The decision was explained by the ban on LGBT people in Russia and “personal attitude” Teplota, an online recruiting platform for psychologists, planned to hire psychologist Sophia, a lesbian who has a girlfriend. However, unexpectedly, Sophia was refused - after the leader Arina Kartushina saw photos with a partner on her Instagram. According to Kartushina, the reason for the refusal was "her personal attitude and the ban on LGBT people in Russia." "Cold" tells about this case.

Gosuslugi sent letters to Russians asking them to share ideas for the development of the country. As part of the Strong Ideas for a New Time forum, Russians are reportedly able to "provide an idea, a socially significant initiative or project, and make a personal contribution to the development of the country." You can participate in the competition on your own behalf, organization or individual entrepreneur. Applications are due by May 21st.

And what can they change in Russian politics? International sanctions have already become a familiar reality, but there are still frequent disputes about how effective this is as an instrument of influence of the world community on the domestic and foreign policies of countries that find themselves under sanctions restrictions.

Retelling the main points from the report on the situation of LGBT+ people in Russia LGBT+ people in Russia continue to face problems in almost every area of ​​life, and the war in Ukraine and the adoption of a new law on “LGBT propaganda” have further exacerbated homophobic and transphobic sentiments in society. Kholod studied the report of the Vykhod initiative group and the Sphere human rights foundation on the situation of LGBT+ people in Russia in 2022.

Employees of Rosobrnadzor and the prosecutor's office came to the European University in St. Petersburg with an unscheduled inspection. This is reported by the BBC Russian Service, citing eight anonymous sources in the university and university circles. According to them, the inspectors are present at the classes, and also study the publications of teachers and topics of dissertations of students, in particular, in political science, history and sociology.

The Ministry of Justice reported that in 2022 the amount of fines imposed on "foreign agents" increased 60 times. Kommersant writes about this with reference to the report of the ministry, which was presented in the State Duma. So, in 2022, Roskomnadzor drew up 156 protocols regarding resources and persons who were recognized as “foreign agents”. For comparison, in 2021 there were 58 such protocols. The amount of fines for the year increased from 3.8 to 228.6 million rubles.

Employees of the Bureau of Special Technical Operations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained three administrators of telegram channels in Krasnogorsk near Moscow on suspicion of extortion for a “block on negative”. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The detainees are the digital director of a PR agency, the deputy head of a department of a state-owned enterprise, and a journalist.