North Caucasus District Military Court. Photo: ovs.skav.sudrf.ru In the debate of the parties in the case of Dagestan Abdurakhman Usmanov, who is charged with participating in the war in Syria on the side of the Islamic State, the Karaev prosecutor requested 22 years of strict regime for the defendant. It is reported by the "Caucasian Knot". As additional punishments, Karaev demanded that Usmanov are a fine of 100 thousand rubles and a two -year restriction of freedom after leaving the colony.

Igor Kozlovsky. Photo from the FB page Alexander Kozlovsky The DPR military tribunal sentenced the 63-year-old Ukrainian religious scholar Igor Kozlovsky to two years and eight months in prison. It is reported by his son Alexander. "The so -called court argued his position by the fact that Kozlovsky is an especially unreliable citizen, since he had contacts with a number of organizations banned in the DPR, in particular, members of the Freedom party in 2014.

Pavel Sulandziga. Photo: yabloko.ru The defender of the rights of the indigenous peoples of the North from the Primorsky Territory Pavel Sulandzig asked for political asylum in the United States because of the persecution and threats from the FSB. This was reported on the website of the Yabloko party. Now Sulandziga and his family are in the United States and is waiting for the authorities to provide him with refugee status.

Alexey Navalny after the attack. Frame REN TV On the fact of an attack on the leader of the Party of Progress Alexei Navalny, a criminal case is opened. This was reported by Vedomosti with reference to unofficial sources. The case was opened under Article 116 of the Criminal Code (beatings or other violent actions that caused physical pain, but not caused harm to health), which provides for up to two years of colony. Inquiry is conducted by the police.

UFSB in the Bryansk region. Photo: "Yandex.Maters" FSB in the Bryansk region aroused the case of the collection of information about border guards against the engineer of the Gostekhnadzor Viktor Ryzhanov. This was reported by RBC with reference to the lawyer of "team 29" Evgeny Smirnov, who represents the interests of the defendant. In the case of Ryzhanov, six episodes qualified under part 1 of Article 283.1 of the Criminal Code (illegal collection of information constituting a state secret).

James Komi. Photo: fbi.gov Russia is still interfering in American politics. This was stated by FBI director James Komi stated at the hearing in the Law Committee of the US Senate, ABCnews reports . Senator Lindsay Graham, conducting his own investigation about Russia's influence on the elections in the United States, asked Komi about what threat Russia is.

Russian bomber in Syria. Photo: Syriahr.com At negotiations in Astana, Russia, Türkiye and Iran signed a memorandum on the creation of de -escalation zones in Syria. This is reported by Interfax. At the same time, two members of the delegation of the Syrian armed opposition defiantly left the plenary meeting.

Alexey Sutuga in the colony. Photo from the page of Svyatoslav Khrmenkov Anti-fascist Alexei Sutuga was released from IK-14 in Angarsk Irkutsk Region after a retirement of the deadline. It is reported by "New Gazeta". According to initial information, they should have been released at about noon. However, he left the colony early in the morning, when relatives and friends from Moscow and Irkutsk had not yet managed to come to the IK-14.

Ali Feruz. Photo with personal FB page The Ministry of Internal Affairs finally refused the journalist of Novaya Gazeta to a citizen of Uzbekistan, Vecherdi Nurmatov (pseudonym Ali Feruz) in the shelter. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies.

Putin and Erdogan. Photo: kremlin.ru Türkiye lifted the restrictions on the import of Russian wheat as part of the process of processing goods within the customs territory. This was stated by the Minister of Economy of the country Nikhat Zeibekchi, Interfax reports . This mode allows Turkish companies to purchase raw materials and materials, as well as intermediate goods without paying customs duties, if they are designed to process within the country and subsequent export of finished products.

Peter Pavlensky in court, 05/19/2016. Photo by Yuri Timofeev/Grani.ru The French authorities provided asylum artist-activist Peter Pavlensky. It is reported by AFP with reference to the artist’s lawyer. On January 16, Pavlensky said that he emigrated from Russia after trying to "political liquidation through the operation of power structures." Pavlensky left the country with his comrade -in -arms Oksana Shalygin and two daughters. He intends to ask for political asylum in France.

The building of the FSB in the Krasnodar Territory. Photo: rusmap.net The FSB announced the detention of a citizen of Ukraine in Krasnodar when trying to sell firearms, ammunition for it and explosives. This is reported by Interfax. "The illegal channel for the supply of firearms, ammunition and explosives is suppressed by smuggling from the territory of Ukraine with the aim of their subsequent sales," said the representative of the intelligence department in the Krasnodar Territory.

Alexey Navalny after the attack. Photo from personal twitter The FSIN requires the leader of the Party of Progress Alexei Navalny not to leave Russia after receiving a passport. This was announced on his twitter by the politician lawyer Vadim Kobzev.

Bogdan Derevitsky. Photo: Bratsk-city.ru In Syria, Russian soldier Bogdan Derevitsky from Bratsk in the Irkutsk region died. This was reported by the press service of the city administration. "In Syria, he was military service under a contract," the press service said. Neither the circumstances of the death of Derevitsky, nor the date of his death in the message is given. On Wednesday in Bratsk, Derevitsky was buried with military honors.

Victor Yanukovych. Photo from the red card of Interpol In the Obolonsky District Court of Kyiv, preliminary hearings began in the case of a fugitive ex-president of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who was accused of state treason and the complicity of Russian aggression. It is reported by Ukrinform. The process is carried out by the collegium in Vladislav Ninatko (presiding), Konstantin Vasalay and Maxim Titov.