8 June 2012 in response to increased militancy by a segment of the protest movement a [[Freedom of assembly in Russia#Legislation|law]] was enacted imposing severe penalties on protesters who engage in unauthorized demonstrations or who exceed the boundaries of authorized ones.
On 11 June 2012, the day before a scheduled protest in Moscow the homes of the prominent activists, [[Kseniya Sobchak]], [[Aleksei Navalny]], [[Sergei Udaltsov]] and others were raided and extensively searched.