Amsterdam, April 8, 2013. Protest rally dedicated to the visit of Vladimir Putin .

Nikolai Mitrokhin The adventurous initiative of the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow at once 600 temples (200 of them as the "first stage") predictably turned into an increase in social tension. For more than a year, several dozen points throughout Moscow have been going on with varying success of “local battles”.

Checking documents in the Apraksin area of ​​the courtyard. Photo by Dmitry Borko The State Duma adopted in the first reading a law that obliges all labor migrants arriving in the country to take an exam in the Russian language, Russian history and the basics of legislation. It is reported by RIA "Novosti". It is assumed that the norm will begin to operate on January 1, 2015.

Shrovetide in Gorky Park. Photo: Park-Gorkogo.com In the Moscow Park named after Gorky, the arrangement of the site for mass shares without coordination with the authorities began, RIA Novosti reports. According to an employee of the press service of the park, "four external lighting supports, four cross-surveillance cameras, as well as an information stand, on which relevant information on the schedule, the topic, organizers and purposes of closest events will be posted on the territory.

Maria Alekhina in the video with the court of Bereznikov. Photo: @janedoe911 Punch group Pussy Riot, Maria Alekhina, serving a two-year term in the IK-28 Bereznikov, does not intend to submit a petition for parole. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the lawyer of the political prisoner Oksana Darov. According to Darova, Alekhina is ready to leave all the punishment imposed on her.

Andrey Barabanov in the Basmanny Court 03/01/2013. Photo by Dmitry Borko/Grani.ru The Moscow City Court considered Andrei Barabanov’s appeal to extend the term of detention and left the decision of the Basmanny District Court unchanged. This was reported by an open news agency with reference to lawyer Svetlana Sidorkin, who, at the initiative of the Human Rights Association "Agora", the interests of Barabanov.

Jay Carney. Photo: Whitehouse.gov The positions of Russia and China are of great importance for resolving on the Korean peninsula, the official representative of the White House Jay Carney said at a briefing on Tuesday. The US authorities are consulting with Moscow and Beijing to call them to use their influence on North Korea. “We welcome the comments of the new Chinese leader who reflect the concern of Beijing and consult with China to influence the DPRK.

Stepan Zimin in the Basmanny court 03/01/2013. Photo: Rosuznik The Moscow City Court has been dismissed by the appellate complaints of the accused in the "Swamp case" Stepan Zimin and Yaroslav Belousov, Rosuznik reports . They appealed the decision of the Basmanny Court to extend the arrest. Earlier, the court rejected a similar complaint of Andrei Barabanov. Political prisoners participated in the process of video broadcasting from the pre -trial detention center.

Yuri Chaika, Prosecutor General of Russia. Frame '' Vesti '' Inspections of non -profit organizations by the prosecutor's office are prophylactic, said Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika at a meeting with the Commissar of the European Council for Human Rights Nile Mujniex. This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the official representative of the Prosecutor General Marina Gridnev. According to her, Chaika noted that in a number of countries, including in the USA, there are similar laws.

Ruslan Alekseev. Photo from Twitter In Volgograd, there are searches for three political activists, according to State Duma deputy Ilya Ponomarev. The searches are held in the apartments of activists of the Left Front Ruslan Alekseev, an assistant deputy, and Nikolai Chernyavsky, as well as from one of the leaders of the local public movement "For honest elections" Oleg Denisov. In which case the searches are carried out, it is not specified.

Mikhail Beketov in the hospital. Photo: dervishv.livejournal.com The place for the funeral of journalist and eco -defender Mikhail Beketov will be selected by his relatives. This was stated by the interfax of the acting governor of the Moscow Region Andrei Vorobyov. “If his relatives choose a cemetery in the city of Khimki, then the journalist will be buried there,” he emphasized.

Mikhail Beketov. Photo: Beketov-fond.ru The mayor of Khimmi agreed to take into account the wishes of the relatives of the journalist and eco -defender Mikhail Beketov and bury him in the cemetery within the city. “If relatives insist on burying Beketov in the Novoluzhinsky cemetery, then Oleg Shakhov will support this decision,” the press service of the city administration quotes Interfax. This decision is not final yet, the press service noted.

430 years ago, on April 10, 1583, Hugo Grotius, Dutch lawyer, one of the founders of modern international law was born. In 1625, his main essay “On the Law of War and Peace” was published, which was introduced by the Vatican to the index of prohibited books. This treatise was an extraordinary success and by 1775 withstood 77 publications, mostly in Latin, but also in the Dutch, French, German, English and Spanish.

The battered Mikhail Anshakov. Photo from OPPP website On Wednesday, April 10, at 14:00 in the 417th section of the Presnensky District Court of Moscow, the trial of the chairman of the Consumer Protection Protection Society Mikhail Anshakov will continue. He is accused of slandering the fund of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Part 2 of Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code, Anshakov faces a fine of up to 1 million rubles or mandatory work for up to 240 hours.

Photo: Forbes.com The French Senate on Tuesday approved the norm on the legalization of same -sex marriages in the country, RIA Novosti reports. For the first, key article of the bill, 179 senators voted, against - 157. The article says that "the marriage is concluded between two people of different or one sex." Although the norm was adopted in the first reading, the amendments to it were not proposed. According to French laws, in this case, the bill is considered adopted.