Maria Kalesnikava. Photo: Telegram, SPRAVA Imprisoned Belarusian opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava, from whom almost nothing has been heard for over two years, has been allowed to meet her father in prison, according to a photograph posted by Belarusian blogger Raman Pratasevich on Tuesday. “To be honest, I still can’t believe it’s worked out, but it has. I’m on my way to meet her now,” Pratasevich said in a 12-second video in a separate post which showed neither Kalesnikava nor her father.

“Law enforcement officers” want to check compliance with “traditional values.” They were already responsible for morality in the USSR, and such an experience cannot be repeated Illustration: Alisa Krasnikova / Novaya Gazeta Europe The Russian authorities continue attempts to ideologically unite society on the basis of “traditional Russian values.” Now they are going to do this not only through propaganda and “talking about what is important,” but also more actively - through control, including

A few weeks ago, a political prisoner cut her wrists due to systematic violation of her rights Kaliningrad resident Antonina Zimina, who is serving 13 years in colony number 2 in the Leningrad region on a treason case, said that she was again sent to a punishment cell for 15 days. The woman received the punishment after she refused to sleep on a mattress stained with feces and tried to wash her nightgown, Novaya Gazeta learned from Zimina’s letter.

Before this, there was no contact with the oppositionist in the colony for almost two years One of the leaders of the Belarusian protest, Maria Kolesnikova, met with her father. Blogger Roman Protasevich posted the photo on his Telegram channel, writing that the meeting took place today. “To be honest, I still can’t believe that this happened, but still it is. We’ll meet now,” Protasevich said in the 12-second video, which does not show Maria or her father.

Musk helped Trump get elected to a new presidential term. Why does a billionaire need this and what does the founder of SpaceX and Tesla count on? Elon Musk speaks during a rally in support of Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA, October 27, 2024. Photo: Sarah Yenesel / EPA-EFE Billionaire Elon Musk has firmly entered Donald Trump's inner circle. He spent presidential election night with him and even posed for a family photo after the victory.

As interest rates soar, will Putin replace Russia’s veteran Central Bank governor with an unqualified loyalist? Russia’s Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia. Photo: EPA-EFE / YURI KOCHETKOV Almost three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the West’s financial sanctions have finally started to bite, triggering fierce infighting within the Kremlin over control of Russia’s central bank. Anders Åslund Swedish economist and former Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

In Abkhazia, six Abkhazian activists detained the day before were released because they opposed the investment agreement between the unrecognized republic and Russia. This was reported by TASS with reference to opposition representative Adgur Ardzinba. According to him, all the activists detained the day before were released - Aslan Gvaramia, Omar Smyr, Ramaz Dzhopua, Garry Kokaya, Almaskhan Ardzinba and Tengiz Agrba.

Denis Sinitsyn. A photograph of a convicted rapist and murderer that was included in a temporary war memorial in the town of Chebarkul, in the Chelyabinsk region of the Russian Urals, according to independent news channel 7x7, has been removed , it emerged on Tuesday.

Children play outside the Victory Museum at Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow, Russia, 27 August 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV Deputies in Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, have adopted legislation banning so-called “child-free propaganda”, or publicly advocating for not having children, the Duma announced on Tuesday.

The Tushinsky District Court sentenced pediatrician Nadezhda Buyanova to 5 years and 6 months in prison in the case of military “fakes” due to the accusation of the ex-wife of a military man who disappeared during the SVO, Novaya Gazeta Europe found out. Photo: OVD-Info The prosecutor asked Buyanova for 6 years in prison. During her last word, the 68-year-old woman said that it hurt her to read what was written in the indictment.

Nadezhda Buyanova in court. Photo: OVD-Info A Russian court has sentenced a paediatrician accused of criticising the war in Ukraine during a private appointment with a patient and his mother to five years and six months in prison. Nadezhda Buyanova was reported to the police by Anastasia Akinshina, the ex-wife of a soldier who was killed in Ukraine, for allegedly blaming Russia for the war and labelling her ex-husband a “legitimate target” for Ukrainian forces.

Photo: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. / X The Russian authorities are considering banning S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, the sequel to a cult Ukrainian video game set in a post-apocalyptic society following the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy said on Monday. “I think that S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

State Duma deputies adopted in the second and third readings a law banning childfree propaganda on the Internet, the media, films and advertising. This was reported on the website of the lower house of parliament.

Residents blocked bridges and highways in response to the arrests of oppositionists Abkhazians on the highway in front of the Gumista Bridge during the blockade, November 12, 2024. Photo: AMRA-life / Telegram On November 11, five oppositionists were detained in Abkhazia for opposing an agreement with Russia on the launch of investment projects in the unrecognized republic. In response, local residents gathered near the State Security Service building and demanded their release.

Residents were outraged and recorded an appeal to the authorities In the city of Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk region, at the stand of fallen “war heroes” they hung an image of Denis Sinitsyn, who in 2014 raped and killed a woman by gouging out her eyes. This was reported by “7x7” with reference to messages in local public pages.