Valentine of Zavadnikov Mikhail Sokolov: In the Moscow Studio Radio Liberty live - Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council on Industrial Policy and representative of the Saratov region Valentin Zavadnikov. And to present a little of our guest, I will note that this is the only member of the Federation Council that voted against increasing the term of powers of the President of Russia to six years.

In Iraq, the court reduced to one year the term of imprisonment to a journalist who threw boots in the former US President George Bush. The court granted the appellation, the subject of the lawyers of the 30-year-old Montader Az-Ziidi, previously sentenced by three years in prison for attacking a foreign leader. Az-Ejedi did not admit his guilt. The journalist threw a boot at George Bush during a press conference in Baghdad in December. The boots did not get to Bush.

Kishenev. Having April 7, Chisinau, where the second day continues the protest of the opposition, there were clashes of demonstrators with the police. The opposition requires to cancel the results of the parliamentary elections on April 5, which the Communists won. According to Radio Liberty correspondent, two rallies are held at the same time - at the presidential palace and at the government building.

In Istanbul, the police arrested a man who claims to be preparing an attempt on US President Barack Obama during his visit to Turkey. This was announced by the representative of the American special services guarding the president, Ed Donovan. According to him, the life of Barack Obama did not threaten anything, as the president arrived in Turkey two days after the arrest of the suspect. Special services refused to report additional information about the detained.

Cuban President Raul Castro conducted negotiations with the delegation of American lawmakers. This is his first meeting with representatives of the American authorities as the president of the country. He headed Cuba last year. According to Cuban television, six members of the US House of Representatives from the Democratic Party arrived in Havana on Monday. The details of the meeting are not reported.

Opposition activists all March warmed up the audience at "Protest concerts" In the Georgian media there was information that the Georgian authorities were going to call their supporters in the capital on April 7, so that they demonstrate support to the president and the ruling party.

Irina Lagunina: 13 opposition parties take an active part in the preparation of mass protests in Georgia. They advocate on April 9, a peaceful manifestation in Tbilisi, hoping for the wide support of the people. But not all opposition forces urge their supporters to go on this day in order to achieve the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili.

Krutov, Solntsev, Obama, Barlas

The program is conducted by Alexander GOSTOV. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Chisinau is attended by Alexander Havronin. Alexander GOSTEV: A special correspondent of Radio Liberty in the capital of Moldova, Chisinau, Alexander Khavronin came up with us, he will tell us about the very last events now, because there were reports that demonstrators in the square in front of the presidential palace were already breaking into the building. Alexander, what is the situation?

New homeless people are not yet like experienced homeless people, but close to this In St. Petersburg, the number of homeless people is growing rapidly. In connection with the crisis, people lose their jobs and the opportunity to rent housing. The number of appeals to the St. Petersburg charitable organization "Overnight" increased by a third.

Irina Lagunina: Today in Russia, more and more women strive to be independent, realize their abilities, make a career. Someone succeeds, someone does not, many meet fierce resistance in the family, but there are those who are understood-although there are still much less. Why? Tatyana Voltskaya worked on the topic.

US President Barack Obama met on Monday in Istanbul with Foreign Ministers of Turkey and Armenia Ali Babajan and Edward Nalbandan. Earlier in the Turkish capital - Ankara - Obama did not use the word "genocide", speaking of the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. During his election campaign, Barack Obama spoke of the need to recognize genocide. Türkiye does not agree with this term.

The program is conducted by Mark Krutov. The Radio Liberty correspondent in Moscow Maxim Yaroshevsky takes part. Mark Krutov: Russian human rights defenders intend to send a letter to President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev today with a demand to take under personal control the investigation of a recent attack on the leader of the Lev Ponomarev Law of Human Rights. Let me remind you, he was brutally beaten at the entrance of his house.

Sergey Tunin. "I can't be silent" Only the artist is able to distinguish the main witness from the secondary

Vladimir Lukin, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Vladimir Lukin told Radio Liberty on why the current regime in Russia cannot be called totalitarian, which is the reason for most problems of Russian society and how the Ombudsman can affect the current situation. - Now you can often hear, especially from the lips of Western journalists, that Russia is steadily striving to become a totalitarian state.