Representatives of the American Mondelez International, which produces confectionery products, will turn to the Norwegian authorities to protect their business in the country - since the corporation did not leave the Russian market, Scandinavian companies began to refuse its products. this reports Reuters .

Ukrainian military in the Donetsk region, June 12, 2023. Photo: Oleksandr Ratushniak / Reuters Last week, Ukrainian troops went on the offensive, and although the Russian Ministry of Defense claims that “the enemy has not achieved its goals,” the Armed Forces of Ukraine every day report the liberation of new territories. Mediazona talked with military analysts and tried to figure out what the Ukrainian army achieved, what Leopard tanks mean and why Russian Z-bloggers were alarmed.

St. Petersburg resident Marina Zagorodneva was detained by police during a single picket. This was reported by Sever.Realii. The girl stood with a poster “Freedom to all political prisoners” at the entrance to the Petrogradskaya metro station; after 30 minutes, security forces approached her and detained her. “How can you stay on the sidelines when people are imprisoned for 25 years for words?” — Zagorodneva commented on her action in a conversation with Sever.Realii.

The independent association Kruzhok, which runs schools and educational programs for teenagers in Russian regions, announced the closure of the project. “We were unable to find the resources we needed for long-term and independent development without making unpleasant compromises.

The Tambov Regional Court approved the decision to fine 30 thousand rubles, which was imposed on local resident Kirill Shvetsov in a criminal case of non-reporting. Information about this is published on the court's website. In December, Shvetsov was found guilty of failure to report a crime (Article 205.6 of the Criminal Code). In June 2022, through the Avito website, he met janitor Artem Kakarin, who sold books.

The Kyakhta Garrison Military Court of Buryatia fined two military men in cases of beating conscript soldiers (clause “a”, part 3 of article 286 of the Criminal Code). attention to the court verdicts . drew “Taiga” The decisions were made on April 5, the amount of fines in both cases is unknown. According to the first court card , company commander Evgeniy Bogdanovich on October 27 beat a conscript who had taken up his daily duty as a patrolman at a military unit.

Police at the capital's Vnukovo airport detained 19-year-old Chechen Selima Ismailova, who had previously fled home due to violence. This was reported by the human rights project “Marem”. The “Consortium of Women's NGOs” writes that they want to hand the girl over to the Chechen security forces - the police said that she is a suspect in a criminal case of theft (Part 2 of Article 158 of the Criminal Code) and has been wanted since April.

service The Donatepay has stopped accepting donations from Russians at the marathon of solidarity with political prisoners. this live . announced Its presenters According to employee RT Konstantin Pridybaylo, this happened based on his complaint. “I saw that terrorists were collecting money through a Russian service. I found its owners. I wrote to them and asked for a comment. They were very surprised by everything that was happening and removed the “gathering” of Navalnists and others.

Art: Boris Khmelny / Mediazona This year, the Boris Nemtsov Award, honouring the Russian politician murdered in 2015, has recognised five Russian political prisoners who have spoken out against war. Established for the “brave defence of democratic rights and freedoms,” the award spotlights those who have raised their voices against the invasion of Ukraine, despite facing reprisals—five of the hundreds of Russians who protested and faced repression. Mediazona tells their stories.

Roskomnadzor demanded that books by writers Gerard Revé and Tony Duvert in which the characters “express non-traditional sexual preferences” be removed from the Mitya Magazine website. This was reported by the editor-in-chief of the publication Dmitry Volchek. The department sent the corresponding letters to the management of the magazine; in case of refusal to remove the publications, Roskomnadzor threatened to block the website of the publication Mitin.com .

Illustration: Boris Hmel / Mediazone The Boris Nemtsov Prize - a policy shot in Moscow in 2015 - is awarded annually for "courage to defend democratic rights and freedoms." This year, five political prisoners convicted of anti -war statements received it - five of those hundreds of Russians who protested against the invasion of Ukraine and were repressed. Mediazona declares laureates and briefly talks about each of them.

The Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Simferopol arrested for 15 days the former member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Eldar Mensitov, under a protocol of disobedience to the police (Article 19.2 of the Administrative Code). this . reports Crimean Solidarity According to the card on the court website, the activist was arrested on Saturday, June 10. Mensitov's lawyer Safiye Shabanova said that the police detained her client on June 9 while leaving Simferopol.

Former Italian Prime Minister and billionaire Silvio Berlusconi has died. This was reported by the Italian publication Corriere Della Sera . The politician died in the San Raffaele hospital in Milan, he was 86 years old. A few weeks ago, he was discharged from a medical facility after a long hospitalization - 45 days - associated with pneumonia and leukemia. Later, on June 9, he was hospitalized again. Berlusconi was born in 1936 in Milan.

On June 14, State Duma deputies will consider amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses (CAO), providing for arrest for up to 30 days for violating martial law. about this . writes Vedomosti Amendments are included in the bill establishing liability for violating martial law and clarifying the procedure for detaining vehicles. It was submitted to the State Duma for consideration in the fall of 2021, but was considered in the first reading only on April 5, 2023.