fakes” about the Russian army motivated by political hatred (clause “d”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The relevant information was published by the press service of the city courts. In addition to the actual sentence, Romanov was banned from administering websites for four years.

The State Duma adopted in the third reading a law that prohibits placing advertisements on any resources of “foreign agents.” The relevant information was published on the website of the lower house of parliament. The first reading of the bill took place on February 20, the second on February 27.

The prosecution demanded that Kirov activist Svetlana Marina be sentenced to two years in a penal colony in the case of comments about the murdered military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky. This was reported by the regional branch of the Yabloko party. In addition to the actual sentence, Marina is being asked to impose a three-year ban on website administration.

In Kaliningrad, a criminal case was opened under the article on desecration of a grave structure (clause “a”, part 2 of Article 244 of the Criminal Code) against a 38-year-old resident of the Sverdlovsk region and a 37-year-old resident of Izhevsk. Information about this was published on the website of the Investigative Committee for the region.

The Chita administration revoked approval for holding a rally in memory of Alexei Navalny and Boris Nemtsov. This was reported by Civic Solidarity. The day before, representatives of the movement submitted an application to hold a memorial action in Chita on March 2 at 14:00. The mayor's office refused to hold a rally on Revolution Square because of the Spring Festival fair, but proposed moving it to Hyde Park on Fadeev Avenue.