Human rights activists established the Public Commission on the investigation of events in the OK-30/3 colony (Lgov, Kursk Region). The commission included Lyudmila Alekseev (MHG), Andrei Babushkin (the Committee "For Civil Rights" and Lev Ponomarev (OOD "For Human Rights". According to a joint statement made by the commission today, the events that began on June 27 in the OK-30/3 colony (Lgov, Kursk Region) are completely unprecedented.

And without monitoring the contents of book trays, today it is obvious that traditional science fiction, SF (science fiction) is losing ground in the overall “fantastic” volume published and, on the contrary, non-scientific fiction, fantasy (fantasy), also known as the literature of “Might and Magic”, is gaining ground all records for demand. Is it good or bad?

The federal security agencies have information about persons who tried today to commit a terrorist attack in Makhachkala. This was stated by the deputy head of the FSB department for Dagestan Alibek Murzaev. “The“ Interception ”plan has been announced in Makhachkala, their search is carried out,” he said, Interfax reports. The explosive device was discovered about six in the morning at the intersection of Lenin and Yaragsky streets in Makhachkala near the building of the Russian Drama Theater.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan called on citizens of the republic to take the most active civil position and come to the upcoming elections of the president of the country, RIA Novosti reports. "Corruptions from the past clip today are striking in new clothes and are trying to crawl into key positions in all possible ways," the government’s appeal, widespread on Tuesday.

Astana began the tenth summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The meeting will discuss topical issues of global and regional security and ensuring peace and stability, as well as counteracting new challenges and threats, RIA Novosti reports. The summit is attended by the heads of the State Member States - Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The president of Mongolia is involved as an observer.

Entrepreneur Boris Berezovsky, living in London, intends to file a lawsuit against the Russian businessman Roman Abramovich to the British court. “The reason for the lawsuit is that during 2000-2004, my property was selected by blackmail and threats,” he explained on the air of the Echo of Moscow radio station. Berezovsky is sure that Abramovich, who acted by order of the Russian authorities, was the “direct performer” of this.

The Parliament of South Ossetia on Tuesday approved the head of the new government of an unrecognized repliki, Gazeta.ru reports the commercial director of the Kursk oil company, financier Yuri Morozov. The president of the self -proclaimed South Ossetia, Eduard Kokoita, submitted to the parliament the candidacy of the new head of government on July 4.

British scientists have established that, most likely, people settled America 30 thousand years earlier than previously expected. They made this conclusion on the basis of an analysis of the prints of human legs found in a volcanic breed in Mexico, the Air Force reports. Currently, it is believed that people came to America 12.5 thousand years ago through the isthmus connecting Siberia and Alaska. According to the representative of the University of Liverpool.

A group of heroes of the Soviet Union and Heroes of Russia are going to begin an unlimited hunger strike, reports Echo of Moscow . This is a protest against the intention of the State Duma to amend the law on the status of heroes and full gentlemen of the Order of Glory. The hunger strike will begin on July 6. The main reason that forced the heroes of the Soviet Union to take such a step was the complete reluctance of the government and the State Duma to conduct a dialogue with them.

Plans for the development of the new theater complex in Italy on the site of the house of composer Jakomo Puchchini. The granddaughter of the composer - Simonetta Puccini - opposed the construction. “The maestro would have hated this project,” Guardian quotes her words. She stated that the construction of the hall with 3.200 seats, with shops, parking lots and a panoramic elevator, would destroy a remarkable place in Tuscany, which inspired Puccini.

The Pragmatist of Culture on Polit.ru continues to discuss topical issues of modern culture under the section " Question of the Week ." The theme of this week is cultural brands. How often do they deceive the consumer trust? And how is this "deception of expectations" affect the dynamics of demand in the product culture market?

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko said she had long forgotten about the charges against her in Russia, RIA Novosti reports. “Listen, I have already forgotten about this for a long time,” she said, answering the question of journalists about whether the Russian side provided some guarantees that the persecution would be stopped against her.

The analytical center of Yuri Levada conducted a survey to find out the opinion of the Russians about how old old age is now. The numbers from 90 years to 25 were called, but the average rating was 58 years old. The survey, which took place on June 17-20, was attended by 1,600 people from 18 years old and older. According to the survey, for men, the countdown of old age begins earlier than for women.

On July 4, the Presnensky court of Moscow appointed a consideration of the Russian woman Marina Bai to the NASA on the ban on the “bombardment” of the TEMPEL-1 comet, the news time reports. Marina Bai, an astrologer and author of esoteric books, considered NASA an attempt to influence a comet, which is the ancestor of the Leonids meteor stream of the meteor stream of the meteor stream, “barbaric”.

More than 10 thousand people, most of whom are foreign tourists, were evacuated from six camps on the French azure bank due to forest fires, the newspaper reports. ru , citing AFP. The spread of fires is promoted by an ongoing strong wind. To date, several autofurgons have already been damaged or destroyed by fire. According to emergency services, the fire occurred in three different places near one of the villages near the city of Saint-Rafael.