At first, the authorities were frightened, and then they came to their senses. At first people got angry, and then they got tired. And we again go on the same rake Pavel Ustinov - one year probation. That's what 25 thousand at a rally is. old arithmetic. 100 thousand would come out - and Ustinov would not only be acquitted, they would also apologize to him.

During the six months of the law “on disrespect for authorities on the Internet”, 45 cases of administrative offenses were initiated, mainly for statements against Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is reported by the human rights group Agora in a report published by Meduza. The law "on disrespect for authorities on the Internet" came into force on March 29. According to human rights activists, during this time 45 cases were initiated in 23 regions of Russia.

Since now the pressure of society on the electoral reform is insufficient, the authorities are “not itching” to change something For many years I have been observing fruitless initiatives of some to make useful amendments to the electoral legislation and effective initiatives of others to introduce harmful changes that lead to a decrease in competition and an increase in protest moods in society. Obviously, no one is going to voluntarily weaken their privileged positions in the elections.

Despite the protest of the Russian delegation, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) scheduled October 3 to discuss the issue of summer rallies in Moscow on the eve of the elections to the Moscow City Duma. According to Interfax , 77 delegates supported the inclusion of the issue on the agenda, 33 voted against, 12 abstained. The Russian delegation protested against the inclusion of this issue on the agenda.

The presence of Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic is not only help in resolving internal conflicts, but also an opportunity for illegal diamond trading. The New York Times writes about Russian influence in the Central African Republic “After meddling in the 2016 US elections, Russia is using similar tactics in the Central African Republic,” writes the NYT . But this time it is not only about political chaos, but also about the search for diamonds.

The Nakhodka city court arrested 10 crew members of a North Korean fishing schooner for two months on suspicion of attacking border guards in the Sea of ​​Japan. It is reported by TASS . On Monday, September 30, the court ruled against 6 poachers, and then considered the materials against 4 more fishermen. In the exclusive economic waters of Russia on September 17 and 27, raids were carried out to detain North Korean poachers.

In the heads of the chiefs, Stalin radio is broadcast around the clock - therefore, they want to expel western radio stations from the air, and Western sites from Runet. As Columnist Andrei Kolesnikov notes, they also believe that the deprivation of accreditation can be saved by a rusty regime from further erosion Andrey Kolesnikov.

The Basmanny Court of Moscow has extended until January 8 the house arrest of the defendant in the "Moscow case" Sergei Fomin. According to Mediazona , the investigator asked to extend the house arrest in order to complete the investigation. Fomin is one of two defendants who are charged with participation in the riots .

At a popular gathering, the residents of Elista demanded the resignation of the mayor of the city, Dmitry Trapeznikov, who in the recent past was the acting head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. According to Radio Liberty , about 500 people gathered the day before on Victory Square under the slogan "This is our city." The police did not interfere with the meeting.

Two more Russians were included in the US sanctions list. They are believed to be associated with the "Internet Research Agency", known as the "troll factory" . It is reported by the US Treasury . The sanctions list includes Denis Kuzmin and Igor Nesterov. Three companies also fell under the sanctions - Autolex Transport, Beratex Group Ltd and Linburg Industries.

The Tagansky Court of Moscow rejected the claim of Alexei Navalny against Roskomnadzor. The case concerned the refusal of an oppositionist to register a media outlet because he did not have evidence of the absence of foreign citizenship. It is reported by MBH Media . The lawsuit to refuse registration of the media was filed on 13 September.

Lawyers from the international human rights group Agora appealed to the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers in connection with the court decisions made against participants in the Moscow protests. They complain that all decisions were made in the interests of the executive branch, regardless of the presence or absence of significant arguments, Vedomosti writes.

The Moscow City Court on October 2 postponed the consideration of the appeal against the verdict on the person involved in the "Moscow case" Ivan Podkopaev. According to Mediazona , during the meeting it became known that he was handed a copy of the appeal on one day, and signed under it on another. As a result, the judge decided to postpone consideration of the complaint “due to improper notification of the convict”.

26 employees of the Research Institute of Pediatric Oncology and Hematology of the N.N. N.N. Blokhin said in a video message that they were ready to quit if the leadership of the institute did not change. According to pediatric oncologists, the new leadership of the research institute terrorizes the staff, promotes its people, does not pay decent salaries to doctors and does not solve the problems of the medical institution.

The batons did not extinguish the protest, but on the contrary, woke him up. Recent events showed: the country gradually becomes free, contrary to the efforts of the state, states at a rally on a rally on Sakharov Avenue NT Columnist Ivan Davydov Ivan Davydov. Is there a fashion for protest He stood in line, unfortunately, not so long, to the framework of metal detectors, to go to the rally in support of the political prospectors of Sakharov. And I thought - it really is a pity that it is short.