The Basmanny Court of Moscow decided to expel Novaya Gazeta journalist Ali Feruz (Khudoberdi Nurmatov) from Russia. Amnesty International employee Ivan Kondratenko reported this on Facebook. “Ali Feruz has been sentenced to deportation to Uzbekistan and to arrest in Suvsig ( Special Institution for the Temporary Detention of Foreign Citizens. - Note by Meduza). He is being taken into custody in the courtroom,” Kondratenko wrote. The journalist was also fined 5,000 rubles, reports .

In Afghanistan, an explosion occurred in a Shiite mosque in the city of Herat on August 1. As a result, at least 50 people were killed, Al Jazeera reports, citing representatives of regional authorities. Earlier, a local hospital spokesman said 29 people died and 63 were injured. The explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber. According to some reports, in addition to him, a militant with firearms participated in the attack. The attack happened during evening prayers.

In Moscow, at the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Kadashi, on the evening of August 1, a prayer stand was held, organized as part of a campaign against the film "Matilda" about the romance of Nicholas II and Matilda Kshesinskaya. According to Dozhd's correspondent, several hundred people took part in the action.

The press service of the Moscow Regional Court reported that the defendants in the case of the “GTA gang” who attacked the guards on August 1 took them hostage. The report said that the attack occurred after the meeting, which took place on the fourth floor of the building.

The press service of the Moscow Regional Court named the names of the defendants in the case of the “GTA gang”, who on August 1 attacked the guards in the elevator in the court building. The names of the criminals who were killed as a result of the skirmish were Abdumukim Mamadchonov, Mirzomavlon Mirzosharipov and Kholik Subkhanov. The latter is the brother of the alleged leader of the group, Ibaidullo Subkhanov, who was killed during detention in 2014.

In May 2017, the Basmanny Court of Moscow imposed a security lien on the property of former State Duma deputy Denis Voronenkov, who was killed in Kyiv. This was announced on August 1 by his lawyer Andrei Grivtsov, explaining that this became known "only today." “The arrest was made on two garages, watches and jewelry,” he told Interfax. Watches and jewelry, according to him, were seized from the safe deposit box of Voronenkov's widow Maria Maksakova.

The Moscow mayor's office has summed up the results of the vote on the mass demolition of houses as part of the renovation. The selection was carried out in two stages. The authorities compiled their preliminary list (4.5 thousand houses, map ), according to which they offered to vote (for or against demolition) to their residents ( map of voting results).

Apple should introduce the iPhone 8 in September, as it has done with all phones since 2012. As always, there are a lot of rumors about the new phone: how it will look and what's new in it, how much it will cost and whether deliveries will be delayed due to too high demand. Apple itself has not officially said anything about the new phone, but there are a few things that are almost certainly known about the iPhone.

Posters of the eighth episode "Star Wars" Disney Studio showed posters with the main characters of the eighth episode of Star Wars. In total there are six posters, they depict Kylo Ren, Leia Organ, Luke Skywalker, Rei, Po and Finn. In the Russian rental "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" will be released on December 14, 2017. Disney Disney Disney Disney Disney Disney

Update 17:24. The Siberian regional center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations told Interfax that the accident affected eight passenger and one suburban train. The department said traffic had already been restored. At 17:46, the Ministry of Energy announced a complete restoration of the supply of energy to consumers. Traffic on the section of the Trans-Siberian Railway was suspended due to an accident in the power grid in the Far East. This was reported by the company Russian Railways.

On August 1, 2017, the most popular cryptocurrency was divided into classic Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCC). The new branch was supported by some miners, as well as exchangers and wallet developers . Miners transferred part of their capacity to obtain new Bitcoin Cash blocks, and the developers provided the opportunity for ordinary users to buy, store and pay with the new currency.

Ilya Talev / Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta On August 1, the Moscow Regional Court was to be held a regular meeting in the GTA gang case . This is an organized criminal group that attacked drivers on highways in the Moscow and Kaluga regions from 2012 to 2014. According to investigators, the whole gang killed 17 people and injured two more. The defendants in the case in the Moscow Regional Council are nine immigrants from Central Asia.

The National Judicial Board of Spain decided to extradite to the United States the Russian programmer Stanislav Lisov, who is suspected of participating in the development of the NeverQuest virus. The court justified its decision by the fact that most of the victims of the virus are in the United States. Lawyers will appeal this decision, reports RIA Novosti. Stanislav Lisov was detained in January 2017 in Barcelona, ​​where he came with his family on vacation.

The prosecutor's office of the Moscow region began checking the work of the escort service after the attack on the escorts in the Moscow Regional Court. This was reported in the press service of the department. According to the report, the prosecutor's office checks "compliance with the current legislation when escorting the defendants." Earlier on August 1, five defendants in the GTA gang case attacked the guards on their way to the courtroom.

Valery Melnikov / Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta Lecturer in world rhythmic culture Alexander Demakhin in the lesson in the Sergius-Posad gymnasium named after Olbinsky, October 2012 With the winner of the “Teacher of the Year - 2012” contest, Alexander Demakhin, did not extend the contract in the Olbinsky gymnasium in Sergiev Posad.