On 16 December, Tatyana Vorobyeva, an environmental activist was detained by police and accused of disobeying a lawful order of a police officer for participating in a protest camp against construction of a waste incineration plant in Osinovo village near Kazan city. She was later released from a police station as the charges were dropped. Local residents and environmental activists have been protesting against the construction of the waste incineration plant over health concerns. Moreover, environmental activists say the construction is planned on agricultural land.