In September and October, the number of prisoners in Russian correctional and strict regime colonies decreased by 23 thousand people, found out according to the Federal Penitentiary Service. Mediazona The publication claims that this happened against the background of the recruitment of convicts in the Wagner PMC. Journalists note that the number of people in pre-trial detention centers, settlement colonies, as well as female prisoners, has practically not changed.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs rejected the application for Russian citizenship of the winner of the Crimean contest "Mrs. Queen of Beauty" Olga Valeeva, who was previously fined because of the video with the performance of the song "Chervona Kalina". It is reported by RIA Novosti.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) two days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar decided to ban the sale of beer in stadiums. This was reported on the website of the organization.

Russia’s Tyumen region Investigative Committee has refused to initiate a criminal case on torture of Russian anti-fascist Yury Neznamov, the corresponding document was published on Telegram channel Tyumen Case . The document is dated 17 November. It states that the Investigative Committee did not receive “information indicating that any crime was committed against Y.E. Neznamov”. During the proceedings, the investigators interviewed Neznamov.

The Russian Ministry of Justice has put Novaya Gazeta Europe ’s author Andrey Zayakin, musician Noize MC (Ivan Alexeev), journalist Irina Shikhman, and others on the “foreign agents” list. The corresponding document was published on the website of the ministry. Libertarian Mikhail Svetov, head of Conflict Intelligence Team Ruslan Karpuk (Leviev), politician Vyacheslav Maltsev, and feminist activist Olimpiada Usanova were also included in the list of “foreign agent” individuals.

The Ministry of Justice of Russia recognized the “foreign agents” of the journalist of Novaya Gazeta Europe Andrei Zazakin, musician Noize MC (Ivan Alekseev), journalist Irina Shikhman and others. This was reported on the website of the department.

The Investigative Committee for the Tyumen region refused to open a criminal case on the fact of torture of anti-fascist Yuri Neznamov. The decision was published in the telegram channel "Tyumen business". The document is dated 17 November. It says that the Investigative Committee did not receive “data indicating that Yu.E. any crime." During the check, the investigators interviewed Neznamov.

In the Novosibirsk region, the investigation sent a student with a 3rd disability group, Dmitry Karimov, for examination to a psycho-neurological dispensary, who had previously stated that under torture he confessed to setting fire to a banner in support of the war. This is reported by the local portal NGS.ru with reference to his lawyer Yuri Golubitsky. “Sending Karimov to a psychiatric clinic is justified by the petition of the investigator in the criminal case.

The Russian Ministry of Defence has accused Ukrainian servicemen of “mass execution on the unarmed Russian prisoners of war”. Two videos have appeared online : in one of them, alleged Russian servicemen surrender into captivity, while in the second, someone shoots them down.

In Moscow, for the New Year holidays, they will abandon fireworks and large street concerts against the backdrop of a war in Ukraine. This was announced by the mayor of the city Sergey Sobyanin. This decision was made on the basis of voting on the Active Citizen portal.

The 1st Eastern District Military Court appointed Rodion Stukov, a student of the Industrial College of Energy and Communications from Vladivostok, two years in a penal colony on the case of justifying terrorism (Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) and inciting extremism (Article 280 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by DOXA with reference to the text of the decision of November 11.

The Russian Ministry of Defense accused Ukrainian soldiers of "mass bloody reprisal against unarmed Russian prisoners of war." Two videos spread in social networks: on one, presumably, Russian troops surrendered, on the second-someone shoots them.

The global population has reached 8 billion people this week and continues to grow. How will it affect our planet? Photo: Getty Images The Earth population this week has surpassed 8 billion people. Even though it is impossible to precisely calculate the date when it happened, the UN points to 15 November as the date. Back in the 1970s, many experts forecasted that the global population increase would very soon lead to famine as well as ecological, economic, and social collapse.

A video appeared on the network in which the ninth -grader from the Lyceum NIU HSE apologizes for turning on the anthem of Ukraine while listening to the Russian anthem in the propaganda lesson “Talk about the important”. The video was published in the public Blazker VKontakte. “I want to apologize for that video and my unreasonable actions in it.

Russia’s publishing houses have warned of the risk of mass book removal due to the incorrect interpretation of legislative initiatives related to the ban on “LGBT and paedophilia propaganda” likely to be implemented in the country, Russian media outlet RBC reports . According to the president of one of the biggest Russian publishing houses Eksmo, Oleg Novikov, the bill being discussed by Russian lawmakers jeopardises up to 50% of books sold on the Russian market.