The defendant in the “Baymak case”, Aitugan Kitikov, was notified of the end of the investigative actions. From April 2, he and his lawyer will begin to get acquainted with the case materials. This was reported by his lawyer from OVD-Info, Ruslan Ignatyev. Kitikov was detained on January 24. Two days later, he was charged with participation in mass riots (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code) and sent into custody.

The Khoroshevsky District Court of Moscow twice fined blogger and LGBTQ activist Sasha Kazantseva, 30 and 40 thousand rubles, under the article on the absence of “foreign agent” markings (Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Code). Kazaantseva told OVD-Info about this. The blogger was given the first fine on October 30, 2023, and the second on December 21, 2023. They both came into effect. The Ministry of Justice added Kazantseva to the register of “foreign agents” in February 2023.

The court arrested in absentia and put on the wanted list Lidiya Prudovskaya, a resident of the Arkhangelsk region, accused of repeatedly discrediting the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). “7×7” reports this. The prosecutor applied to change the preventive measure from a recognizance not to leave the place. He noted that Prudovskaya did not appear at the court hearing and left Russia.

During the debate in the Butyrsky District Court of Moscow, the prosecution requested from seven to 11.5 years of imprisonment for the defendants in the case of the Telegram channel "Chto-Delat!" This was reported by Igor Nagibin's lawyer from OVD-Info. Igor Nagibin was asked to get 11.5 years in prison, Dmitry Chebanov - 11 years, Vyacheslav Abramov - nine years and nine months.

A criminal case was opened against a resident of Uglich (Yaroslavl region) under the article on repeated discrediting of the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) because of posts on Odnoklassniki. The SOVA Research Center writes about this with reference to local publications. According to the FSB, two reposts became the reason for initiating a case.

On March 26, the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Orenburg Region reported on the completion of the investigation into the case of rehabilitation of Nazism (clause “c” of Part 2 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) against a resident of the village of Yaman. The SOVA research center drew attention to the publication. The man admitted his guilt and repented. He is under recognizance not to leave the place.

On March 25, the Votkinsk District Court of the Udmurt Republic sentenced Jehovah's Witnesses Mikhail Potapov and Sergei Gobozev to fines of 400 and 450 thousand rubles, finding them guilty under the article on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by a portal covering the persecution of believers.

A bill was introduced to the State Duma to restrict access to books by authors recognized as “foreign agents” or included in the “list of extremists and terrorists” of Rosfinmonitoring. The information appeared on the website.

A criminal case could have been opened against animal rights activist from Ryazan, Nikita Chernichkin, under a terrorist article - the man was added to the “list of terrorists and extremists” with an asterisk. OVD-Info drew attention to this. In July 2023, it became known that a criminal case was opened against Chernichkin for the rehabilitation of Nazism (Part 4 of Article 354.1 of the Criminal Code) because of a comment on Odnoklassniki.

In Cheboksary on March 23, police detained local resident Igor Belov, who was holding a “STOP MADNESS” picket on Republic Square. This was reported by the Angry Chuvashia telegram channel. According to the picketer himself, by picketing he wanted to express dissatisfaction with the incompetence of the authorities, who were unable to prevent the terrorist attack in Moscow and did not carry out the rescue operation quickly enough, which is why many people died.

For me, the period of civil activism began with the arrest of Alexei Navalny in 2021. I read the local news avidly and at some point I realized that I saw only officialdom in them, and there was no truthful and verified information there. I began to look into this issue and realized that most of these media are somehow connected with the state.

On March 11, the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk City Court imposed a fine of 130 thousand rubles on Ukrainian citizen Alexander Vdovichenko in the second case of repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) against him. OVD-Info was informed about this by the press service of the court. The criminal case became known in mid-February, when it came to court. What became the reason for the persecution is unknown.

The Novosibirsk Regional Court sentenced Novosibirsk resident Emil Valeeva to a year of suspended imprisonment due to the dissemination of “disrespectful information” about Victory Day. Lawyer Elena Chirkina, who represented the interests of Novosibirsk, told OVD-Info about this.