A traffic jam on the border of Russia and Georgia in September 2022. Photo: Irakli Gedenidze / Reuters A bill appeared in the Russian parliament, the creators of which want to oblige to book a place and time to pass the border from Russia in advance - this is how deputies intend to fight multi -kilometer traffic jams at border crossings.

At a plenary session, the State Duma adopted amendments to the rules of procedure of the lower house of parliament: now deputies must notify about planned trips abroad. The relevant information is published on the Duma website. The changes apply to all trips except business trips.

IT specialist, director of the non-profit organization Internet Protection Society, Mikhail Klimarev, was put on the international wanted list. This was reported by Network Freedom. The reason for putting him on the wanted list was a criminal case for public calls for extremism (Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code), opened against Klimarev in March.

The documentary film “Navalny” was among the five nominees for the Oscar in the category of best documentary film. For a complete list of nominees , see story the New York Times . The winner of the award will be determined by voting, which will take place from March 2 to March 7. The awards ceremony will take place on March 12 at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles . The film was directed by Daniel Roher with the support of HBO MAX , CNN Film and other film companies.

Vladimir Putin signed a decree changing the list of information published by Rossotrudnichestvo on the Internet. The corresponding decree was published on the official portal of legal information. The document comes into force on January 24. According to the changes, the current list of cities and states in which Rossotrudnichestvo has representative offices is no longer valid.

Photo: Artur Widak / Reuters Kherson’s Russian occupation lasted more than eight months, and all this time, despite the constant arrests and torture, the city was operating in the city, which supplied the APU information. Economist correspondent Wendell Stevenson met with one of the participants and organizers of this network. "Mediazona" publishes a translation of her report. At the end of November, Kherson was rainy and cold.

Bloggers Dasha Kareika and Hilmi Forks drew up protocols under the new administrative article on “propaganda of LGBT people and gender reassignment” (Article 6.21 of the Administrative Code). This was reported by State Duma deputy Yana Lantratova, who demanded that the girls be checked. Lantaratova published the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ response to her request to open several cases against Kareika and Forks.

The Kirovsky District Court of Ufa fined local resident Alexey Zubkov 30 thousand rubles because he pasted stickers with anti-war messages on bottles of alcohol in one of the city’s stores. The man was found guilty of “discrediting” the army (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). Information about this was published attention to it .

In November and December 2022, the Ryatiko company, owned by the owner of R-Pharm Alexey Repik, brought collection wines worth at least 283.33 million rubles to Russia, despite the sanctions imposed by Europe. attention to this drew The Insider . Previously, Ryachiko was engaged in supplying goods from Japan, including the company importing soy sauce, pickled ginger and massage devices.

Five female students were expelled from a medical college in Novocherkassk for wearing hijabs. Acting director of the educational institution Igor Shikulya said in an interview with Don 24 that girls could be reinstated in their studies if they refuse headscarves. The orders to expel the girls were signed on January 11 and 12. As previously wrote Kavkaz.Realii , eight students at the college wore hijabs.

The State Duma adopted in the second reading a bill that allows the publication of statistics on filing a declaration of income and property of State Duma deputies and senators without their personal data. this . reports RIA Novosti Amendments to the Federal Law “On the General Principles of Organization of Public Power in the Subjects of the Russian Federation” and legislative acts were prepared by Senator Andrei Klishas and deputies Pavel Krasheninnikov, Alexey Didenko and Valery Hartung.

Illustration: Maria Granatkina / Mediazon In Russian captivity are not only Ukrainian troops, but also civilians who did not like the security forces. It is very difficult for relatives to get information about where and in what status they hold their loved ones, so some women themselves go to the territories controlled by Russia, including to Donetsk. On the example of two families from Mariupol, Mediazona tells what they are faced with.

In Tyumen, the Department of the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case regarding damage to memorial structures perpetuating the memory of those who died defending the Fatherland (clause “a” of Part 2 of Article 243.4 of the Criminal Code) due to damage to the arch in Victory Square. this . reports The press service of the department The case was opened after the publication of a video posted on January 23 in the “Emergency Tyumen” group on VKontakte.

A protocol on “discrediting” the army was drawn up against ex-footballer and blogger Evgeniy Savin (KraSava) (Part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). The materials of the administrative case were transferred to the Tverskoy District Court of Moscow. The relevant information appeared attention to it . drew on the court’s website, and Interfax What became the reason for bringing Savin to administrative responsibility is unknown.

A case was opened against the former director of the Novosibirsk drama theater "Red Torch" Alexander Kulyabin for embezzlement of funds on a large scale (part 4 of article 160 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of the regional prosecutor's office. As the department noted, the director of the theater was searched, after which he was detained. What exactly the matter is connected with is not specified. A preventive measure has not yet been chosen for Kulyabin.