Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that at the press conference of Vladimir Putin there were people who "had nothing to do with journalists" and voiced information that "could be called slander." He said this in an interview with the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” on the TV channel “Russia-1”, Interfax reports . “We regretfully observed questions that had nothing to do with journalistic issues, various complaints,” Interfax quotes Peskov.

A protest against paid parking was held in Moscow's Sokolniki Park, reports . Ekho Moskvy radio station According to the correspondent of the radio station, about a thousand people took part in the action. Ekho Moskvy notes that up to five hundred participants of the event were announced by the organizers. “There is little hope that the authorities will listen to the residents,” businessman Sergei told the radio station.

Governor of the Bryansk region Alexander Bogomaz said that employees of the administration of the city of Klintsy would be punished for sending the children of several officials to Turkey at the expense of the charitable foundation named after Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov, who was killed in Turkey. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the governor. “Such behavior of officials is simply unacceptable, first of all, from a moral point of view!

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the reorganization of the Office for Ensuring the Constitutional Rights of Citizens of his administration. The document was published on the official Internet portal of legal information. The document was signed on December 21 and comes into force from the date of signing. It cancels a number of documents related to the management activities.

UPDATE RIA Novosti, citing the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry , reported that the search and rescue operation ended on the evening of December 23. The bodies of all the dead workers were brought to the surface.& & In the case of the death of nine workers in a fire at a mine in Solikamsk, four people were detained, according to the website of the UK.

U.S. Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) agents on civilian flights will sit in the tail section of the aircraft, ABC News reports , citing sources familiar with the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans. According to ABC News, the new regulation should come into force on December 28. Previously, agents only sat at the front of the plane, and the new seating should help them monitor passengers.

Governor of the Perm Territory Maxim Reshetnikov signed a decree declaring December 24 a day of mourning in the region for the workers who died in the fire at the Uralkali mine, Interfax reports . “1 million rubles each will be given to the families_ ( of those killed - ed.), regardless of what regions the guys were from,” Reshetnikov noted. According to him, the payment orders have already been signed.

At least 168 people died during the tsunami in Indonesia, Sky News reports , citing the country's National Disaster Agency. As a result of the tsunami, according to local authorities, 745 people were injured, another 30 people are missing. Hundreds of houses were destroyed. The tsunami occurred on the evening of December 22. It was triggered by the eruption of the Krakatau volcano.

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the violation of human rights in Crimea, which was introduced by Ukraine, reports . RIA Novosti According to the agency, the document was supported by 65 countries, 28 states opposed it, 70 abstained. TASS reports support for the resolution by 67 countries, and opposition by 27 states.

UPDATE 14.12& RIA Novosti was informed & at the operational headquarters that the body of the ninth worker had been found. The fire in the mine is still not extinguished, and the area of ​​the combustion center is about three square meters. Rescuers found the bodies of dead workers in a fire at a mine in Solikamsk. TASS, citing the operational headquarters , reports that the bodies of all nine workers were found.

Lev Ponomarev - about his arrest, the fate of human rights and unfinished deeds Photo: Vlad Dokshin, "New Gazeta" In early December, the Russian human rights defect lost two supports at once: Lev Ponomarev for 16 days, while his administrative arrest lasted, and Lyudmila Alekseeva lasted. Farewell to Alekseeva, where the president came, but by the court decision, her longtime associate of Ponomarev could not come - one of the strangest and most significant plots of the year.

Why will we have less money tomorrow than yesterday Illustration: Peter Sarukhanov / "New Gazeta" In Russia, a law has been adopted prohibiting street boards with exchange rates of currencies. Now it will be possible to demonstrate current courses only inside the licensed rooms. Formally, this is done to combat gray exchangers who are disguised as banks and attract the attention of random customers.

While the state pretends that there are rules, we must also fight according to these rules. Our courts are like our elections—the outcome is almost always known in advance. After all, the authorities arrange elections for themselves, instead of immediately announcing the extension of their own powers, only out of a vague feeling that this is how it should be.