In Tula, another case has been opened against local resident Vitaly Zaitsev, who was previously detained for comments about participants in the war in Ukraine. This was reported by the Telegram channel "Tula. ExtremiZm", affiliated with local security forces. Zaitsev's arrest became known on May 20. At that time, he was charged with calls for extremism on the Internet (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code).

On May 27, the Golovinsky District Court of Moscow declared invalid an agreement on the donation of property of the organization of Jehovah's Witnesses to the religious association of Jehovah's Witnesses in Austria due to the nullity of the transaction . This was reported by the prosecutor's office of the capital's Northern Administrative District, which filed the corresponding lawsuit, the Sova research center noted . Non-residential premises located in Moscow will be transferred to the state.

The investigation of the case against two residents of Yakutsk under the article on the dissemination of "fakes" about the Russian army by a group of persons by prior conspiracy (clause "b" of Part 2 of Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code) has been completed. This was reported by the press service of the regional Investigative Committee.

The Kursk District Court of the Stavropol Territory has refused to replace the unserved portion of the sentence of three defendants in the "Ingush case" with a punishment not related to imprisonment. This was reported by the "Caucasian Knot" with reference to the defense lawyers of the convicted persons. The hearings took place on May 8 and 22, with the convicts participating via video link. The petition was filed by Barakh Chemurziev, Ismail Nalgiev, and Bagaudin Khautiev.

A protocol was drawn up against the host of the YouTube channel "Popular Politics" Dmitry Nizovtsev for failure to provide a report on the activities of a "foreign agent" (Part 2 of Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Information about this is available on the website of the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Khabarovsk, which will consider the administrative case. Nizovtsev was added to the register of “foreign agents” on October 14, 2022.

The case of Kazan businessman Ruslan Bayazitov, who is accused of inciting hatred with the threat of violence (paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code), has been transferred to court. This was reported by Tatarstan-24, and the Sova research center noted . The case against the man was first reported in August 2023.

The First Court of Appeal of General Jurisdiction upheld the sentence of Igor Girkin (Strelkov), a participant in military clashes in eastern Ukraine as part of pro-Russian groups: four years in prison for calls to extremism (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by Mediazona. The meeting was held behind closed doors, journalists were not allowed to film the protocol. The announcement of the decision took place in another room, where only four journalists were allowed.

The Cherkessk City Court has sent six residents of the republic to pretrial detention in a case of involvement in the Islamic party At-Takfir wal-Hijra. This was reported by the court's press service and the publication Vestnik Kavkaza . Those arrested are charged with articles on organizing the activities of an extremist organization (Part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code) and on participation in the activities of such an organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code).

The Pskov City Court has received a case against local activist Danila Afonin for consideration on the merits under the article on repeated discrediting of the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Information about this appeared on the court's website. The case against Afonin was opened in December 2023 due to posts on VKontakte. On January 17, 2024, his home was searched and he was detained as part of a case on discrediting the Armed Forces.

Roskomnadzor blocked the North Caspian Institute website on May 27. This was reported by the Idel.Realii publication. The decision to block was made by the Prosecutor General's Office. According to the agency, the site contains "information materials aimed at destabilizing the socio-political situation in the Russian Federation." The project is dedicated to the study of ethnolinguistic and political aspects of life in the regions of the Northern Caspian and Lower Volga.

The Sovetsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don received a protocol under the "foreign agent" article, drawn up against Kira Yarmysh. Information about this was published on the court's website. The protocol against Alexei Navalny's former assistant was drawn up due to the absence of a "foreign agent" plate (Part 2 of Article 19.34 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). The hearing is scheduled for June 14.

The Pushkinsky District Court of St. Petersburg received a case under the article on military "fakes" against hairdresser Anna Aleksandrova. OVD-Info found information about this on the court's website. Aleksandrova is charged with two counts of the article on dissemination of "fakes" about the Russian army motivated by political hatred (clause "d" of part 2 of article 207.3 of the Criminal Code). The case was submitted to the court on May 27.

The Second Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction has sent the case of former Interior Ministry technician Samiel Vedel (Sergey Klokov), who was sentenced to seven years in prison for disseminating military "fakes", for a new trial, SOTAvision reports . The ex-policeman's lawyer, Daniil Berman, clarified in his cassation appeal that the phone conversations his client was accused of were of a domestic nature.

In Samara, the president of the LGBT organization "Irida" Artem Fokin was searched; he was taken away for questioning. A confidant of the detainee told OVD-Info about this. The investigative measures are being carried out within the framework of a criminal case on the organization of an extremist community (Article 282.1 of the Criminal Code). Fokin's status is unknown.

On May 21, the Leninsky District Court of Sevastopol fined journalist Anastasia Zhvik 10,000 rubles under the article on participation in an undesirable organization (Article 20.33 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Mediazona draws attention to the case file on the court's website. The protocol was drawn up in April. According to Mediazona, the probable reason for the prosecution was Zhvik's articles published on Meduza.