OMON officers ousted participants of the action from October Square in Minsk, who demanded the release of political prisoners, reports http://www.newsru.com/ More than 60 people took part in the solidarity action, which became a chain on... OMON officers forced out protesters who demanded the release of political prisoners from Kastrychnitskaya Square in Minsk, Newsru.com reports.

Alexander Petrov is an animator who can afford to make an exhibition from individual frames of his film. From May 15 until the end of summer, the Nashchokin House Gallery will be able to evaluate some of them as independent... Alexander Petrov is an animator who can afford to make an exhibition from individual frames of his film. From May 15 until the end of summer, the Nashchokin House Gallery will be able to evaluate some of them as independent works.

According to official figures, the number of victims of Cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar has reached 77,738 people, Reuters reports. Earlier today, 43,328 deaths were reported. Independent experts claim that the real number of victims and...

Governor Leonid Polezhaev ordered the dismissal of Sergey Moiseenko, head of the regional ministry of health, from his post. This was just announced by the Vesti.Omsk program of the State TV and Radio Broadcasting Company Irtysh. The reason for this decision of the regional head was the recent... Governor Leonid Polezhaev ordered the dismissal of Sergey Moiseenko, head of the regional ministry of health, from his post.

Writer Chingiz Aitmatov, who is in Kazan on the set of a film based on his novel “And the Day Lasts Longer than a Century”, was hospitalized at the Republican Clinical Hospital of Tatarstan on Friday, a representative of the Ministry of Health of the region said, reports...

The Novosibirsk Regional Court suspended the work of the local newspaper Fatherland for disseminating materials aimed at inciting ethnic hatred. It was she who filed a lawsuit against the founder of the newspaper - the Slavic World Foundation - demanding ... The Novosibirsk Regional Court suspended the work of the local newspaper Fatherland for disseminating materials aimed at inciting ethnic hatred.

The movement of vehicles in Moscow on Friday evening, primarily on the outskirts of the city and on the main roads, as well as on the ring highways, was paralyzed due to numerous traffic jams, a representative of the Moscow...

At the beginning of this week, Latvia exported waste from the nuclear reactor in Salaspils to Russia for storage, said Raimonds Vejonis, Minister of Environmental Protection of the Baltic Republic, ITAR-TASS reports. As the minister explained, 14 kg... reports At the beginning of this week, Latvia exported to Russia waste from fuel processing from a nuclear reactor in Salaspils for storage, said the Minister of Environmental Protection of the Baltic Republic, Raimonds Vejonis, ITAR-TASS .

A Danish cartoonist was arrested this week on suspicion of improper attitude towards representatives of another nationality and religion, Gazeta.Ru reports. The cartoonist, who worked under the pseudonym Grigorius Nexshot, was taken into custody ... A Danish cartoonist was arrested this week on suspicion of inappropriate attitude towards representatives of another nationality and religion, Gazeta.Ru reports .

The authorities of the Bekovsky district of the Penza region will fill up the cave where the hermits were voluntarily imprisoned for more than six months, the head of the district administration, Vladimir Provotorov, said on Friday. “There is a conclusion of Rospotrebnadzor, ...

In Moscow, about an hour ago, human rights activist Elena Sannikova was detained, picketing the building of the Moscow police department in protest against the administrative arrest of Oleg Kozlovsky, coordinator of the Oborona movement. About this "Novaya Gazeta" ...

A member of the coordinating council of the republican movement "Consent" Nikolai Savukhin filed a lawsuit against the mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin: he demanded to introduce tickets for ... A member of the coordinating council of the Republican movement "Consent" Nikolay Savukhin filed a lawsuit against the mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin: he demanded to introduce tickets for schoolchildren worth 5 rubles by subsidizing public transport from the city budget.

A former adviser to Vladimir Putin created a political wing of the Liberal Charter union, which can be transformed into a liberal political party. A political wing statement said: "Until recently, we... A former adviser to Vladimir Putin created a political wing of the Liberal Charter union, which can be transformed into a liberal political party. The political wing said in a statement: “Until recently, we have had little to no involvement in public politics.

On May 8, the European Parliament approved its report "Human rights in the world for 2007 and EU policy on this issue." A significant part of the report is dedicated to the human rights situation in the Russian Federation. The report notes the lack of... On May 8, the European Parliament approved its report "Human rights in the world for 2007 and EU policy on this issue." A significant part of the report is dedicated to the human rights situation in the Russian Federation.

This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the main department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Central Federal District. “Sergey Nabokov, Dmitry Artemenkov and Elena Zaitseva were detained by employees of the department at the end of December 2007 ...