Emir-Usein Cook. Photo with personal FB page The defendant of the second (Yalta-Alushta) case of the Crimean Muslims of Emir-Usein Cook was returned to the pre-trial detention center after undergoing a psychiatric examination. This was reported by the "Crimean human rights group" with reference to activist Anna Bogacheva. According to Bogacheva, the seven defendants in different cases of Crimean Muslims have already undergone a forced examination.

Sergey Parkhomenko. Photo from a personal page The Executive Committee of the Russian Pen-Center excluded from the organization of the journalist and one of the creators of the Dissernet community Sergei Parkhomenko. As follows from the minutes of the meeting , it took place on December 28, 2016. Nine people in person and seven remotely participated in the meeting. With the exception of Parkhomenko, all members of the executive committee voted unanimously.

US Congress. Photo: House.gov Members of the US Congress from the Democratic Party called for the creation of an independent commission to investigate Kibebaat on the country's electoral system. According to Reuters, the structure will be created according to the model of a commission investigating the attacks on September 11, 2001.

Konstantin Shirshov. Photo: kprf.ru Former State Duma deputy from the Communist Party, Konstantin Shirshov, sentenced to five years in general regime in the fraud case, went out of the Udo’s opinion, having left a little more than half the term. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the leader of the Communist Party of the Communist Party of Gennady Zyuganov. Zyuganov did not report any additional details.

Ben Cardin. Photo: Senate.gov The head of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Policy Benjamin Cardin and a group of senators from both parties prepared a bill to expand sanctions against Russia. It is reported by The Washington Post. The bill provides for the introduction of sanctions against anyone who supports cyber attacks against public and private infrastructures of the United States, and also takes part in the operations of Russian Ministry of Defense and intelligence.

The Ministry of Finance of Russia. Photo: minfin.ru The Reserve Fund of Russia in December 2016 was halved. According to the data on January 1, 2017, its volume amounted to 972.13 billion rubles (16.03 billion dollars), the press service of the Ministry of Finance reports . On December 1, the reserve fund was 2.032 trillion rubles. Foreign funds in foreign currency for 966.9 billion rubles were sold in December to cover the budget deficit for 2016, the Ministry of Finance said.

Isaac's Cathedral. Photo: Cathedral.ru The governor of St. Petersburg Georgy Poltavchenko officially announced the transfer of the St. Isaac's Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is reported by TASS. “The issue has been resolved,” the agency reports the official of the official. At the same time, Poltavchenko assured: "By agreement between the patriarch and me, the cathedral will retain the museum-educational function." Visitors' access will not be limited there, the governor promised.

Enver Mamutov. Short "Gromadsky TB" The Kiev District Court of Simferopol, which was controlled by Russia, extended the defendants of the third (Bakhchisarai) case of Crimean Muslims to Enver Mamutov, Remzi Memetov, Zevri Absitov and Rustem Abiltarov, the terms of detention in a pre -trial detention center for another three months - until April 12. This was reported by "Crimea. Realities" with reference to lawyer Emil Kurbedinov, who represents the interests of Mamutov.

Vladislav Ryazantsev. Photos of faces In the center of Rostov-on-Don, the coordinator of the left block Vladislav Ryazantsev is beaten. The activist reported this on his FB page. The attack occurred after lunch on Tuesday on the Square of the Soviets. Ryazantsev and his wife stood at the stop, waiting for transport. Unknown in a tracksuit and with a closed face ran to the activist with the words "Well, let's go talk." There were four more militants, dressed in the same way.

Alexey Yablokov. Photo from the site www.greenworld.org.ru In Moscow, at the age of 84, a member of the Federal Political Committee of the Yabloko party, ecologist Alexei Yablokov died. This was reported by the head of the party’s press service Igor Yakovlev. In 1956, Yablokov graduated from the Faculty of Biology of Moscow State University. In 1959 he defended his candidate, in 1965 - a doctoral dissertation. In 1984, Yablokov was elected a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

A rally against Plato at the Yauz gates in Moscow. Photo by Dmitry Borko/Grani.ru The Ministry of Transport will prepare the amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses that tighten the punishment for truck owners for non -payment of travel under the Plato system. According to Kommersant, the corresponding order to the department following the meeting in the government was given by Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.

Nadezhda Savchenko in Moscow. Photo: Grani.ru The deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Nadezhda Savchenko published on her FB page lists of fellow citizens captured by Russia and militants of the DPR and LPR, as well as missing. She intends to exchange these people for Russian military and mercenaries in prison in Ukraine, according to the formula of "all at all." Lists of Russians are also placed in publication.

Protest shares in Venezuela. Photo: eluniversal.com The Venezuela Supreme Court recognized the decision of the parliamentary majority about the resignation of President Nicholas Maduro. This was reported by Telesur. "The Venezuela Supreme Court has blocked the next attempt to remove the National Assembly controlled by the opposition from the post of President Maduro, deciding that the vote for" overthrow "Maduro and preparation for the new elections is unconstitutional," the report said.

Stanislav Klykh in court, 09/06/2016 A citizen of Ukraine Stanislav Klykh, convicted in Chechnya by 20 months of the conclusion in the fabricated case of Una-UNSO, as well as on charges of insulting the prosecutor, is sent from Grozny DIOZ-1 to Chelyabinsk. This was announced on Monday evening by the deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the former castle of the Azov battalion, Igor Mosiychuk, at his FB page.

Surption of documents Parnas in the CEC. Photo: Parnasparty.ru Party Parnassus appealed to the Supreme Court with an administrative claim against the Central Election Commission to cancel the results of the State Duma, which took place on September 18, 2016. This was reported by the press service of the party. As noted in the lawsuit, the Central Election Commission approved the election results without conducting a check in complaints about violations during voting and counting votes.