In Orenburg, due to the activities of the Pose club, the first criminal case was opened in connection with the recognition of the “LGBTQ movement” as an “extremist organization.” The head of the Safe Internet League, Ekaterina Mizulina, announced this on her Telegram channel.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has put Yaroslavl LGBTQ activist Yaroslav Sirotkin on the wanted list under an unnamed article of the Criminal Code. Mediazona drew attention to this. “For me, this is another reminder that I am moving in the right direction. Now I’m not just a foreign agent, but also a criminal. In Putin's Russia these are honorary titles.

The First Western District Military Court fined St. Petersburg resident Maxim Prus half a million rubles under the article on justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) because of a comment about the “Freedom of Russia” legion. This was reported by the press service of the courts.

Hieromonk Ioann Kurmoyarov, sentenced to three years in the case of military “fakes,” was transported from the St. Petersburg pre-trial detention center “Kresty” in an unknown direction. This was reported by the telegram channel of his support group, referring to the response that came in a letter from the institution. The clergyman was sentenced in August 2023, and in February it was confirmed on appeal.

The Prosecutor General's Office recognized the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and Russian Canadian Democratic Alliance, registered in Canada, as “undesirable” organizations. This is reported on the department's website. The Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy operates at the University of Toronto, and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs operates at Carleton University in Ottawa.

In St. Petersburg, Dmitry Vasilyev was detained when he came to the building of the Vyborg court with a poster “Freedom for Seva Queen #FreeSeva.” His girlfriend reported this to OVD-Info. The detainee is being taken from the Vyborg district police department to the Kolpinsky district police department. It is unknown what crime they want to charge him with.

In Nevinnomyssk, a resident of one of the neighboring regions was arrested in the case of desecration of the Eternal Flame (Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code), two more defendants were put on the wanted list. This was reported by the regional department of the Investigative Committee. In the published surveillance video from March 1, four men climbed the memorial, one of them waved his foot in front of the fire, and the other filmed the event on his phone.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has once again received the case of Pussy Riot member and former publisher of Mediazona Petr Verzilov regarding military “fakes” (clause “d” of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The case file is available on the court’s website.

The FSB Directorate for Udmurtia has opened a criminal case against political strategist Sergei Antonov, who filed a complaint with the Investigative Committee against Vladimir Putin in early February. This was reported by TASS, citing the agency's press service. Antonov himself has not been in Russia since 2022. He is charged with participation in the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code).

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow sent college student Denis Eroshin, accused of justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code), to a pre-trial detention center until May 12. His father told OVD-Info about this. The meeting took place on March 15. Eroshin was charged with publications in an anti-war telegram chat made on September 22, 2022.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow sent college student Denis Eroshin, accused of justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code), to a pre-trial detention center until May 12. His father told OVD-Info about this. The meeting took place on March 15. Eroshin was charged with publications in an anti-war telegram chat made on September 22, 2022.

Taxi driver Vladimir Zolotarev, sentenced to 18 years in prison in the case of arson of the National Guard building, was transported from pre-trial detention center No. 1 of Khabarovsk in an unknown direction. This was reported by the Solidarity Zone. Zolotarev was in the Khabarovsk pre-trial detention center for more than six months after the verdict was announced - it took place at the end of July 2023.

Taxi driver Vladimir Zolotorev, sentenced to 18 years in prison in the case of arson of the National Guard building, was transported from pre-trial detention center No. 1 of Khabarovsk in an unknown direction. This was reported by the Solidarity Zone. Zolotarev was in the Khabarovsk pre-trial detention center for more than six months after the verdict was announced - it took place at the end of July 2023.

The Severomorsky District Court of the Murmansk Region fined local resident Alexander Mendrik 450 thousand rubles under the article on spreading “fake news” about the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). OVD-Info was informed about this in court; the case file is available on the website. Mendrick was sentenced on February 21 and took effect on March 11. The case came to court on January 25. What exactly was the reason for bringing the man to justice is unknown.

Human rights activist Tatyana Kotlyar, who is regularly tried in cases of “rubber apartments,” was again sentenced to a fine under the article on fictitious registration of citizens of the Russian Federation or foreigners (Article 322.2 of the Criminal Code). OVD-Info reported this from the courtroom. The Obninsk Magistrate Court imposed a fine of 450 thousand rubles on Kotlyar.