In Khabarovsk, they came with searches to the coordinator of the local headquarters of politician Alexei Navalny Alexei Vorsin, headquarters volunteer Andrei Pastukhov, and chairman of the regional branch of the Libertarian Party of Russia Artem Mozgov. This was reported to Novaya Gazeta by the head of Navalny's headquarters, Anastasia Kadetova. The reasons for the searches are currently unknown.

The Nizhny Novgorod District Court imposed a fine of 30 thousand rubles on Alexei Zhilin, accused of assaulting a security officer (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code) at a rally in support of politician Alexei Navalny on January 23. This was reported by OVD-Info with reference to legal assistance coordinator Alla Frolova. 18-year-old student Zhilin admitted his guilt, so the case was considered in a special manner.

For the words that our newspaper is an "agent of well-known Western services" On March 15, 2021, Novaya Gazeta published another series of investigations into extrajudicial executions of Chechens by security forces subordinate to Kadyrov's inner circle or directly to him. This time, a story was published by a former special forces soldier of the PS regiment named after.

Russian President Vladimir Putin made a speech on the occasion of the seven years of the annexation of Crimea to Russia. At the same time, according to the video from the festive concert, which was published by the Russia-24 channel, it is clear that the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow is completely filled.

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited his American counterpart Joe Biden to hold a dialogue in an online format, "actually live." The Russian leader stated this at the Luzhniki stadium during the celebration of the seventh anniversary of the annexation of Crimea to Russia. Putin also clarified that he is going to the taiga at the weekend to "have a little rest", so he is ready to hold online negotiations on Friday or Monday.

French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the introduction of quarantine in 16 departments of the country: in Paris and in seven other departments of the Île-de-France metropolitan region, in five departments of the Hauts-de-France region located in the north of the country (the capital is Lille), and also in the departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Eure and Seine-Maritime. Quarantine is introduced for 4 weeks.

* The European Medicines Agency (EMA) found no relationship between complications in those vaccinated with AstraZeneca vaccine and product quality. The EMA Safety Committee said the benefits of using the vaccine still outweigh the risks. According to the regulator, the drug is safe and effective, but in extremely rare cases, the vaccine can actually be associated with blood clots. Information about possible side effects will be added to the description of the drug.

In 2020, India's middle class population is 32 million lower than what could have been achieved without the coronavirus pandemic. Such data was published by the American research center Pew Research Center. The middle class category includes residents who earn between $10 and $20 a day. Before the pandemic, according to the Pew Research Center, there were speculations that by 2020 India's 99 million people would be middle class.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it found no link between complications in those vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine and the quality of the drug. The benefits of using the AstraZeneca vaccine still outweigh the risks of using it, the EMA safety committee said after reviewing reports of blood clots in those vaccinated with AstraZeneca.

The Babushkinsky Court of Moscow sentenced Andrei Mayakov, former deputy of the interregional public human rights charitable organization Committee for Civil Rights, to 4 years and 8 months in a strict regime colony in a fraud case (part 3, article 30, part 4, article 159 of the Criminal Code). This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office. “Mayakov was convicted of attempted fraud and fraud on an especially large scale,” the department said.

The authorities of Kyiv announced the introduction of new coronavirus restrictions in the capital of Ukraine from March 20. The mayor of Kiev, Vitali Klitschko, on his Facebook page , said that the need for a lockdown, which will be valid for three weeks - until April 9, is associated with an increase in new cases of diseases and hospitalizations. “In Kyiv over the past day, more than a thousand new cases of coronavirus. The number of hospitalized is on the rise.

The wife of political prisoners Igor Losik is ready to go to the end. Interview "Novaya Gazeta" The wife of the Belarusian political prisoner Igor Losik, who passed two hunger strikes in a pre -trial detention center, told the “new” about how almost nine months she waited for her husband from prison, how the inhuman conditions of Igor’s detention were brought to suicide attempts and why the word “hold on” became the most unbearable for the family. Daria Losik with her daughter Paulina.

The Kurgan city court sentenced a local resident to two years in prison in a colony-settlement for using violence against a representative of the authorities that is not dangerous to life and health (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the prosecutor's office of the Kurgan region.

Director of the Sakharov Center Sergei Lukashevsky said that the international conference "Anxiety and Hope" planned in Moscow, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of human rights activist Andrei Sakharov, will be held May 24-25 at the Sakharov Center. This was reported to Novaya Gazeta by the organizers of the event. “The conference will be held in a hybrid mode. We expect that the Center will host a face-to-face discussion with the participation of Russian speakers.

Power spreads the model of “Stalin collective farms” throughout the country: the people must be poor and keep in mind Peter Sarukhanov / "New Gazeta" Rosstat shared official information about prices - an annual inflation indicator as of March can be estimated at 5.8% year for the year. This is a lot, but not catastrophic, in Russia it was not seen. However, food prices are growing the fastest, which is extremely annoying people.