Details Diana Fishman
In June, the Russian authorities focused on purging the political space ahead of the September elections: Criminal cases were opened against oppositionists Maxim Reznik, Ketevan Kharaidze, and Dmitry Gudkov. New guilty verdicts were given to participants in the January protests in support of Navalny and against the arbitrariness of the authorities. Persecution of Muslims associated with the Hizb ut-Tahrir party an organization recognized as terrorist in Russia continued in the regions.
Upper row (left to right): Maxim Reznik, Ketevan Kharaidze, Dmitry Gudkov. Lower row: Ildar Ibragimov, Roman Pichuzhin, Alexander Glushkov. Photo: official website of the St. Petersburg legislative assembly, YouTube, Wikipedia, Memorial, OVD-Info.