Tax will not change for those who receive payments for participating in the war in Ukraine The Ministry of Finance has proposed introducing a progressive tax scale for individuals with a rate of 13% to 22%. This follows from the package of amendments that the Ministry of Finance submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers. If approved, the changes will come into force in 2025.

Main events May 28 A girl who is opposed to the law on “foreign agents” for protests near the Georgian parliament on May 28, 2024. Photo: Artyom Seanis / especially for Novaya Gazeta Europe The Georgian parliament overcame the veto to the law on "foreign agents." The authorities demand to demolish the temple in Slavyansk-on-Kuban. His abbot, 87-year-old father of Victor, was previously twice accused of “discrediting” the army. Navalny's lawyers extended the arrest.

The Georgian parliament voted to overturn the presidential veto of its recently passed “foreign agents” law on Tuesday in a plenary session broadcast live on its YouTube channel. After the unpopular law was passed on 14 May, Georgia’s President Salome Zourabichvili vetoed the legislation, which mirrors a notorious 2012 Russian law that has since been used by the Kremlin as a tool to weaken civil society and silence independent media, four days later.

A priest in Slavyansk-on-Kuban in southern Russia’s Krasnodar region has condemned attempts by the municipal authorities to demolish his church in a statement posted on his parish website.

"New Europe" tells their stories Illustration: "New Gazeta Europe" The Russian authorities confirmed that the missing Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchina is captured. Almost nine months were known about her. According to the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, Russia is illegally holding, including as prisoners, at least 28 Ukrainian media workers. Many of them worked in the Crimea to a full -scale invasion, others covered the war and showed how the cities live under occupation.

The Georgian parliament overcame the veto to the law "On the Transparency of Foreign Infant" by voting. The broadcast of the meeting was conducted on the YouTube channel of the parliament. The results of the vote. On May 18, the veto was superimposed on the law on the “Ino -Agents” by the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow has extended the pretrial detention period for Navalny's lawyers Vadim Kobzev, Alexey Liptser and Igor Sergunin until August 3, Mediazona reports . As journalists write, at the hearing the investigator reported that Surgunin admits guilt and testifies in the case. The investigation and Navalny's lawyer himself were urged to do so at the close of the hearing, but the trial was held in open mode.

Photo: EPA/MAJA HITIJ Roskomsvoboda, a Russian nonprofit dedicated to fighting digital censorship, published an open letter from a group of human rights and media organisations on Tuesday that called on YouTube not to give into Kremlin attempts to censor content on the video sharing platform.

In Armenia, the opposition requires the resignation of the prime minister due to the actual transfer of four villages to Azerbaijan. Local political scientist - about the causes and prospects of protests Protest rally in Yerevan, Armenia, May 26, 2024. Photo: Anthony Pizzoferrato / Middle East Images / ABACA Press / Scanpix / Leta In Armenia, protests have been held for a month due to demarcation of the disputed border with Azerbaijan.

Vadim Kobzev and Alexey Liptser. Photo: Alexandra Astrakhanova / Mediazona A Moscow court has prolonged the detention of three lawyers who represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, independent news outlet Mediazona reported on Tuesday.

Zarema Musaeva. Photo: SOTAvision The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has awarded €52,000 to the mother of two prominent Chechen human rights activists who was sentenced to five years in prison “as a form of revenge” for her sons’ criticism of Chechen Head Ramzan Kadyrov, Crew Against Torture announced on Telegram on Tuesday.

An apparent government pivot to Russia has provoked furious defiance from Georgia’s pro-Western population Protestors clash with Georgian riot police during a protest against Georgia’s “foreign agents” law in Tbilisi, 1 May 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE / DAVID MDZINARISHVILI After weeks of street protests and nationwide tensions, Georgia’s parliament finally passed a controversial law on “foreign agents” on 14 May.

90 years ago, Bonnie and Claid, not romantic heroes from the film, shot them, but their prototypes - cynical and ruthless killers Illustration: "New Gazeta Europe" On May 23, 1934, by American police officers, criminals, whose names became common, were shot by American police officers - Bonnie Parker and Clyde Burrow. In 1967, the film was released by the film by Arthur Penn “Bonnie and Clyde”, founded, as indicated in the credits, on real events.

On the morning of May 26, the SDEK logistics center suspended the processing of parcels "for technical reasons." This was stated in the company's message on VKontakte. "For technical reasons, we have temporarily suspended the processing of parcels. This will help to avoid possible errors during manual processing," the message said. The next day, SDEK announced that due to a technical failure, the mobile application and website stopped working.

The authorities demand to demolish the Pokrovsko-Tikhonovsky temple in Slavyansk-on-Kuban, built on a private site. His abbot, the 87-year-old father of Victor, was previously twice accused of “discrediting” the army. This was reported on the website of the parish, drew attention to the "Novy-Europe". Slavyansk-on-Kuban officials appealed to the court demanding that the priest demolished the temple at his own expense-within 30 days after the decision entered into force.