Lyudmila Alekseeva "Judicial reform - reality or profanity?" Politics, human rights activists, lawyers and scientists took part in the discussion of this topic. The tone of discussion was largely set by Lyudmila Alekseeva, the head of the Moscow Helsinsky group. The main thesis of her speech: the Russian judicial system and law enforcement agencies serve power.

In the Indian state of Rajasthan, in the northwest of the country, six workers were killed during the collapse of the bridge. It is reported by the BBC. Rescuers are searching for about 30 people who may be under the rubble.

Sociologists have been observing the growth of apathy for 10 years, indifference, alienation from politics. Sociologists of the Levada Center traditionally summarize the results of the outgoing year, trying to indicate the development trends of society as a whole and the mood prevailing among most Russians. Half of the population believes that things in the country are going on in the right direction, but in their environment people note clearly expressed indifference and fatigue.

The Council of the Federation of Russia approved the law on the regulation of trading activities. It provides, in particular, that the share of a separate trading company in the market of a particular region cannot exceed 25%. In addition, the government is given the right to establish - no more than 90 days - maximum permissible retail prices for individual socially significant products, if their growth will be 30% or more within 30 calendar days in a row in a row in a row in a row.

The Minister of Finance believes that the government is time to follow the external financial flows of state -owned companies The Russian government may limit the external loans of state -owned companies and corporations, said the head of the Ministry of Finance Alexei Kudrin, noting that this mechanism may begin to operate at the beginning of next year. Experts call this solution useful, but partly belated.

The Federation Council on Friday ratified an agreement with Belarus on the creation of a unified regional air defense system of the two countries. According to the document, the commander appointed by the presidents of Russia and Belarus on the proposal of ministers of the defense is headed by a single air defense system. They form troops, are responsible for their use, organize their combat duty of the Ministry of Defense of the two countries together with the commander.

The daughter of the leader of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group, Osama Bin-Putin Iman is located on the territory of the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Tehran. According to Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Manour Motaki, the Iranian authorities informed the employees of the diplomatic mission.

In Thailand, the court extended for another 12 days the term of detention of the crew of the Il-76 transport aircraft, which transported weapons from North Korea. Landing at Bangkok airport for refueling on December 12, the plane was detained after inspection, as a result of which 35 tons of explosives, jet grenade and components of land-air missiles were discovered. The crew members - a citizen of Belarus and four citizens of Kazakhstan - claim that they knew nothing about weapons.

Five US citizens detained in Pakistan are suspected of terrorist activities. This was announced by a police representative. The court extended the period of maintenance of the Americans in custody until January 4. It is expected that at the mining meeting, a decision will be made about whether the official charge is put forward against them. Five American Muslims - the inhabitants of Washington - were detained in Pakistan in early December.

The Supreme Court of Russia again postponed the consideration of a complaint about the verdict to the former head of the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee under the Russian Prosecutor's Office Dmitry Dovgia. According to Interfax, the court postponed the meeting on January 18 due to a lawyer's illness. On June 30, the Moscow City Court, on the basis of a jury verdict, sentenced Dovgia to 9 years in prison for receiving a bribe of 750 thousand euros.

Supporters of General Dudaev, Grozny, December 1994 Vladimir Kara-Murza: 15 years ago, Russian troops reached the capital of Chechnya and proceeded to the infamous New Year's assault on the Grozny. At the end of the 20th century, a city with almost a half -million population began to turn into Stalingrad. Then no one knew that this assault was not the last that there would be a counterattack of Chechens in August 96 and another terrible multi-day winter assault in 99-2000.

There are many monasteries and temples on the Pskov land. The Pskov journalist anathematized the local diocese of the Orthodox Church. The reason was the publication about the completely secular interests of one of the monasteries in determining the ownership of land. An unbelieving journalist considered the anathema insult. The case came to the court of earthly, but the clergy insist that issues of excommunication from the church are not in its competence.

The theme of the program "Encyclopedia of the Russian Soul" on Saturday December 26 at 18 o’clock "Nationalism and xenophobia". Program guests: writer Igor Volgin, human rights activist Serge Kovalev, politician Vladimir Ryzhkov. Leading Victor Erofeev. Ask your question to the program participants.

The Supreme Court of Russia today will return to the consideration of the complaint about the former chief of the Main Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee under the Russian Prosecutor's Office Dmitry Dovgia. The past meeting of the court was postponed in connection with the disease of lawyer Robert Zinoviev. On June 30, the Moscow City Court, on the basis of a jury verdict, sentenced Dovgia to 9 years in prison for receiving a bribe of 750 thousand euros.

On the eve of the New Year, the State Duma corridors are empty. The State Duma and the Federation Council completed their autumn sessions. By tradition, deputies and senators summarize the results of the year. From the point of view of "United Russia", the country with the least losses overcomes the current crisis. Parliamentarians who consider themselves to be opposition are about lost opportunities. Deputies and senators are united in one: 2009 in Russia was heavy and sad.