Ukraine
On 31/3 the Russian Justice Ministry officially opened regional offices in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. (RAPSI, 1/4)

On 2/4 the Russian Federal Communications and Mass Media Agency (Roskomnadzor) said it would purge Crimea of ‘harmful’ information. (HRO.org, 2/4)

On 3/4 Ukrainian authorities said ousted President Viktor Yanukovych was involved in drawing up plans under which police snipers shot dead more than 100 anti-government protesters and hinted at a Russian role in the violent crackdown. (The Moscow Times, 4/4)

Freedom of expression
A pro-Kremlin website, Politonline.ru, said media outlets Ekho Moskvy, Dozhd and Novaya Gazeta are the most "anti-Russian" news sources in a list of the top 20 "anti-Russian" daily news sites operating in Russia. (The Moscow Times, 3/4)

On 1/4 reports said Russian content providers have started receiving warnings about allegedly breaking the law by reposting from the blog of Aleksei Navalny. (HRO.org, 1/4)

Right of assembly
On 30/3 on Tverskaya Street in Moscow, police arrested three people taking part in single-person pickets in memory of those killed during the recent clashes in Kiev. (HRO.org, 31/3)

On 31/3 United Russia deputy Alexander Sidyakin submitted to the State Duma a bill introducing prison terms for repeat violations of a law on public rallies, stirring fears among analysts of a crackdown on the opposition. (The Moscow Times, 1/4)

Right of association
On 1/4 reports said the Federation Council is preparing amendments to the NGO law to empower the Ministry of Justice to independently decide whether to declare an NGO as a foreign agent. (HRO.org, 1/4)

Victims of alleged politically-motivated prosecutions
On 30/3 the Swiss authorities said a one-year residence permit had been granted to Mikhail Khodorkovsky on 27/3. Khodorkovsky has been living in Switzerland since shortly after being pardoned by President Putin on 20/12/13. (RFE/RL, 31/3)

On 31/3 in an interview with Gazeta.ru environmentalist Evgeny Vitishko, sentenced to 3 years in a penal colony, described the conditions of his imprisonment in Tambov. (HRO.org, 31/3)

On 2/4 a Krasnodar court handed down a three-year suspended sentence with a two-year probationary period and a fine of 70,000 roubles to Professor Mikhail Savva. (HRO.org, 2/4)