The Russian Ministry of Health has submitted a draft law to the government to ban the dissemination of information calling for refusals to be tested and treated for HIV. The document is posted on the portal of regulatory legal acts.

The management of the Telegram messenger verified the anonymous Stalingulag channel amid searches at the relatives of its alleged author. “Pavel Durov officially verified the Stalingulag channel as a sign of support for the author. As far as I know, this is the first case in the history of the Russian-language telegram. Thank you, Pavel!” says . the Telegram channel TJournal clarifies that Telegram has previously issued an official note to the Yandex telegram channel.

The Leninsky District Court of Stavropol sentenced former judge Inna Popova to 4.5 years in prison and a fine of 800 thousand rubles for trying to sell her position for 12 million rubles, writes . Kommersant She was found guilty of attempted fraud on an especially large scale (part 3 of article 30 and part 4 of article 159 of the Criminal Code). Inna Popova completely denies her guilt. Her defense intends to appeal the decision of the court.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed Mikhail Babich from the post of ambassador to Belarus. Member of the Federation Council Dmitry Mezentsev was appointed to this post, according to the Kremlin website. Earlier, the media reported that President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko had repeatedly asked for Babich's resignation. The dissatisfaction of the Belarusian authorities was caused by Babich's statements about the need for further rapprochement between the two states.

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The Supreme Court of Dagestan sentenced Rezvan Mulasanov, terrorist gang member Shamil Basayev and Emir Khattab to 13 years in a strict regime colony. The verdict has not yet entered into force, according to the website of the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia. He was found guilty of a crime under Art. 317 of the Criminal Code (encroachment on the life of military personnel in order to obstruct the lawful activities of these persons to protect public order and ensure public safety).

The Czech Constitutional Court overturned the decision of the country's Supreme Court, according to which the Brioni Boutique Hotel in Ostrava was found guilty of discrimination for refusing to accommodate Russian citizens if they did not agree to sign a statement condemning the annexation of Crimea. In March 2014, a corresponding announcement appeared on the hotel's website, after which the Czech Trade Inspectorate filed a lawsuit against the hotel.

Andrei Borovikov, a participant in the protests in the Arkhangelsk region, said that a criminal case was opened against him for repeated violations of the procedure for holding rallies (Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code), reports . 29.ru According to Borovikov, the police came to his office to work at 17:15, after which the activist was detained. In a conversation with Mediazona, he clarified that the investigator had not yet given him the documents.

Eyewitnesses report the shooting between supporters of the President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro and the leader of the opposition of Juan Guydo near the La-Carlot air base in Karakas. According to La Republica, the first information about the victims appeared. According to the publication, at least six people have been injured, nothing is known about their condition.

The Ministry of Health will be asked to cancel the ban on the entry and stay of migrants with HIV in Russia Photo: Victoria Odissonova/"New Gazeta" At a three -day meeting in Moscow at Easter weekend, representatives of civil society organizations based on the regional group of migrant health (and with the support of the Shags Foundation) from the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia systematically compiled a draft resolution.

The Golovinsky District Court of Moscow has extended the arrest until June 7 of Moscow State University graduate student Azat Miftakhov, who is accused of setting fire to the United Russia office. Judge Dmitry Arnaut granted the petition of the investigation to extend the preventive measure for Miftakhov in the form of detention for another month. “Miftakhov is accused of committing a serious crime against public order,” the investigator began her speech.

Convicted in the United States, Maria Butina said at a press conference that former senator Alexander Torshin refused to meet with members of her family after her detention. According to the investigation, it was on his instructions that she established relations with American conservatives. “I hope that I just don’t know and don’t understand something. My parents tried to contact him [Torshin], but he did not show up and did not contact my family, ”she said (quote from Interfax ).

In 2020, The Life and Death of Alexander Litvinenko, an opera about the poisoning of a former Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officer, will be staged in the UK. It is reported by The Times. The Grange Park Opera Company, led by Wasfi Kani, is working on the production. According to her, they received permission from the widow of the deceased officer, Marina Litvinenko, as well as a video from the family archive.

&NBSPUPDATE 17:45 & The information was confirmed by sources of RIA Novosti and Interfax . & RBC named the Senator from Sakhalin Dmitry Mezentsev, who was also the SCO Secretary General and Governor of the Irkutsk region, a priority candidate for his place. President Vladimir Putin will "shortly" recall Mikhail Babich from the post of Belarusian ambassador, sources told Kommersant.

President Vladimir Putin demanded that the head of Transneft, Nikolai Tokarev, create a special body to control the quality of oil entering the system of main oil pipelines. The transcript of their meeting is published on the Kremlin website. “So self-control is not enough, I’m here to what. This means that this system needs to be changed,” Putin said.