After the start of the invasion of Ukraine, 60 criminal cases were opened in 22 Russian regions, involving activists and journalists who criticized the war. Pavel Chikov, head of the Agora human rights group, cited the calculations on his telegram channel.
Cases against anti-war activists were filed under 14 articles, the most common — in ten cases — was a new article about «knowingly false Information»about the Russian army. Nine cases each were filed under articles about vandalism due to anti-war graffiti and application violence against the security forces at anti-war rallies.
46 people were subjected to criminal prosecution. “Nine of them are in custody, three are under house arrest, and two more courts have ordered a ban on certain actions. At least five of the accused are outside of Russia,” Chikov cites statistics.
In several cases, there are no suspects, but they also came with mass searches of activists and journalists, confiscating their computers and phones. In 10 regions, including St. Petersburg, they were carried out in cases of » false mining», and in Pskov — in the case of slander against the governor.
From hooliganism to fraud. Those who are against the war in Ukraine face criminal prosecution — let's figure out under what articles