The international human rights organization Amnesty International is campaigning for the release of "marsh prisoners". Some of the accused, including Mikhail Kosenko, received the status of a prisoner of conscience.

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Nikolai Azarov. Fall "Fifth Channel" Ukraine postponed the signing of the European integration agreement because the European Union demanded that it legalize same -sex marriages and adopt a law on equal rights for LGBT. This was announced on Saturday at a rally of opponents of European integration in Kyiv by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov, the Air Force reports. “We must legalize same -sex marriages, we must adopt a law on the equality of sexual minorities.

The building of the Ministry of Defense. Photo from the official site The ex-head of OJSC OPENSService Sergey Khursevich and the ex-head of Oboronlogistics LLC Evgeny Bondar, accused of non-payment of customs duties for foreign armored cars imported into Russia, applied to the investigator of the Main Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee with statements about the application of amnesty, Kommersant reports.

Sergey Lavrov. Photo: Government.rf The United States saved up cases and waited ten years so that the situation with Russian diplomats sounded louder. According to ITAR-TASS, this was stated in an interview with Russia 24, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, commenting on the scandal with representatives of the diplomatic corps, who were accused of illegal registration of medical insurance, receiving funds to pay through the Medicaid program.

On December 14, the International Conference "Freedom of Speech: Russian Realities, Problems, Prospects" will be held at the Moscow House of Journalists. The conference is organized by the international organization " Article 19 - Protection of Freedom of Speech and Information ", the Center for the Protection of Media Rights and the Union of Journalists of Russia.

Kim Jong -un. Photo from the site CBC.ca The head of the DPRK Kim Jong -un for the first time after reports about the execution of his uncle Chan Song Take appeared in public by visiting the Military Institute for Design, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the South Korean agency Renhap, which in turn refers to the North Korean media.

Victor But. Frame EURONEWS The jury in the Federal Court of New York found guilty of fraud and laundering Richard Chichaki, a former business partner of Russian entrepreneur Viktor Buta, convicted in the United States, reports Associated Press. Among other things, the jury considered Chichaki guilty of trying to illegally acquire two Boeing airliners, which were supposed to be used to transport weapons. The date of sentencing on the charges has not yet been reported.

MiG-31 In the Primorsky Territory, the fighter of the Ministry of Defense of MiG-31 crashed, reports Prima Media. Both fighter pilots managed to catapult, they are alive, but there is no information about their condition. The incident occurred on December 14 in the area of ​​the village of Olenevod at about 13:00 local time (about 6:00 in Moscow). A brigade of the Ministry of Emergencies left for the crash site.

On December 14, the Moscow club "Chinese pilot Jao-da" will host a concert in memory of the workers - victims of the execution in Zhanaozen. The groups "Arkady Kots", "Politzek", "Echelon-acoustics", "Punk faction of the Red Brigades" participate. Start at 17:00. Free admission.

Acceleration of Euromaidan on the night of 11/30/2013. Fall "Fifth Channel" When accelerating the rally on independence in Kyiv on November 30, there were violations of the law by individual police officers, Interfax reports with reference to the preliminary results of the audit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. During the audit, it was found that some police officers applied physical impact measures to demonstrators based on an assessment of the current situation.

Luno Road "Yuita". Illustration of the agency "Sinhua" The Chinese research apparatus "Chan-3" landed on the moon, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Chinese television channel CCTV. "Chane-3" consists of a landing module and a 100-kilogram lunar, which was called "Yuita" ("Jade Hare") in honor of the mythological hare belonging to the goddess Chane. The apparatus tanning occurred in the area of ​​the crater of the bay of the rainbow.

Andrey Lugovoi. Photo from the official website of the deputy The State Duma Committee on the media approved the bill of the deputy from the LDPR Andrei Lugovoi on the extra-court blocking of Internet resources with calls for non-enactly rallies, Vedomosti reports. The document was supported by the United Russia faction, her representative, deputy Roman Chuychenko said at a meeting of the committee.

A year ago, on December 14, 2012, US President Barack Obama signed the Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act. The law imposes sanctions on persons responsible for violating human rights and the rule of law. The "Magnitsky List" was published on April 12, 2013. It included 18 people. It is expected that already in December "Magnitsky's list" will be expanded. This week, the European Parliament voted for the introduction of the "Magnitsky list" for the EU countries .