May 24, 2012. Alexey Navalny, detained on protest festivities, was released after 15-day arrest

In Primorye, military sappers today began to cleanse the three-kilometer zone around the ammunition depot, on which a series of explosions and a fire occurred on May 18-19. According to the commander of the troops of the Eastern Military District, this will take one month. In early June, the military will begin to take out the arsenal from the scene. Repair of houses affected by explosions should be completed next week.

Seven people were injured today in a large fire that covered the Dagestan village of Khutrath, - the regional department of the Ministry of Emergencies said. According to him, the villagers were injured while trying to put out the fire on their own. Now the fire is localized, but about 60 houses burned. In total, in the village of Khuturs - 142 houses, 560 people live there. The reasons for the fire are clarified.

During one week in Buryatia, two thefts of Buddhist objects of a cult of the datsans occurred in Buryatia. On the night of May 14, unknown, cutting the duga of the Sahuusan Dugan of the Ivolginsky datsan, carried out six figurines of the deities. Among others, the sculptures of the green and white containers made in China in the 19th century (brass, casting, minting, gilding) and representing historical and cultural value were stolen.

In the unfolding presidential election campaign in the United States, one of the central places is occupied by social justice issues. Taxes that are paid now - are they too low or vice versa, excessively high? And what, from the point of view of voters, should there be an optimal tax rate for the rich? Today we will talk about unexpected results of sociological research on this topic. Democrats went to voters with the slogan that taxes on the rich should be increased.

Gabalinsky radar Vladimir Kara-Murza: On Thursday, sources in the Ministry of Defense expressed disappointment in connection with Azerbaijan occupied by the authorities of an unconstructive position in negotiations under the consistent of the conditions for extending the lease of the Gabalin Radio Virgin . In early March, the press appeared that Azerbaijan demands to increase the fee for radar in the Gabala, which Russia rents from 7 to 300 million dollars a year.

In the Dagestan village of Khuturs, a large fire arose tonight. According to the latest data from the regional department of the Ministry of Emergencies, about 50 houses are covered by fire. There is no data on the victims yet. Fire brigades arrived at the scene, the Mi-8 fire helicopter was directed there.

Olympism. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee in Quebec, a short list of candidates for the 2020 Olympic Games is determined. It included Madrid, Tokyo and Istanbul. Baku and Dokhi's applications were rejected. The choice of finalists was made on the basis of studying the IOC of the technical reports provided by the experts of the organization.

Alexey Navalny on Occupy Arbat One of the organizers of the Moscow protest, Alexei Navalny, released on Thursday morning after 15 days of administrative arrest, in the evening with his family came to the Civil activists camp at the monument to Bulat Okudzhava on Arbat. He was welcomed by several hundred people. Navalny thanked the activists for continuing the continuous protest, which began on May 7, despite the fact that their camps were dispersed several times by the police.

Irina Lagunina: On May 16, the Moscow police liquidated the camp of protesters in pure ponds and has since strictly “cleanses” other places for collecting civilian activists. Nevertheless, the Okopayabai camp managed to hold out for more than a week, and this fact itself says a lot. What is the role of the camp in the development of the protest movement in Russia? What do the camp participants think about the situation in the country? Tells Veronika Bode.

Russia again, like a month ago, refused to participate in the meeting of “Friends of Syria”, which takes place in Abu Dhabi and is dedicated to the economic restoration of the country. As the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Lukashevich, said today, Moscow does not consider it possible to discuss this issue without the participation of members of the Syria government, which were not invited to the meeting.

The Moody's International rating agency confirmed its France credit rating, previously installed on the highest, on the scale of this agency, the level - AAA. However, the “negative” forecast for it, established by Moody's in mid -February, has been preserved.

The UN experts investigating information about human rights violations during the current conflict in Syria have been liable for most of the cases of lawlessness to the military and employees of the Syrian special services. The conclusion is contained in the report of the independent commission on Syria, which was based in Geneva, which was established last year by the decision of the UN Human Rights Council. The report is based on the alleged events since March of this year.

Zbignnev Brzezinsky Former American National Security Advisor and Human Rights Defender in Eastern Europe Zbignnev Brzezinsky called Russian President Vladimir Putin "a kind of anachronism." Speaking on Wednesday in the center of Woodlon Wilson in Washington, Brzezinsky said that the growing power of the Russian middle class significantly limits Putin’s influence on the country's development.