A rally against torture in St. Petersburg. STAVISION In St. Petersburg, from 100 to 400 people came to the agreed rally against torture in the FSB and the police. The rally, in particular, was dedicated to the case of the fictional terrorist organization "Network", accused of which, residents of St. Petersburg and Penza, were tortured by electric shockers and the FSB officers beat. One of the participants in the action came with a poster about Valery Pshenichny - St.

Andrey Kolomets. Photo from the FB page Galina Kolomets The health status of the Euromaidan Andrei Kolomiyts, sentenced in annexed Crimea by 6 years 8 months of a strict regime in the fabricated case of attempt on the Berkutians and storage of marijuana, worsened. This was reported by the Crimean human rights group (CCG) with reference to the wife of Politzek Galina Kolomiyets. "Despite the young age, Andrei Kolomets suffers from several chronic diseases.

Roman Abramovich. Photo: Pulse-uk.org.uk The authorities of Britain did not extend the oligarch to Roman Abramovich an investor visa, reports The Bell with reference to the acquaintance of Abramovich and two sources in his environment. According to two sources, the old businessman’s old visa ended about three weeks ago, and he did not receive a new one.

205 years ago, on May 20, 1813, the Battle of Bautzen in Saxony began, which ended the next day with the victory of Napoleon's 115,000-strong army over the combined 96,000-strong Russian-Prussian army led by Peter Wittgenstein. The sides lost about 20 thousand people killed and wounded. As a result of the defeat at Bautzen, the fighting was transferred to the territory of Prussia, and Wittgenstein was replaced as commander in chief by Michael Barclay de Tolly.

Chinese commodity train. Photo: xinfinance.com The authorities of the United States and China have agreed on measures that will avoid trade wars between the two countries. This was reported by Reuters with reference to the joint statement of Beijing and the White House. "The consensus has been achieved on effective restrictions that will significantly reduce the trade deficit between the United States and China," the statement said.

In the camp of the refugees Yarmuk, 2015. Photo: News.un.org The militants of the Islamic State left positions at the camp of Palestinian refugees Yarmuk in Damascus. It was the last zone near the Syrian capital, which was controlled by the rebels, Reuters reports citing the Syrian Human Rights Monitoring Center (SOHR).

Arsenal of militants. Frame NTV The Islamic State took responsibility for the attack on the church of the Archangel Michael in Grozny, according to the group to monitor the Internet active action of Site Intelligene Group. Responsibility for the attack was recognized by the "Vilayat of the Caucasus" - the department of IG, operating in the North Caucasus. The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov wrote in his telegram channel, which does not believe in the involvement of IG in the attack.

"Aika": a fragment of the poster for the film The Kazakh actress Samal Eslyamova received a prize of the Cannes Film Festival for the best female role. Eslyamova played in the film by Sergey Paratov, Aika about the life of labor migrants in Moscow. Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa received a prize for the best directing in the program "Special View" for the film "Donbass" - a series of grotesque episodes from the life of the DPR and LPR. The festival awards were awarded on Sunday evening.