Evening Medusa

The supporters of Navalny want to prohibit the State Duma. How people recognized by the media live - "foreign agents." Why are Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

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This is the daily Medusa newsletter about important news of the day, where we should now also write that the Ministry of Justice has declared us a “foreign agent”. First, look at the Bengal cat named Ben . He obviously wanted to tell us something ... But it was only possible to inflate the cheeks and mumble. Okay, don't be upset, Ben! Next time it will work out.

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Pulse

The main thing is in the day - by points

• The deputies proposed forbidden to run for the State Duma to those who worked in extremist organizations, and those who were given to them. This proposal threatens more than 200 thousand supporters of Navalny.
• In addition, the same deputies introduced a bill tightening the punishment for participating in the work of an “unwanted” organization.
• Hackers tried to discredit the Medusa crowdfunding campaign . They made us translations from stolen cards.
• Roskomnadzor asked the court to fine Twitter for 24 million rubles, Google and Facebook - 20 million . The reason is the refusal to delete prohibited information.
• More than 40 lawyers filed complaints about the measure of restraint to the head of the “team 29” Ivan Pavlov, who is suspected of disclosing the data of the preliminary investigation.
• A criminal case of vandalism for the torn posters of the Immortal Regiment was brought to a 17-year-old resident of the Tomsk region.

The texts of the day

How do people recognized by the media live - “foreign agents”?

In December 2020, the Ministry of Justice first included in the register of the media - “foreign agents” of individuals, that is, ordinary people. Five journalists and activists got into this list. All of them should mark their publications and posts (just as the “Medusa” does now), and also register a legal entity to report with its help to officials about income and expenses. True, the law does not say that each of them should have a separate legal entity, so three people decided to use one LLC, calling it “like a foreign agent”. Journalists Denis Kamalyagin, Sergey Markelov and Lyudmila Savitskaya told Medusa how their life with a new status changed .

The UN suspected Russian military "instructors" in Central Africa in robberies, rape and other crimes

In the Civil War in the Central African Republic, according to an investigation based on the documents of the UN working group, from 800 to 2000 Russian mercenaries participate-including from Wagner PMCs. Officially, Russia recognizes only 535 "instructors". The Russians fight on the side of the government army - both rob and kill civilians, set fire to houses, and also commit group rape . The Russian Embassy in the Central African Republic called the conclusions of the UN working group “speculation” and called on it to “focus on the investigation of crimes committed by mercenaries of armed groups.”

Coronavirus

The journalist of Radio Liberty (the media - “Ino -Agent”) was fined under the article on fakes about coronavirus. But lawyers from NPO - "Inoage" managed to achieve the abolition of the fine

The case against journalist Tatyana Voltskaya was opened because of an interview, published in May 2020. In it, the resuscitator from St. Petersburg, on the terms of anonymity, spoke about the lack of personnel, protective equipment and equipment in city hospitals. SK began to check, demanded to reveal the doctor’s name and delete the material. None of this was done. There were no grounds for initiating a criminal case, and a journalist was appointed a fine of 30 thousand rubles. The non -profit organization “Media Protection Center” (recognized in Russia “Ino -Agent”) supported the Voltsky and appealed the decision on a fine .

Other news about coronavirus:

• The developers of Epivakcorons began to test the three -fold introduction of the vaccine . It is believed that this will increase the level of immunity from it.
• Egypt, with whom Russia agreed on the resumption of flights , will close restaurants and shops for two weeks.
• The Seychelles are tightened by anticoronavirus restrictions due to the growth of incidence. 60% of residents are completely vaccinated in the country

Podkast "What happened"

What is the cause of the military conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?

At the end of April, a military clash on the border occurred between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Several dozen people were killed, a lot of victims - and mainly among the civilian population. Residential buildings, schools and other infrastructure facilities in border areas were destroyed. What are the causes of the conflict and why is this far from the last clash? What are the consequences of this collision? Why are Russia, China and Iran here almost powerless? Says a specialist in Central Asia Arkady Dubnov.

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By the way, today we have a text about how we came up with a subboty special issue of “what happened” about Russian politics.

Calmar of the day,

or how can you spend money on the fight against Covid

The authorities of the Japanese city of NOO in the ISIKAV Prefecture spent 25 million yen (more than 17 million rubles) on a 13-meter statue of squid . This money was taken from 800 million yen, which the state allocated to eliminate the consequences of the pandemic. The authorities of NOO still believe that everyone did it right: in their opinion, the statue will help attract tourists who, due to pandemia in the city, have become much less.

We admit, I wanted to look at a huge squid, your "Medusa"