Leading women's rights attorney Mari Davtyan explains the domestic violence case that's bringing Russians out into the streets Anton Novoderezhkin / TASS / Scanpix / LETA Krestina (right) and Angelina Khachaturyan in Moscow’s Basmanny Court. December 26, 2018 In mid-June, Russia’s Investigative Committee released its final draft of the charges against Krestina, Angelina, and Maria Khachaturyan.

The All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature (VGBIL) has restricted access to the first edition of the book "Categories of Russian Medieval Culture" by RSUH Professor Andrey Yurganov, published with the support of the Soros Foundation. Colta writes about this with reference to the press service of the VGBIL. The library explained that the publication is in the book storage sector; it can be obtained upon application, where the need to work with the book will be justified.

Murat Sabanov, accused of a series of poisonings in Moscow, may also be involved in the sexual abuse of two minors. This was reported by the Investigative Committee, where the investigation of the Sabanov case was transferred. Earlier, Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote that among the victims of Sabanov were two eleventh-graders. One of them told the publication that the attacker treated them to a drink with some kind of powder, after which they both became ill.

Acting Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov said that he would not hand over the signatures collected in his support in the Vyborg district of the city to the election commission. Beglov stated this in a video message released by his press secretary Inna Karpushina. Beglov explained his decision as “political speculation.” “During elections - not only in our city, but throughout the world - there is speculation. This is what happened in the Vyborg region,” said the head of St. Petersburg.

Two residents of the cities of Kushva and Pervouralsk (Sverdlovsk region) received fines for homophobic comments on VKontakte. This was reported to the publication Itʼs My City by the Resource Center for LGBT, which appealed to the courts. The authors of the comments were found guilty of inciting hatred towards a group of people based on their sexual orientation. In both cases, the fine was five thousand rubles.

A Bryansk resident received a 30,000 ruble fine under the article on disrespect for society and authorities . The reason was a video of the girl dancing reggaeton near the monument to those killed during the Great Patriotic War "Mound of Immortality". The head of the human rights group "Agora" Pavel Chikov drew attention to the court's decision. A Bryansk resident posted a video of the dance on Instagram on April 28. The monument is not visible in the recording.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the head of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, Interfax reports. Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov, who in 2004-2007 served as the prosecutor of the republic, has been appointed interim head of Ingushetia. Since 2015, he headed the department of Rosprirodnadzor for the Samara region. “I don’t dare to say whether I coped with the task or not, but I tried my best. I dare say that we need a new team, new people.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has fully restored the powers of the Russian delegation. 116 delegates voted for the corresponding resolution, 62 voted against, and 15 abstained.

The Kremlin comments on a poll showing one in 10 Russians has been tortured by police Alexander Nemenov / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Meduza: Today is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Kommersant published a poll conducted by the Levada Center in which one in 10 Russians surveyed said they had encountered torture at the hands of law enforcement officials. Has the Kremlin familiarized itself with the results of the poll? Is it planning to take any measures to respond?

Igor Petukhov, the deputy police chief for the Western Administrative District of Moscow, has submitted a resignation letter with a request for superannuated benefits. Two anonymous sources close to the Moscow police told RBC about the resignation. Petukhov’s former boss, Moscow police chief Andrey Puchkov, was fired on the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Tagansky District Court of Moscow arrested until August 25 Murat Sabanov, who is accused of a series of poisonings and robberies of passers-by in the city center. It is reported by Mediazona. Sabanov is accused of theft, robbery and robbery. He pleaded guilty only to embezzlement. In May and June, Sabanov is believed to have given passers-by in central Moscow drinks laced with drugs such as Phenazepam, clozapine and tramadol.

Meduza Reader Poll Results - Briefly On June 24, Meduza asked readers how they would organize a job at their dream company. And that's what happened. There should be a free schedule and three days off. An extra day off is needed on Friday and definitely not on Tuesday! If employees are late for work, they should be scolded and punished. In extreme cases, you can be fired (23% of respondents think so). Almost all readers are in favor of allowing employees to work remotely.

Deputy head of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Western Administrative District (ZAO) of Moscow Igor Petukhov has submitted a report on his resignation due to length of service. This was reported by RBC, citing a source in the Russian Interior Ministry's Moscow Directorate and a source close to the main department. Petukhov is currently on vacation, sources told RBC. The order for his dismissal has not yet been signed.

Aeroflot has been increasing fuel surcharges on a number of flights since July 2019, according to information on the airline’s website. For flights within Russia, it will be increased by 235 rubles for economy class . For most flights, it will be 2,700 rubles instead of 2,465, between Moscow and Yakutsk - 4,200 instead of 3,965. The fee for flights from Moscow or St.

Ronald Grant Archive / Studio Ghibli / Scanpix / Leta The leader of the film distribution in China on the weekend on June 22–23 was the cartoon of Hayao Miyazaki “Rented by Ghosts” - the classics of the 2001 animation in the country have never shown, and now it overtakes even Hollywood blockbusters according to the training camp. In the first three days of rental, she earned twice as much as the “History of toys 4”.