Jehovah's Witnesses were searched in Tolyatti. Alexander Dolganov was sent under house arrest in a case initiated under Part 2 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. Sona Olopova and Elena Kozhevnikova were released on bail. On May 16, 2023, in Tolyatti, Samara Region, officers of the Investigative Committee, with the participation of operatives from the regional department of the FSB, searched the homes of Jehovah's Witnesses.

Due to the increase in the number of administrative cases under Art. 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (production and distribution of prohibited materials), we combine such cases into a single list for each month. The data are given without taking into account the decisions of the courts, which we consider to be clearly unlawful.

A resident of the Tver region denied the Holocaust on the social network. On May 17, 2023, a 54-year-old resident of the Tver region was detained in St. Petersburg. A case was initiated against him under Part 2 of Art. 354.1 of the Criminal Code (rehabilitation of Nazism).

The case of repeated discrediting of the army is connected with the fact that the oppositionist left signs with anti-war inscriptions near the bust of Taras Shevchenko. On May 19, 2023, Krasnodar opposition activist Alipat Sultanbegova reported that she received a notification by mail that a criminal case had been opened against her under Part 1 of Art. 280.3 of the Criminal Code (repeated discrediting of the use of the Russian armed forces).