Greenpeace activists briefing released from St. Petersburg pre -trial detention center on bail Activists "Greenpeace" freed from the pre -trial detention center met with reporters Greenpeace activists and crew members of the Arctic Sanraise vessel feel very tired after pledging from the St. Petersburg pre -trial detention center.

In Vilnius, the court fined the amount of about 145 euros the activist of the Ukrainian feminine movement Femen, who tried to hold a protest rally in a half -naked form. Earlier, the media reported that the activist suddenly jumped out of a car that stopped near the Litexpo exhibition center, where the EU leaders and participants in the Eastern Partnership gathered. On her naked chest was the inscription "Ukraine to eu" ("Ukraine - in the EU").

Anatoly Serdyukov The criminal case against the ex-Minister of Defense of Russia Anatoly Serdyukov may not reach the court. According to the Kommersant newspaper today, it should already be discontinued behind the expiration of the statute of limitations. Yesterday, the Investigative Committee said that a criminal case had been opened against Serdyukov.

Radio operator "Greenperap" - "Arctic Sanraise" Colin Russell The Government of the Netherlands completed on Friday the registration of a bail of three million 600 thousand euros for the release of the Greenpeace vessel - Arctic Sanraise and 30 members of the team and passengers. It was such an obligation - by decision of the UN International Tribunal under the Law of the Sea - that Holland took upon itself, under the flag of which the ship went.

Pavel Dmitrichenko The soloist of the Bolshoi Theater Pavel Dmitrichenko, accused in the case of an attack on the head of the ballet troupe Sergei Filin, asks the court to qualify his actions under the article "Beatings". During the debate of the parties in court today, he stated that he was ready to be punished under this article and does not relieve himself of responsibility. According to Dmitrichenko, he did not know that the unemployed Yuri Zarutsky would seduce choreographer with acid.

Sergey Udaltsov Investigators refused to terminate the criminal case against the coordinator of the “Left Front” by Sergey Udaltsov, who is accused of preparing the riots in Bolotnaya Square in Moscow on May 6, 2012.

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TV presenter Mikhail Shats for promotions against torture and political repressions on October 27, 2013 The presentation of the international report on the use of torture in Russia is organized as part of the Non/Fiction Fair in Moscow The French Association of Christians for the abolition of torture in cooperation with Russian human rights organizations - the "Committee against torture" and the Public Verdict Foundation - prepared the report "Torture in different persons".

In Iraq today, police found the bodies of 18 men who were abducted by unknown from their houses the day before. According to employees of the security service and doctors, the corpses were found near the city of Mishahda 30 kilometers north of Baghdad, where mainly Sunnis live. All the victims were killed by a shot in the head. It is reported that they were abducted by unknown in military uniforms, moving in military vehicles.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai The NATO command in Afghanistan promised to conduct an investigation in connection with a airstrike in the province of Hilmen in the south of the country on Thursday, as a result of which, according to local authorities, a child was killed and two women were injured. In a statement by international security assistance in Afghanistan, it is noted that the NATO command is deeply regretted about the death of civilians.

Informal briefing of Greenpeace activists in Peterg The first informal meeting with journalists of Greenpeace activists and crew members of the Arctic Sanraise vessel was held in one of the St. Petersburg hotels.

Natalia Gorbanevskaya In Paris, human rights activist Natalya Gorbanevskaya, a participant in the dissident movement in the USSR, died In Paris, in the 78th year of life, Natalya Gorbanevskaya died - a poet, translator, human rights activist, participant in the dissident movement in the USSR. Gorbanevskaya was the initiator, author, editor and driver of the first issue of the Samizdat Bulletin of the Chronicle of current events.

“We have a common culture, common values,” said the Chairman of the European Union, addressing the delegations of Moldova and Georgia, “I believe that together we will continue the development of democracy and the education of respect for the law and human rights”