North Korea categorically rejects the results of the autopsy on the body of the brother of the leader of the DPRK, Kin Jong-un, and demands to extradite him to the republic, reports Reuters. The DPRK Ambassador to Malaysia, Kang Chul, said the results of the autopsy were not recognized because it was carried out without the presence of people from the DPRK. “The Malaysian side insisted on an autopsy without our permission and examination,” he explained.

Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich appealed to providers with a request to prevent an increase in prices for communication services by more than 5% due to the implementation of the provisions required by the Yarovaya Law, Interfax reports citing one of the meeting participants .

How, by whom and why the older brother of the current North Korean dictator was killed Photo: EPA/China Press An impressive procession entered the "Palace of the Sun Kymsusan" in the northeast of Pyongyan on the morning of February 16, when the 75th anniversary of the birth of the late leader of the DPRK Kim Jong Ira was celebrated.

Former fighter of Crimean Tatar battalion "Asker" detained in Crimea According to the agency, a criminal case has been initiated against the young man under Part 1 of Art. 322 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Illegal crossing of the state border of the Russian Federation”), he is now in the Simferopol pre-trial detention center.

Why is the theme of political prisoners in the deaf underground Photo: Vlad Dokshin / "New Gazeta" They conceived the festival "Rock against torture" with the participation of stars of the first magnitude. They wanted to raise money for Dadin and other political prisoners. We wanted to show that together we are power. And everything ended in the concert in front of a hundred friends and acquaintances in the tiny club near the Semenovskaya metro station. Collected 29,400 rubles.

A draft law has been submitted to the State Duma providing for the possibility of a child being granted Russian citizenship through the unilateral expression of the will of a parent who is a Russian citizen without the consent of the foreign parent, Interfax reports . The initiative was initiated by the first deputy head of the CIS Affairs Committee, Konstantin Zatulin from United Russia.

The Far Eastern Hectare threatens reserves and medieval settlements Photo: "New Gazeta" Scientists of the Far East are in shock: anyone can apply for the design of the Far Eastern Hectar right on the territory of the archaeological monument. From February 1, when all Russian citizens received the right to a free hectare, the attendance of the website of the federal information system (FIS) “to the Far East” (Nadalniyostok.rf) has grown sharply.

On February 17, a sound installation about the Second World War will open in the memorial Photo: "New Gazeta" Today in the international memorial, the interactive Russian-German sound installation "Horchposten 1941 / I hear war" will open.

The Governor of the Murmansk region, Marina Kovtun, did not refuse VIP service. Local blogger Alexander Serebryanikov published new government contracts, where VIP service to the head of the region is disguised as "concert activity". Novaya Gazeta has already talked about the scandal when it turned out that Kovtun has been staying in the most expensive (more than 50 thousand per night) hotels for four years in a row and actively uses airport VIP lounges.

The Ministry of Labor issued guidelines for officials, which explained the rules for filling out the form for submitting information about the addresses of sites and pages on the Internet with their personal data. Recommendations are published on the agency's website.

A draft law has been submitted to the State Duma that proposes introducing the concept of “regional mass media” into the media law, one of the authors of the document, deputy Olga Timofeeva, told Novaya Gazeta. According to Timofeeva, this will make it possible to clarify which media outlets need state support. “Every year, regional media, usually socially oriented, which publish important government documents, are supported in the form of subsidies or grants.

Svetlana Gannushkina about business, from which her hair stands on end not only the president At a meeting of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that his “hair stood on end” when he learned about a man held accountable for a crime that he committed “by writing a statement to the prosecutor’s office”. When I read this text my hair on end in the transcript did not stand on end.

Three media outlets at once – Vedomosti , RBC and Interfax – reported, citing an unnamed federal official, that the Governor of St. Petersburg, Georgy Poltavchenko, transferred St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Russian Orthodox Church without the consent of Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the official, sociological surveys have shown contradictory attitudes towards the transfer of the cathedral: while the population of Russia as a whole supports this decision, residents of St.

The State Duma has ratified the fourth additional protocol to the European Convention on the Extradition of Criminals, TASS reports . The document was signed on February 24, 2015 in Strasbourg. The Protocol provides for amendments and additions to several provisions of the European Convention on Extradition.

What is now expected in Europe and Russia from the new US administration Photo: EPA/Shawn Thew The first European brisons of the new US administration that began on Thursday sharply measured the fears of Europeans that America abandoned them, and also destroyed the rainbow hopes of Moscow to “their guys” in Washington, who replaced the “Obama-Chamo” and his team.