Alberto Esteez / EPA / Scanpix / Leta in Barcelona arranged a mass action against terrorism, organized in connection with the terrorist attacks on August 17. In the march under the slogan "I'm not afraid!" Tens of thousands of people took part, including the Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Raha and King Philip VI.

On August 20, 29-year-old St. Petersburg resident Stas Dumkin died in a Moscow hospital - a week earlier, three unknown men had beaten him in Moscow's Gorky Park because he was dressed "out of line." On August 25, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case. It received a very wide response: the attack on Dumkin is discussed in social networks, the largest media wrote about it. Meduza reveals what is known about the case.

In Moscow, at a rally for the freedom of the Internet, its participants were detained, speaking in defense of Novaya Gazeta journalist Ali Feruz, who is threatened with deportation to Uzbekistan. According to OVD-Info, the police motivated the arrest by the fact that the poster "Freedom to Ali Feruz" does not correspond to the declared theme of the rally. Together with the demonstrators who came out with a poster in support of Feruz, several left-wing activists were detained.

On Sakharov Avenue in Moscow, a rally for the freedom of the Internet began. Its participants oppose censorship and demand the repeal of the "extremist" article 282 of the Criminal Code. According to a Meduza correspondent, approximately 2,000 people are taking part in the action. The press service of the Moscow police told the Interfax news agency that about one thousand were demonstrating.

US President Donald Trump pardoned 85-year-old Joe Arpaio, a former sheriff from Arizona who was found guilty of contempt of court. Arpaio was charged after he ignored a court order to detain people on the mere suspicion that they were illegal immigrants. The ruling on Arpaio's guilt was handed down on 31 July. At the same time, he was not sentenced - this was planned to be done at a meeting on October 5. The former sheriff faced up to six months in prison.

The US border service found in a car that entered Mexico, a cub Bengal tiger. 18-year-old American Louis Eutoro Valencia said that he bought a tiger woman in the border city of Tihuan for $ 300. He was charged with smuggling. The animal was transferred to the San Diego zoo. Veterinarians say that the tigerok is healthy. He is about five to six weeks.

As the prosecutor wrote the most famous documentary detective about Charles Manson Charles Manson in court. 1970. Los Angeles Times / Getty Images In September, the Palmir Publishing House was released for a long time for a reprint on the Russian World Besseller of Vincent Boulazi “Helter Skelter” (1974), which is about the most high -profile crimes of the second half of the twentieth century - about the murders organized by members of the Charles Manson sect.

In recent days, you can often see people on social networks repeating "sink about it", "reel talk" and "easy easy". Even Yandex.Music sends users notifications with these phrases! It all started because of the rap battle between Oxxxymiron and Gnoyny, which aired on August 13. During the battle, Oxxxymiron said " think about it ", " easy easy " and " real talk " several times. A few days after the battle recording was released, Gnoyny gave an interview to journalist Yuri Dud.

North Korea has hired former KGB agents as security advisers to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. This is reported by the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, citing an unnamed source. According to the newspaper, about 10 former employees of the anti-terrorism department will advise the North Korean guards. Probably referring to the seventh department of the second main department of the KGB . This department was engaged in counterintelligence.

Since 2015, the creators of Kanoa wireless headphones took pre-orders and promised to release the first batch in 2016. The headphones did not go on time. The deadlines were constantly shifted. As a result, the party’s issue was scheduled for August 2017. Shortly before the start of sales, representatives of Kanoa turned to the video blogger Cody Cruchu, who makes reviews of various devices, and offered to test their headphones. Crouch agreed.

In Yakutia, a search and rescue operation was stopped at the Mir diamond mine, where eight miners disappeared during the accident. This was reported by the Alrosa company, which owns the mine. The company said in a statement that by the morning of August 26, more than 37,000 cubic meters of water had accumulated in the quarry bowl. Due to the threat of its uncontrolled descent and the destruction of mine workings, it is impossible to continue working underground, the company claims.

The Ministry of Education and Science of Russia has submitted for public discussion a new procedure for deprivation of an academic degree for plagiarism in a dissertation, which differs significantly from the current rules. If now the regulation on awarding academic degrees simply says that other people's results cannot be used without references, now it will be clearly stated there that such a violation is the basis for depriving a scientific degree.

In the center of Brussels, a 30-year-old native of Somalia attacked two soldiers with a knife, one of them was slightly injured. The soldiers opened fire in response. The attacker was hospitalized in serious condition and soon died in the hospital. During the attack, the offender shouted "Allah Akbar!" The prosecutor's office said they consider the attack a terrorist attack.

US President Donald Trump signed and sent a memo to the Department of Defense prohibiting the recruitment of openly transgender people. This document cancels the order signed by President Barack Obama. The memorandum says that Obama's order is suspended until the US Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, presents an argument convincing enough for Trump to allow transgender people to serve in the military.

Parveen Kumar / Hindustan Times / Getty images Rakhim Singh In the Indian city of Pankchul, on August 25, Rahim Singh Rahim Singh, a leader of a religious cult with tens of millions of followers, was found guilty of the rape of the guru. In anticipation of the verdict in the city, about 200 thousand followers of Rahim gathered, and the authorities of India introduced a state of emergency and threw the police and the army to eliminate unrest.