People are planted for religion, politics and simple disagreement with the actions of the authorities. This is only the beginning After the beginning of the full -scale invasion of Russia to Ukraine, the number of political prisoners, often pursued not for committing a crime, but for “intention” (as the bodies interpret) or a call for its commission. And since the beginning of 2014, the number of political prisoners has grown by 15 times - from 40 to 600.

Deputy Minister of Justice Vsevolod Vukolov reported that the number of prisoners in Russian correctional colonies had decreased to 266 thousand people, noted Mediazona . This is the first report on the number of prisoners since the Federal Penitentiary Service stopped publishing these statistics in November 2022. “If ten years ago our contingent in prison reached almost 700 thousand people, now we have about 266 thousand people in correctional colonies,” Vukolov said.

In September, Russia set an anti-record for the birth of children over the past 23 years. the Agency about this Demographer Alexey Raksha told . According to registry office statistics, about 100 thousand children were born in the country this month, which is 11% less than, for example, in September 2022. Then, according to Rosstat, 113 thousand children were born . Rakshi’s calculations and Rosstat statistics say that 950-951 thousand children were born in Russia over nine months.

In Tajikistan, four villagers who prevented police officers from seducing a minor girl were sentenced to a maximum security colony. this . reports Radio Ozodi The court found the policemen victims, and the villagers guilty of hooliganism and the use of violence against government officials. One of the convicts, Jamoliddin Rakhmatov, was sentenced by the court to three years in a strict regime colony. Dekhkon Abdusamadov, Burkhon Tuychiev and Talat Makhmadkulov received two years in prison.

A powerful typhoon hit the south of Sakhalin. Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk suffered the most, and a state of emergency was declared there, said local governor Valery Limarenko. “Relevant services have recorded the flooding of 10 residential buildings, 6 apartment buildings and more than 500 private houses, inhabited by 2,602 people, are without power supply,” he wrote.

Russian troops attacked the center of Kharkov. A child died and at least 16 other people were injured. This was announced by the head of the Kharkov region Oleg Sinegubov. “A 10-year-old child was found under the rubble; unfortunately, the boy died. According to preliminary data, 16 people were injured, including an 11-month-old child,” he wrote. According to his information, there were at least two strikes. Buildings and cars were also damaged in the city.

Journalists visited the village of Groza in the Kharkov region, where a missile strike occurred on October 5, killing 52 people. Ukrainian authorities said a Russian missile hit a cafe hosting a funeral for a local military man. reported . It was one of the deadliest attacks in the 20-month full-scale Russian invasion, Reuters Now local residents are preparing for the funeral of the dead and clearing out the cemetery to make room for new graves.

Norwegian Yun Fossa received the Nobel Prize in literature. The writer tells the editor of his translations Olga Drobot The Norwegian Yun Fossa - the main favorite of bookmakers, a living classic, whose books are translated into dozens of languages, including Russian, received the Nobel Prize in the literature of 2023. Performances for Fossa plays are not only in Moscow, but also, for example, in Voronezh. In 2018, the festival of his name was held in Russia, to which the author himself came.

The Board of Directors of Russian Post ordered an independent audit of expenses. In addition, the company is asking to be allowed to close unprofitable branches. This should help reduce the financial “hole,” RBC reports , citing a representative of the Ministry of Digital Development. “The audit will help evaluate the financial model and analyze the need for additional support measures,” he said.

Members of the New People faction Vladislav Davankov, Sardana Avksentyeva and Ksenia Goryacheva introduced a bill to the State Duma that would introduce a ban on approaching, writes RBC. The explanatory note to the document states that it is necessary to establish “legal mechanisms for the protection of citizens who are subject to intrusive persecution by other citizens.” Deputies note that currently there is no such prohibition in Russian legislation.

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Iranian activist and human rights defender Nargiz Mohammadi. This was reported on the official account of the award on the social network X (formerly Twitter). Mohammadi received the award for her “struggle against the oppression of women in Iran and for promoting human rights and freedoms for all,” the committee’s justification for the decision noted.

In Russia, after the announcement of mobilization at the end of September 2022, more than 120 new military units appeared. This is stated in a study by the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT).

About a hundred Serbian mercenaries have signed contracts with the Russian Ministry of Defense to participate in the war in Ukraine. At the same time, Moscow planned to form a full-fledged brigade of them, numbering up to a thousand people. about this , noting that the exact number of foreign mercenaries fighting on the side of Russia is unknown. writes The BBC Russian Service They began recruiting Serbian citizens for the war in Ukraine back in 2014.

German police and customs officials have searched several properties in the Munich region and Bavaria that are reportedly owned by Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov. this with reference to an unnamed source . reports Reuters “There can be no basis for suspicion against Mr. Usmanov, who has always properly declared the personal property he acquired legally, and also disclosed the funds with which he acquired these assets,” Usmanov’s representative told the agency.

After the annexation of Crimea in 2014, the number of political prisoners in Russia increased 15 times - from 40 to 600 people. The persecution of citizens intensified after the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, said in an interview with Kholod. co-chairman of the Memorial Human Rights Center Sergei Davidis Thus, according to him, as of October 5, there were at least 604 political prisoners in Russia.