Court trials were another important factor in the cases of detainees. They were carried out via Skype due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conditions in the cage themselves can hardly be called sufficiently consistent with the epidemiological conditions, not to mention hygiene in general.

To make things worse, people placed in detention centres are completely isolated from information, and letters are the only form of communication with their relatives.

Alex previously participated in the protests, but he was arrested by accident this time.