Right of assembly 
A man professing to be a former government operative said police officials were involved in organizing clashes at the May 6 opposition rally last year. (The Moscow Times, 22/3) 

On 20/3 Moscow city hall turned down the latest request by protesters to hold a Strategy 31 rally on Triumfalnaya Ploshchad on 31/3. (The Moscow Times, 20/3)

Elections
On 22/3 the State Duma passed in a third and final reading a bill granting regional authorities the right to cancel direct gubernatorial elections. (The Moscow Times, 24/3) 

Magnitsky case 
On 22/3 Moscow’s Tverskoi District Court began proceedings in the posthumous tax evasion trial against deceased lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. (The Moscow Times, 24/3) 

Pussy Riot case 
On 20/3 a judgment of 15/3 by Moscow City Court, rejecting an appeal by Pussy Riot members, was published. (RFE / RL, 20/3) 

Prosecutors found gross violations in conditions of detention in the penal colony where Maria Alekhina is held. (HRO.org, 21/3)

Opposition activists 
On 19/2 the Investigative Committee submitted to the Prosecutor General's Office an indictment in the KirovLes embezzlement case against Aleksei Navalny. (The Moscow Times, 20/3) 

On 19/3 the Investigative Committee said opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhaev had been taken to a Moscow pre-trial detention centre. (HRO.org, 19/3) 

On 22/3 the Investigative Committee charged Razvozzhaev with knowingly giving false testimony. (HRO.org, 22/3) 

Right of association 
On 14/3 law enforcement agencies conducted mass inspections of NGOs in Krasondar. (HRO.org, 18/3) 

On 21/3 the public prosecutor's office and other agencies inspected the International Memorial Society. (HRO.org, 21/3)

On 21/3 the Foundation for Freedom of Information and Citizens’ Watch in St. Petersgburg were inspected by prosecutors and and other agencies. (HRO.org, 21/3)

On 21/3 EU-Russia Civil Society Forum expressed concern about the mass inspections of NGOs. (HRO.org, 21/3) 

On 24/3 Amnesty International, Frontline Defenders and Human Rights Watch expressed concern at the wave of inspections of NGOs in Russia. (Human Rights Watch, 24/3)