The Human Rights Center "Memorial" recognized Alexei Navalny with political prisoner. This was reported on the organization’s website. “The detention under the illegal and unreasonable pretext of an opposition policy, who had not hidden from anyone and publicly announced his return after an assassination attempt, is politically motivated arbitrariness and reprisal,” the statement said.

In St. Petersburg at the Gostiny Dvor metro station, 10 people were detained, who came out with single pickets in support of Alexei Navalny. This was reported by the correspondent "North-West. MBH Media. " Updated (20:45) In St. Petersburg, at the moment, 53 detainees are known, the North-West correspondent reports . MBH Media. " Updated (20:24) Activist Pavel Chuprunov told MBH Media that he and the other detainees are in the police department No. 10.

The United States urges the Russian authorities to immediately free Alexei Navalny. This was stated by the head of the US State Department Mike Pompeo. “Confident political leaders are not afraid of competing votes, do not commit violence or illegal detention of political opponents. We strongly urge the Russian government to ensure equal conditions for all political parties and candidates seeking to participate in the election process. The problem is not in Alexei Navalny.

Alexey Navalny, who was arrested today for 30 days, called on Russians to take to the streets. A video message is published on the YouTube channel "Navalny Live". “What are these bunker thieves the most afraid of? You yourself know this very well, people go out into the streets. Therefore, do not be afraid, go out into the streets, do not go for me, go for yourself and for your future, ”the opposition said.

In Moscow, two activists were detained by the building of the Golovinsky District Court, who came to the meeting, where the sentence of the Moscow State University Azatu Miftakhov is announced today. This was reported by MBH Media Pussy Riot participant Margarita Konovalova. “They detained to check for previously committed crimes. We left the taxi, we were immediately surrounded by a person 10, led into a car without identification marks.

In Saratov, the Leninsky District Court refused to satisfy the application of the investigation to detain the prosecutor of the Kirov district of Andrei Zagarov, accused of large bribes. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the lawyer Andrei Morozov. “The detainee and sent to the IVS of Zagarov was released from the guard in the courtroom. He spent three days in IvS. He was not elected a new measure of restraint, ”the lawyer said.

The number of sailors who died in the crash of the Arvin dry cargo in the Black Sea off the coast of Turkey increased to four, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the statement of the Turkish authorities. The agency, citing Rosmorrechflot, reported that today the body of the Captain Sukhograz, Russian Vitaly Galenko, was found today. “The Turkish coastal guard called the Rosmorrechflot operational attendant.

Antonina Zimina, sentenced to 13 years in prison in the public case in favor of the special services of Latvia, gave a petition to the president of pardon, her father Konstantin Zimin told RIA Novosti. On December 24, 2020, the Kaliningrad Regional Court sentenced a married couple from Kaliningrad Konstantin Antonz and Antonin Zimin to 12.5 and 13 years in prison, respectively, in the case of Gosizman. “The daughter filed a petition for pardon to the President of the Russian Federation.

The required level of vaccination from coronavirus in Russia, excluding the ill and children-68.6 million people, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the statement of Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova. “The required level of vaccination is also determined by scientists, without taking into account already ill, as well as children under the age of 18 years. This is 60% of the population of Russia, or 68.6 million people, ”Golikova said.

Schools in all Russian regions will resume full -time training on January 18, announced Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov. On January 14, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the return of the desks of the capital's students. Such a decision divided their parents into two camps: some believe that it is still too early to return children to schools, others are sincerely rejoicing in the cancellation of the distance.

In Khimki near the Internal Affairs Directorate, where the court session was held as it was stopped for Alexei Navalny, they detained activists who came to support him. This was reported by the correspondent of "MBH Media". At least three people were detained, they were immediately hidden to the police department. What is charged with is not yet reported. Update (18:55) The police detained two more people, including the head of Navalny’s headquarters in St.

In Bashkiria, since the beginning of February, they will begin to introduce the system of “anti -icing passports”. This was announced by the head of the republic Radiy Khabirov, his words are given by Interfax. Passports will be able to receive residents of the republic, vaccinated from the Covid-19, or already ill and having antibodies. “This solves a number of problems.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called for the release of Alexei Navalny. He published a statement on his Twitter. “I join international calls to the immediate liberation of Alexei Navalny. The perpetrators in the attempt on it using prohibited chemical weapons should be held accountable. Russia must comply with its international obligations in the field of human rights and the rule of law, ”he wrote.

Alexei Navalny was taken to the Sailor's Sailor SIZO. The press secretary of the politician Kira Yarmysh wrote about this on her Twitter. Earlier it was reported that the opposition will be taken to a pre -trial detention center in Zelenograd. There is no official information about where there will be a politician before the court. Updated (19:30) The Public Supervisory Commission of the Moscow Region said that Navalny would be placed in PPE No. 12 in Zelenograd.

In the assembly hall of the 2nd police department of the city of Khimki, a court hearing was held to choose a preventive measure to Alexei Navalny: a policy that allegedly violated the terms of the trial period in the Yves Rocher case was arrested for 30 days. He was delivered to the police department after the detention in the evening of January 17 at the Sheremetyevo metropolitan airport on arrival from Germany. Before the court session, the politician was in custody for about 15 hours.