Mikhail Khodorkovsky at a press conference in Berlin Mikhail Khodorkovsky will meet today in Berlin with representatives of Amnesty International and other human rights organizations, Deutsche Welle reports with reference to the German media. In Berlin, where Khodorkovsky returned from Switzerland, he will also take part in the event of the Heinrich Bullya Foundation, dedicated to the memory of his lawyer Yuri Schmidt, who died a year ago.

Father Jan Pajha poses before the confectionery open to him in the town of Vhetates. After the Communists came to power in Czechoslovakia, it had to be closed due to the restrictions on entrepreneurial activities 45 years ago, Jan Pajah committed self -immolation in protest against the Soviet occupation Why did you do this, Gonza? - I wanted to wake the society and protest against what was happening. (...) - Do you think this will help? - Don't know.

According to preliminary data, about 95 percent of the Egyptians voted for the new constitution of the country at a two -day referendum that ended on Wednesday. This was announced with a snap for official sources in Egypt by the Reuters news agency. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Egypt, which is given by the Egyptian agency Mena, the appearance in the referendum exceeded 55 percent. The second day of voting was held in a more calm atmosphere.

After the explosion in the residence of the Palestinian ambassador in Prague (January 1, 2014) In Prague, another explosive device was found at the residence of the Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic of Jamal Muhammad Jamal, who died during the explosion of his safe on January 1, 2014. The bomb found was hidden in a cache made in the book.

In the photo of Julie Gaye and Francois Hollande Actress Julie Gaya filed a lawsuit against the Closer tabloid, who last week published information about her novel with France President Francois Olland. According to L'expryss on Thursday 16, Gaye insists that this publication is an invasion of her personal life, and demands to pay her compensation in the amount of 50 thousand euros. The Closer editors confirmed the fact of filing a lawsuit, but refused comments.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky Mikhail Khodorkovsky said that he would use all the possibilities to support political prisoners and strengthen the rule of law in Russia. Speaking on Thursday, after a meeting in Berlin with a deputy of the Bundestag, Dr. Andreas Shokenhoff, Khodorkovsky said that he was counting on the assistance of civil society in Russia, Germany and other countries. He also thanked Shocenhoff for his support.

You can't dry the house without a constantly flooded stove "Strange" manipulations with houses recognized as unfit for living after flooding in the Khabarovsk Territory Social activists of the Khabarovsk Territory declare an alarming situation related to the elimination of the consequences of floods in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

Radio Liberty and the Memorial Society publish photos of dissidents with whom the American journalist David Satter talked during his work in the USSR in 1976-1982 as a correspondent of Financial Times. From the archive of the memorial.

Vladislav Baumertner before extradition to Russia The Basmanny Court of Moscow today extended by April 14 house arrest to the former general director of Uralkali, Vladislav Baumertner. Thus, the court granted the application of the investigation. Baumertner allowed evening two -hour walks in the area of Petrovka Street. Without the permission of the investigator, he is forbidden to leave the apartment and communicate with other people, except for close relatives.

There are exploits that are performed without calculation for an immediate effect. Exactly a quarter of a century ago, on this day, on the upper section of Vaclavskaya Square in Prague, a rather many accumulation of the people, about five thousand people, quite many at that time. They did not chant the slogans, did not raise banners above the heads of the banners. They mournfully were silent. But their silence was not a sign of consent.

The Czech Republic recalls the self -immolation of Jan Palach, whose victim was the most striking manifestation of the resistance of the Soviet aggression of 1968. Again, the issue of the emergence of a large monument to the Palach’s memory in Prague is discussed, a group of civilian Atkivists is trying to organize a museum in the house that the Flach family once owned. About the meaning and symbol of sacrifice - and memory of it - we will talk in the program.

David Satter The international organization "Reporters Without Borders" condemned the decision of the Russian authorities to ban the entry into Russia for five years to an American journalist, Radio Consultant David Satter.

The attack on the US Consulate in Benghaza cost four Americans Results and possible consequences of investigating the attack on the US Consulate in Bengram September 11, 2012 The attack on the American Consulate in the Libyan city of Bengram on September 11, 2012 could be prevented if the State Department and the American ambassador to the country adequately responded to the warning of special services about an increasing terrorist threat.