Prisoners of correctional colony No. 5 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Republic of Mordovia have been on a hunger strike for the second day, relatives of some of the convicts told Novaya Gazeta. According to them, the hunger strike was announced in protest against the actions of the administration staff, who increasingly began to resort to beating prisoners during searches. The last beating happened two days ago.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, promised to expel the relatives of those “who embarked on the path of terror and Wahhabism,” and to raze their houses on the territory of the republic to the ground. In addition, on his Instagram, the head of Chechnya turned to the Chechens with a demand: fathers “should hand over their children to the authorities” if they illegally take up arms.

The Association of St. John's wort, created to protect the traditional crafts of the peoples of the North, forces to become a foreign agent The Association of St. John's wort, created to protect the traditional crafts of the peoples of the North, forces to become a foreign agent Everyday life "Foreign Agents" from the Association of St.

The militant attack on Grozny was organized by the brother of the Chechen terrorist Dokku Umarov, Akhmad, who now lives in Turkey, said the head of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. “We have an evidence base that the brother of Doku Umarov financed, organized and is fully responsible for what happened,” LifeNews quotes Kadyrov. The head of the republic stressed that Russian law enforcement agencies should demand that the Turkish authorities extradite the alleged terrorist.

The Orion spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean with the help of parachutes, according to a tweet from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Having orbited the Earth twice in 4.5 hours, Orion landed in the Pacific Ocean at 19:30 Moscow time. The spacecraft circled the Van Allen radiation belt and reached a peak altitude of 3,604 miles (5,800 kilometers). On Friday, December 5, NASA successfully test -fired the Orion spacecraft from Cape Canaveral.

The rain TV channel must leave its temporary studio until Monday in the editorial office of the Snob project at Red October, this was confirmed by the “new” television director of the television channel Natalya Sindeeva. This was previously reported by Forbes with reference to sources. According to Sindeeva, they were not ready for this on the rain, so from December 8, the channel will broadcast from temporary studios, which are most likely deployed directly in the apartments of employees.

The island of businessman Sergei Polonsky turned into a lawyer bureau. Soon, claims against Russian billionaires will fly to the high court of London The island of businessman Sergei Polonsky turned into a lawyer bureau. Soon, claims against Russian billionaires will fly to the high court of London He called immediately after the publication “Island of Polonsky” (“New”, No. 85 of August 4, 2014).

The German media reacted to Putin's message: he did not mention either Novorossia or "fraternal Ukraine" The German media reacted to Putin's message: he did not mention either Novorossia or "fraternal Ukraine" The Russian authorities in the outgoing 2014 shocked the international public so much and often with their actions and statements that the final annual message of President Putin was perceived in the West as a completely routine event for internal use.

A group of wives of African ambassadors in Moscow (GAAW), led by the wife of the Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Russia, Teresa de Lemos, is organizing African Charity Night, a charity event to raise funds in support of the victims of the Ebola virus. “All for the fight against Ebola” is the motto of the charity evening, which will take place on December 13 at the Swisshotel Krasnye Holmy. GAAW has been involved in philanthropic activities for over 20 years.

US President Barack Obama has nominated Ashton Carter for the post of US Secretary of Defense, reports Slon. The head of state made a statement on the appointment on the evening of Friday, December 5, at the White House. "Ashton Carter is rightfully considered one of the experts in the field of national security of our country," Obama was quoted by online media.

In the capital of Dagestan, Makhachkala, a fire broke out in the building of the republican department of the FSB. As Novaya Gazeta was told by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for Dagestan, the fire in the building at 7 Rasul Gamzatov Avenue started at 17:15, and the first squad arrived at the burning building five minutes later, at 17:23. The fire started in the attic of a four-story building.

Officer jailed for driving soldier to suicide Officer jailed for driving soldier to suicide Novaya has already talked about this tragedy. On March 22, 2013, a serviceman of military unit No. 02511 (the village of Kamenka, Leningrad Region), 21-year-old Sergey Mishkin, took his own life. His body was discovered by the doctor on duty at the Kronstadt military hospital, where the soldier had been undergoing examination since January 10.

On Wednesday, December 10, the press center of Novaya Gazeta (Moscow, Potapovsky lane 3) will host a round table "Human Rights: Results of 2014", the event will start at 14.00. During the round table, timed to coincide with Human Rights Day, experts, human rights activists, lawyers, public figures will sum up the outgoing year in the field of observance and protection of human rights and freedoms in Russia.

President Putin said that the choice in favor of freedom of business is the main signal of the message to the Federal Assembly, Interfax reports . “The message was mainly devoted to the development of the economy, the main signal is that in modern conditions we are making a choice not in the direction of additional and often ineffective regulation, although it is certainly necessary.