In Nizhny Novgorod, searches were held at the offices of lawyers of the “Team Against Torture”. This was reported in the Telegram channel of the project.
“Today at 7 am, the criminal investigation officers came with a search to the home address of the lawyers of the Anti-Torture Team in Nizhny Novgorod, among them Olga Sadovskaya. Now the police have gathered near the Nizhny Novgorod checkpoint office, ”the team reports.
On April 14, in Pyatigorsk, security forces came with searches to the office of the “Team Against Torture”. According to OVD Info, the head of the branch, Ekaterina Vanslova, confirmed that the Ministry of Internal Affairs for North Ossetia opened a criminal case, but because of a non-disclosure agreement, she could not give details.
In June 2022, the "Committee against Torture" announced the liquidation due to the fact that the organization was declared a "foreign agent". After that, the project participants created the “Team Against Torture”.