Yuri Nersesov. Photo: reed.ru In St. Petersburg, the release editor of the site "Political News Agency - North -West" Yuri Nersesov is beaten. This was reported in the press release of the publication. The attack occurred on Saturday in the courtyard of Nersesov’s house. As the journalist said, the criminals recommended that he "think about what you are writing." Nersesov recorded injuries and filed an application with the police.

"Committee against torture." Screenshot from the site A police check came to the Nizhny Novgorod committee against torture. It is reported on Twitter by human rights activist Oksana Chelyshev. Police officers demand from public activists to submit financial documents over the past three years, as well as a list of employees. The checkpoint intends to verify the legality of the last requirement.

Abdurakhman Osmanov. Photo: dgma.ru The rector of the Dagestan Medical Academy Abdurakhman Osmanov was detained on suspicion of fraud on an especially large scale. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. "The head of the Medacademia Abdurakhman Osmanov was detained on Monday after the held entrance exam in biology," the agency’s interlocutor said. Official comments of law enforcement agencies have not yet been received.

Boris Sokolov. Photo from the site www.open-forum.ru During the anniversary of the Battle of Kursk, President Putin again spoke about a single history textbook. In his opinion, there must be a kind of canonical text, and teachers can introduce students to other versions of events. It turns out as in the church: there are sacred texts and their canonical interpretation, and the one who interprets them differently is declared heretic and is persecuted.

The flag with the emblem of the Voice association. Photo from the site Golos.org The Voice movement on behalf of the fund of the same name intends to apply for a presidential grant. This was reported by "Kommersant" with reference to the co -chair of the Council of the movement Grigory Melkonian. The application will be submitted on Monday to the Institute of Civil Society Problems.

Niles Muzhniex. Photo: HumanrightSeurope.org The Commissioner of the Council of Europe Nils Muzhniex called on the Russian authorities not to interfere with the work of non -profit organizations and bring legislation in line with European standards, according to the official website of the CE. On Monday, a commissar's report on the situation with NGOs was published . It calls for Russia to abandon the term "foreign agent".

Supreme Court. Photo from the official site The Supreme Court of Russia upheld the court decision to invalidate some social guarantees of the head of Mari El, RIA Novosti reports. We are talking about compulsory state life and health insurance and for lifelong cash content. In accordance with the regional law, the head of the republic has the right to lifelong cash content in the amount of 30 thousand rubles, subject to annual indexation.

Maria Alekhina in the video with the court of Bereznikov. Photo by Peter Verzilov Maria Alekhin will not be delivered to the Pussy Riot to the Perm Chrysud to consider the appeal against the refusal of UDO. According to the FederalPress-Volga Region agency with reference to the court office, the political prisoner will take part in the meeting on the video.

Evgeny Urlashov in the courtroom.

Dominic Stros Kan: The first television interview after arrest. TF1 frame The former director of the International Monetary Fund, now the PARNASSE consulting partner, Dominic Stros-Kan, became part of the Supervisory Board of the All-Russian Regional Development Bank (VBRR), which is the financial agent of Rosneft, the Vedomosti reports.

Special operation in Dagestan. Photo: Warchechnya.ru One of the attackers on Sunday on employees of the investigative and operational department was killed during the persecution in the mountains of the Laksky district of Dagestan, RIA Novosti reports with reference to a source in the law enforcement agencies of the republic. During the attack, four police officers died. “The pursuit of the second attacker is currently on helicopters,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

Tymoshenko in prison. Photo: Pravda.com.ua The European Court of Human Rights sent issues to the authorities of Ukraine on the second complaint of the ex-Prime Minister of the country Yulia Tymoshenko, sentenced to seven years in the colony for abuse of powers when signing a gas agreement with Russia. This was reported in a press release on the court website. The complaint was filed in August 2011.

Magomed Bilalov. Photo from the personal archive The Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will ensure that the former shareholder and deputy chairman of the board of directors of Krasnaya Polyana, Magomed Bilalov, is announced to the federal and international wanted list and arrested in absentia. This was reported on the website of the police department.

Vladimir Putin on the island of Gotland. Photo by the presidential press service The United States essentially blocked the exposure of the American special services of Edward Snowden in Russia. This was stated by President Vladimir Putin while visiting the island of Gotland, RIA Novosti reports. Snowden wants to move to a permanent place of residence in another country, the president emphasized.

July 15 marks four years since the death of human rights activist and journalist Natalia Estemirova. On the morning of July 15, 2009, Estemirov was kidnapped at her house in Grozny and pushed into a white vaz. In the afternoon of the same day, the body of a human rights activist with bullet wounds in the head and chest was found in a forest belt near the village of Gazi-Yurt, the Nazran district of Ingushetia, 100 meters from the Caucasus federal highway.