In Paris today it is planned to meet representatives of states from the so -called group of "Friends of Syria". The purpose of the meeting is to try to convince all the opposition forces included in the Syrian national coalition in the need for participation in a peaceful conference in Syria, which is outlined for the second half of this month in Switzerland. The upcoming conference was called "Geneva-2" .

Dmitry Vokhmintsev leaves the special receiver Freedom after a seven -day imprisonment today was released by journalist and civil activist Dmitry Vokhmintsev, detained by police officers on January 5 in Kirov during the Olympic fire relay. Vokhmintsev was heading to the baton in Kirov on a journalistic task. He was detained in connection with a possible involvement in terrorist attacks in Volgograd.

In Paris, a meeting of the Syrian Friends group began today, which discusses preparations for the International Conference on the settlement of the Syrian conflict. At the beginning of the meeting, the German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that its participants intend to take measures to eliminate the latest obstacles to the peace conference, which was scheduled for January 22 in the Swiss city of Montrem.

Exactly a year ago, Yuri Schmidt died - a man who was called "a fearless and disinterested warrior of law" Exactly a year ago, January 12, 2013, Yuri Schmidt died at the 76th year of his life. A lawyer, human rights activist, a person who was called "a fearless and disinterested warrior of law." We publish the memories of his colleagues and the archival notes of Yuri Schmidt himself. Yuri Schmidt: Diary "Freedom" "I perceive this as an absolute shame of our power.

Ivan Tolstoy: Alphabet of dissent. Alexander Galich. The second program. It will be more dedicated to Galich-Iznannik. In 1974, Alexander Arkadievich flew out of Moscow, formally in a pocket with an invitation from Israel. In those years, it was impossible to leave Soviet territory without an Israeli exit.

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March in Bilbao January 11 More than one hundred thousand people participated on Saturday evening in a procession in Bilbao, in the north of Spain, in support of the Basque separatist group, this one. The march went without excesses. Its participants demanded to release about 600 members of the group contained in Spanish prisons. Initially, the demonstration in the largest city of the autonomous community was planned for the Basque Country on Friday, but the authorities banned it.

In Libya, a senior government official Hassan al-Drui was killed. Deputy Minister for Industry Affairs was shot dead during his stay in his hometown of Sirt. According to local media, unknown people opened fire near it near the market. Al-Druy at one time was part of the transition National Council of Libya-the political body of the rebels who overthrew Muammar Gaddafi. Subsequently, Hassan al-Druy was appointed to the post in the transition government, which was held until his death.

Pope Francis The Pope Francis announced on Sunday the names of nineteen new cardinals, which he intends to ordain in the dignity of February 22 in the Vatican. New cardinals are immigrants from Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Nicaragua, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, South Korea, Burkina-Faso and Haiti-the poorest country of the Western hemisphere. Observers believe that the choice of Pope Francis is determined by his special attention to the third world and poor people.

More than 100 people were detained in Perm, while trying to arrange a fight near the Nemo bar with immigrants from neighboring countries. This was reported by Interfax-Volga region with reference to law enforcement agencies of the city. Earlier on social networks, information was posted that a young man died in Perm from the beatings of foreigners.

In the American state, Western Virginia after chemical leakage water from the crane in the houses of residents of Charleston and a number of the nearest settlements will not be possible to use and for hygiene for several days. The leak occurred on Thursday. About 19 thousand liters of chemicals from one of the enterprises came into the ELK River, from where the drinking water was made. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced a state of emergency in nine districts.

Denis Levkin On Monday, the Leninsky District Court of St. Petersburg will be held in the so -called “Warsaw case”, which is held by Denis Levkin, accused of beating the police. The 21st year was fulfilled by Denis Levkin already in a pre -trial detention center. February 4 will be a year, how he is sitting there.

In Kyiv, on Independence Square, the first people in the new year began, on which the action plan of supporters of European integration will be announced in the near future. According to the UNIAN agency, about 10 thousand people gathered in the square, and people continue to arrive, despite the rain.