In Chechnya, in the vicinity of the village of Avtura of the Shali district, the remains of two young people who were missing 8 years ago were found. As Interfax told the Commissioner for Human Rights in Chechnya Nurdi Nukhazhiev, a local resident of the preserved fragments of clothing recognized in one of her son Saidmin Mezhidov in one of her dead. Another deceased was identified as Khampash Tahiev.

The Parliament of Belgium on Thursday is expected to conduct a vote on a bill on the ban on wearing by Muslims of clothes hiding the face on the streets and in public places. According to the document, in the support of which both government supporters spoke out and opposition, who neglected the ban on women in a fine of up to 25 euros or arrest up to 7 days.

At the funeral of Sergei Magnitsky, November 20, 2009 Human rights activists are unhappy with the course of the criminal investigation on the fact of death in the Moscow investigative isolator of the lawyer of the Hermitage Capital Foundation Sergei Magnitsky . The Investigative Committee opened the case at the end of November last year, but so far the charges have not been charged to anyone.

Sevastopol is again in the center of a political scandal. The Ukrainian opposition believes that the agreements signed in Kharkov between Ukraine and Russia violate the sovereignty of Ukraine and threatens Viktor Yanukovych with impeachment .

Marina Timasheva: I look through the novelty of the Natalis publishing house: Alexander Meshcheryakov, “To be a Japanese.

What is your personal experience with police officers? The discussion on this subject will continue on the morning air of Radio Liberty on Friday, April 23, from 8 to 10 hours (Moscow time). You can take part in the conversation by calling 8-800-200-22-12 (a call from Russia is free). Attention: Skype users can express their opinion by leaving a message for the subscriber Radio.svoboda.

Can liberals and democrats rebrand before the 2011 State Duma elections? The program "Time of Guests" on Thursday April 22 at 19:07 Discuss: Co -Chair of the Party "Just case" Leonid Gozman and member of the Bureau of the Yabloko party Alexei Melnikov. Mikhail Sokolov is broadcast. Repetitions at 4 and 11 in the morning on April 23. A direct broadcast phone 8-800-200-2212 Free for all regions of Russia Pager 8-495-660-1055 Subscriber "Radio Liberty" SMS +7-903-743-2801

BCBK continues to work On April 22, on World Land Day and the Protection of Nature, the first court hearing was held in the Supreme Court of Russia, at which the decree of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was disputed, the legalizing activity of the Baikal cellulose-paper plant . The plaintiff in this case was an ecologist and human rights activist Andrei Margulev. Earlier, a similar lawsuit in the Supreme Court came from Greenperap Russia.

Pope Benedict XVI The Vatican activates efforts, trying to minimize the damage caused by the Catholic Church with scandals associated with numerous cases of pedophilia among priests. In the Association of Foreign Press in Rome, the editor -in -chief of the official printing authority of the Holy See of the newspaper L'SServatore Romano Giovanni Maria Vian met with foreign correspondents accredited in Italy. - How does the Vatican intend to solve the problem of celibacy?

The ruling coalition of Armenia, consisting of three parties, offers to suspend the process of ratification of the Armenian-Turkish protocols in the country's parliament, Radio Liberty correspondent Lilit Harutyunyan reports.

In the north-west of Pakistan, 19 militants were killed. During the operation of government forces against the Taliban in the Orakzai region, 15 Taliban were killed. One soldier died. In a combat clash, heavy artillery was used. Earlier it was reported that 4 militants were killed while trying to attack the security forces in the city of Kabal in the Swat Valley.

The authorities of Jordan denied information about the missile shelling of the Israeli city of Eilat from Jordanian territory. The representative of the government of Jordan told France Press that there was an explosion in an industrial enterprise in the Akaba city. The victims are not reported. The investigation has begun. Earlier, Israeli television reported the missile shelling of Eilat, a resort city on the Red Sea coast.

How does the Munich Conservatory differ from Moscow? And why did young Russian musicians play worse? These and other issues are discussed in the “Class Hall of Freedom” with the rector of the Higher School of Music and the theater in Munich Siegfried Mauzer, Professor of the Moscow Conservatory named after Tchaikovsky Tigran Alikhanov, composer Anton Safronov and Moscow Conservatory - Olga Ermakova, Alexander Kuzovov, Anna Morozova, Olga Mikhailova and Dasha. Mityaeva.

Armenia suspenses the process of resolving relations with Turkey, ”the appeal, published on the website of the Armenian President Serge Sargsyan. The text says that the position of Ankara seems to Yerevan unacceptable, and the reasonable terms for resolving Armenian-Turkish relations have expired. Sargsyan is expected to perform this appeal tonight.