Thousands protest against Russia’s attempt to block Telegram Tatyana Makeyeva / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Self-proclaimed supporters of Internet freedom and the instant messenger Telegram assembled and dispersed at Sakharov Prospekt in Moscow on April 30. Organized by Russia’s Libertarian Party and the Internet Protection Society, the demonstration lasted about two hours. One volunteer organization estimates that roughly 12,000 people attended the rally.

The leadership of the Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH) has sent a "notice of dismissal" to linguist Maxim Krongauz. “I have been working at the Russian State University for the Humanities for almost 28 years and have been the head of the Russian language department for 22 years. It's a shame! — wrote Krongauz in his Facebook. My native and once beloved university wonderfully congratulated me on my 60th birthday. That is, I didn’t congratulate you at all, ...

American Javelin anti-tank systems arrived in Ukraine. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko wrote about this on his Facebook. “I can confirm that the long-awaited weapons have arrived in the Ukrainian army,” Poroshenko said. In March, the US State Department approved the supply of Javelin anti-tank systems to Ukraine for a total of $47 million. The supply of Javelin, as explained in the Pentagon, will not affect the "basic military balance" in the region.

The former head of the Moscow Anti-Doping Laboratory, Grigory Rodchenkov, who testified about the massive doping system in Russian sports, filed a lawsuit against three Russian biathletes Olga Zaitseva, Yana Romanova and Olga Vilukhina, as well as businessman Mikhail Prokhorov. The athletes had previously sued Rodchenkov in an American court , accusing him of defamation and demanding $10 million each, and Prokhorov announced that he would pay the costs associated with the lawsuit.

In Russia on May 3, the rental of the film “Avengers: Infinity War” begins. As befits a blockbuster of this level, its exit was preceded by a large -scale marketing campaign - and fans of the Marvel universe did not sit back. Medusa collected the most interesting materials on the new Avengers. Without spoilers! Super -cutting from all Marvel films The War of Infinity is the 19th film of the Kinematographic Universe of Marvel, in which former avengers unite with the guards of the Galaxy and Dr.

In Moscow, a rally was held against Telegram blocking. Report "Medusa" Tatyana Makeeva / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta On April 30, a rally against the blocking of Telegram messenger was held on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow on April 30. The organizers of the action are the Libertarian Party and activists from the Internet Society for the Internet. According to the White Counter , the rally gathered about 12 thousand people, according to the Moscow police - 7.5 thousand.

Iran's judicial authorities have banned the use of the Telegram messenger in the country, Reuters reported, citing Iranian state television. “Taking into account the numerous complaints about Telegram from Iranian citizens, and also based on the requirements of the security services to combat illegal activities in Telegram, the judiciary banned its use in Iran,” Iranian television announced.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko announced that the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions has been completed. The corresponding decree, Poroshenko said, was signed on April 30. Instead of the ATO, the Joint Forces Operation “to ensure national security and defense, repel and deter the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions” begins, Poroshenko said. “I am sure that this is not just a change of format.

The participants of the rally in defense of Telegram demanded that the head of Roskomnadzor, Alexander Zharov, be dismissed, and the department itself should be liquidated. Such demands are contained in the declaration adopted at the end of the rally. Also, the protesters demanded to stop blocking Telegram until May 5 and to repeal the laws restricting the freedom of the Internet.

The Moscow police announced that about 7.5 thousand people took part in the rally against the blocking of the Telegram messenger, which took place on April 30 on Sakharov Avenue. “There were no gross violations of public order,” a representative of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow told Interfax. In turn, the deputy chairman of the Libertarian Party that organized the rally, Kirill Samodurov, estimated the number of participants at 10,000 people.

Update : Telegram founder Pavel Durov wrote on his VKontakte page commenting on the rally in Moscow: “This is unprecedented. I am proud that I was born in the same country with these people. Your energy is changing the world." According to the White Counter project, more than 11.5 thousand people gathered at the rally against blocking Telegram on Sakharov Avenue by 15:15. The rally was organized by the Libertarian Party of Russia. The event is coordinated with the Moscow mayor's office.

In Moscow on Sakharov Avenue on April 30, a coordinated rally is held against blocking the Telegram messenger. At the time of publication of the material on the avenue, 10.5 thousand people gathered. Many Muscovites came to a rally with paper aircraft - a symbol of Telegram - and posters. Medusa collected the most interesting of them.

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