On May 14 and 16, the European Court of Human Rights awarded compensation for 240 complaints about violations of the rights of participants in public events and assemblies, filed by lawyers from the Memorial Human Rights Center and OVD-Info. The amount of compensation ranged from 3,500 to 5,000 euros.

On May 15, the Petrozavodsk City Court fined journalist Sergei Markelov 31,000 rubles under the article on failure to submit "foreign agent" reports (Part 2 of Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). This was reported by the Telegram channel "From Karelia with freedom". Markelov was added to the register of "foreign agents" on December 28, 2020: that day, individuals were added to the list for the first time.

In Crimea, searches were conducted at the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Kyrym" Bekir Mamutov, the founder of the publication Seyran Ibragimov, as well as at the editorial office itself. This was reported by "Krymskaya Solidarnost". Administrative protocols were drawn up against Mamutov and Ibragimov.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has put journalist Bohdan Bakaleiko on the wanted list; he is accused of failing to fulfill the duties of a "foreign agent" (Part 2 of Article 330.1 of the Criminal Code). Mediazona drew attention to the wanted list card.

The court received a new report on journalist Alexey Pivovarov about the absence of a "foreign agent" marking (Part 4 of Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The channel "Beware, News" drew attention to the case file on the website of the Tagansky District Court of Moscow. In April, Pivovarov was fined 30,000 rubles under the article on the absence of the "foreign agent" label on publications.

In Yekaterinburg, Anastasia Mingalev was detained, who stood at the Birch Grove Park with a poster “Leave the grove to people and proteins! Build on the wastelands, not in the forests. ” It is reported by It's My City. Where exactly the girl is delivered is not yet known. Anastasia Mingaleva in the picket / photo: it's my city 17:22 Mingalev is located in the police department No. 4.

During the repeated debates in the Shuya City Court of the Ivanovo Region, the prosecutor demanded that two years and five months of a penal colony be sentenced to anti-war blogger Sergei Veselov in the case of discrediting the Russian army (Part 1 of Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code) due to a video titled "Don't confuse Germans with Nazis, and Russians with Putinists." This was reported by lawyer Oskar Cherdzhiev in his Telegram stories.

On May 2, the Apsheronsky District Court of Krasnodar Krai ruled to transfer Viktor Stashevsky, a Jehovah's Witness from annexed Crimea, from IK-9 in Khadyzhensk to a prison. This was reported by the portal "Jehovah's Witnesses. Legal situation in Russia". The court's decision has not yet entered into force. Stashevsky is still in the colony.

Moscow resident Dmitry K. was arrested on May 16 in connection with a case of calls for terrorism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) for suggesting to the Freedom of Russia legion to "shoot these fucking security forces." ASTRA reports this.

On May 15, the Central District Military Court in Yekaterinburg issued a verdict in a new case of "terrorism" against Tatarstan resident Azat Gataullin, who had previously been sentenced to 19 years in prison for his involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir. The case file on the court's website was noted by the "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" project. It is not yet known what punishment was assigned to Gataullin.

On May 15, the Berdsk City Court of Novosibirsk Oblast sentenced local resident Yevgeny Burago to one year and seven months in a penal colony for attempting to set fire to a military registration and enlistment office. This was reported by the court's press service, and Sibir.Realii drew attention to the publication.

On May 2, former Moscow municipal deputy Alexey Gorinov, who is currently in Vladimir's SIZO-1, was charged with justifying terrorism (Part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). This was reported in the politician's support telegram channel. The initiation of a new criminal case against Gorinov became known in October last year; then he was transferred to a pretrial detention center for the first time.

The Perovsky District Court of Moscow has arrested activist and journalist Zalina Marshenkulova in absentia in a case of justifying terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code). Mediazona drew attention to the information about this in the case file. The criminal case against Marshenkulova became known on April 10. According to the Investigative Committee, the feminist has already been charged. On April 17, the woman was put on the wanted list.

“I have never hidden the fact that I am a transgender young man” From early childhood I perceive myself as a guy. I remember in seventh grade I asked my classmates not to address me as female. Despite the difficult relationship with their classmates, they accepted it. I was never bullied, even every September I was elected headman. I have never hidden the fact that I am a transgender young man, I have never hidden from anyone.

On May 2, the 2nd Western District Military Court received a case on the dissemination of military "fakes" motivated by political or ideological hatred (paragraph "d" of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) and assistance to terrorist activity (Part 1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code) against Vitaliy Yarema. OVD-Info drew attention to the card. It is unknown why a case could have been brought against him.