The main suspect in the "Magnitsky case" was detained in the Canary Islands, said . Europol The name of the detainee was not specified, but the release says that this man was at the center of a criminal money laundering scheme. At the moment, 75 properties worth 25 million euros have been arrested in Spain. Real estate was bought by Russian citizens, "virtually not connected with Spain", as well as a number of shell companies.

France reached the final of the World Cup. The game with Morocco ended with the score 2:0. The first goal in favor of France took place already in the fifth minute of the match, it was scored by defender Theo Hernandez. The second goal was scored by French footballer Randal Colo Muani after a pass from Kylian Mbappe. The ball hit the Moroccan goal 10 minutes before the end of the second half. French President Emmanuel Macron supported the national team from the podium.

The Bryansk Regional Court sentenced a resident of Udmurtia Anatoly Santulsky to five years in a maximum security colony, finding him guilty of trying to leave for Ukraine in order to fight there as part of one of the armed groups. This was reported on the court website. A man born in 1993 was accused under Part 3 of Art. 30, part 2 of Art.

Iran has been expelled from the UN Commission on the Status of Women. It is reported by The Guardian. 29 out of 54 members of the UN Economic and Social Council, which oversees the commission, voted for this decision. The proposal to exclude Iran from the organization was put forward by the United States. The representative of this country in the UN said that Iranian activists addressed Washington with a corresponding request.

The Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) has passed the bill in its first reading that would absolve crimes committed on occupied territories of Ukraine if it was done “to defend Russia’s interests”. The house convened to discuss the bill on 13 December, Lawyer Street reports .

Taiga villages freeze: firewood goes to China, and the gas pipeline is not oriented to the Russians. Reporting "Novo-Europe" from the Tomsk region Semiluzhki village, Tomsk region. Photo: Nikolai Mokrousov “And the winter will be big ...” A frightening video for the song of the Soviet Bard Yuri Vizbor was published on the official website of Gazprom in the fall of this year.

Savely Frolov, 21, has been arrested in Vladikavkaz. He faces the charge of attempted defection, Dept. One human rights project reports . Sergey Frolov. Photo: Paper Kartuli The investigation believes that Frolov was attempting to join the Freedom of Russia Legion, an armed unit operating as part of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The court hearing was held on 12 December. The man was placed in custody until 11 February 2023. Head of Dept.

The Saeima (Parliament) of Latvia approved a new government headed by Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins of the New Unity Party. This was reported on the website of the Parliament. Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevičs, Economy Minister Ilze Indriksone and Culture Minister Nauris Puntulis retained their posts. A new position has also appeared in the government - the Minister of Climate and Energy. It will be occupied by Raimonds Chudars ("New Unity").

Ksenia Rappoport, Ilya Krasilchik, Tatyana Lazarev, Idrak Mirzizade, Kirill Martynov, Alla Gutnikova, Linor Goralik, as well as other artists, journalists and public figures recorded the video in support of the artist Sasha Skochilenko, accused of the fake case about Russian arming in the store with anti-war leaflets. The video published "Medusa". The publication also demanded to stop the criminal prosecution of the girl. “I am not an activist, I am not a terrorist or an extremist.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published its annual report about cases of violence and abuse against journalists all over the world on its official website. Photo: RSF report screenshot RSF calculated that the number of murdered journalists had risen to 57 in 2022. The most dangerous countries in the world for reporters are Mexico (11 journalists killed), Ukraine (8), Haiti (6), Brazil (3), Syria (3), and Yemen (3).

The State Duma in the first reading approved a bill that removes criminal responsibility for crimes in the occupied territories of Ukraine, if they were committed to "protect the interests" of the Russian Federation. The meeting of the lower house of the Russian parliament, which discussed this bill, took place the day before, drew attention.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus was the absolute clone of the deceased Make, only silent Sergey Aleinik. Photo: Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Belarus The new foreign minister Sergei Aleinik has a biography-exactly like his predecessor.

Head of the Ukrainian president’s office Andriy Yermak reported that 64 Ukrainian service members were released by Russia and returned home. “64 Ukrainian Armed Forces warriors who fought near Donetsk and Luhansk, particularly in the Bakhmut defence operation, are coming home,” Yermak wrote. Moreover, he says that US citizen Suedi Murekezi was released, while four bodies were returned. Moscow has not made any official announcements about the swap.

In the near future, a bill will be submitted to the State Duma providing for a restriction on remote work for Russians who have left the country. This was told to RTVI by one of the authors of the document, Senator Andrei Klishas. Today, the Nestka publication wrote , citing two sources in parliament, that before the end of the autumn session, a bill would be introduced to limit remote work for sensitive areas from the point of view of the state.

Russia’s opposition politician Alexey Navalny has been taken to solitary confinement for the ninth time during his time in prison in the Vladimir region. Navalny spent exactly 24 hours in his regular cell, the politician said via his Telegram channel. “My latest break from the punishment cell didn’t last long — exactly one day. I was released on Monday, and then locked up again yesterday,” Navalny wrote.