The Ministry of Justice has again added to the register of “foreign agents”. Writer Mikhail Weller, founder of the Anderson cafe chain Anastasia Tatulova and the Russian Socialist Movement (RSD) were included there. The updated list appeared on the department's website.

Convicted Rosderzhava journalist Alexander Dorogov is not receiving medical assistance; he has gone on a hunger strike. This was reported by a political prisoner support group. For a month now, Dorogov has been complaining of acute toothache and taking painkillers, which is why his kidneys have begun to fail.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg sent Dmitry Bogmut, a technician at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, accused under the article on military “fakes” (clause “e”, part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) to pre-trial detention until June 3. This was reported by the joint press service of the city courts.

The Moscow City Court dismissed the case under the “rally” article against animal rights activist Liana Sitarchuk. This was reported by her lawyer from OVD-Info, Evgeny Kurakin. On January 23, 2023, animal activists stood in front of the Cheryomushkinsky District Court building with posters “Criminal Code of the Russian Federation: Killing a cat = a criminal offense!” and "Art. 245: The flayer belongs in prison!

On April 3, the Samara Regional Court approved two years of forced labor under the article on participation in the activities of an “extremist organization” (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code) for Jehovah’s Witness Sonya Olopova, reports a portal covering the persecution of believers in Russia. The Central District Court of Tolyatti handed down such a sentence to her in January. “The evidence presented by the prosecution does not confirm my guilt in committing a crime.

Jehovah's Witness from Blagoveshchensk Anton Olshevsky is serving a sentence in strict conditions of detention (SUS) in IK-5 in the Altai Territory. This is reported by the Jehovah's Witnesses project. Before this, the believer spent six months in a cell-type room (PKT). A prisoner can call loved ones six times a month and receive parcels once every four months. From time to time he is also allowed to see his wife Ekaterina.

The Dzerzhinsky District Court of Novosibirsk partially satisfied the administrative claims of Ilya Baburin, who is in a pre-trial detention center in the case of preparing to set fire to military registration and enlistment offices. This was reported by the Solidarity Zone with reference to lawyer Vasily Dubkov. The court declared the doctor’s report and Baburin’s subsequent placement in a “psychiatric isolation ward” illegal. In January 2023, he was placed there without any testimony.

On April 4, the Shchekinsky Interdistrict Court of the Tula Region received the case of Yasnaya Polyana resident Roman Altukhov about repeated discrediting of the Russian Army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code). Sova reports this.

The Butyrsky District Court sentenced the defendants in the case of the Telegram channel "Chto-Delat!" to real terms. A listener from the courtroom told OVD-Info about this.

The Volgograd Regional Court sentenced blogger Alena Agafonova, who “tickled” the breasts of the Motherland, to 10 months of forced labor with 10% of her earnings withheld to the state income and for two years banned her from posting anything on the Internet. This was reported by the press service of the regional courts.

The Pyatigorsk City Court sentenced local environmental activist Sergei Legkobitov to seven and a half years in prison in a maximum security colony and a fine of 30 million rubles in the case of mediation in a bribe. The Caucasian Knot reports this. On March 19, at a court hearing, a representative of the prosecutor's office requested 10 years in prison for the environmental activist and a fine of 30 million rubles.

Security forces came to search the house of Andrei Staroverov, a resident of the Khvoininsky district (Novgorod region), in a libel case (Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by politician Ksenia Cherepanova, and Sever.Realii drew attention to her post. Staroverov, according to Cherepanova, has already been charged. The details of the case are not specified. 15 years ago, Andrei Staroverov moved from St. Petersburg to the village of Pes, Khvoininsky district.

Convicted politician Ilya Yashin was sent to a punishment cell for 10 days on Wednesday. This was reported by his support group, citing his lawyer Mikhail Biryukov. Yashin was taken to the disciplinary commission immediately after a short visit with his mother. The reason for his placement in solitary confinement was that, when sitting down at the table before breakfast, Yashin took off his jacket (the top part of his uniform).