The freedom of expression of opinions and peaceful meetings was still severely limited, the Russian authorities expanded control of the media and the Internet, the annual report of the International Human Rights Enterprise says The international human rights organization Amnesty International has once again noted a serious deterioration in the situation in compliance with human rights in Russia.

Ukrainian activist Alexander Matviychuk for contribution to the struggle for democratic reforms in Ukraine Ukrainian activist Alexander Matviychuk received the “Defender of Democracy” . Matviychuk - Chairman of the Board of the Center for Civil Freedoms, coordinator of Euromaidan SOS - an active participant in the movement for democratic reforms in Ukraine.

Beard and masculinity in the modern world Sergey Medvedev: It would seem that not only men serve in the army, however, it is believed that on February 23 is a male holiday. And this is a good reason to make a conversation about one of the main attributes of masculinity - about the beard. What is the role of a beard in history and in modern life? To what extent does it correlate with our concepts of masculinity, masculinity?

Turkish President Recep Erdogan The Turkish President believes that the conditions of a truce give advantages to Damascus, and accuses the USA, the EU, the UN, Russia and Iran of the connivance of Bashar Assad Turkey demands to exclude from the agreement on a truce in Syria detachments of folk self -defense - a paramilitary wing of the Syrian Kurds of the Democratic Union, calling this organization "terrorist".

Everything you need to know early in the morning of February 24 Good morning! Mercer has unveiled its next report on the quality of life in different cities of the world, and Vienna was again named the best city on Earth . Maybe, of course, there really is so dead, beautiful and safe, but youth are able to effectively stretch only in Omsk. Otherwise, here is such a music: If you are not signed at 7:40, then and read more.

Ukraine creates a defensive moat on the border with Russia - from a possible invasion

Leader Parnas Mikhail Kasyanov The day before, representatives of the Russian opposition called on Parnas and Yabloko to unite in the upcoming elections to the State Duma The Chairman of the Party of People’s Freedom (Parnassus) Mikhail Kasyanov suggested that Yabloko form a united party and expressed confidence that "both sides should take decisive steps towards each other." The politician wrote about this on his Facebook.

Donald Trump in New Hampshire, where his victorious procession to the nomination of the US presidential candidate began Republican Donald Trump can become a candidate for US presidency, since he was at the right time in the right role On Tuesday, in the United States, primary votes were held in the United States, the so-called coks on which the Republican voters chose a presidential candidate. With a great advantage in these elections, Donald Trump won, gaining about 45 percent of the vote.

Chinese investors were considered the main contenders for winning the competition for the construction of the port in Anakli In Georgia, they are going to build a large port, which can become part of the route from Asia to Europe bypassing Russia The winner of the competition for the construction of a deep -sea port in the town of Anaklia on the Black Sea coast of Georgia near Abkhazia was the “Anakli development”, together with the American company Conti International and the Georgian Bank of

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The names of the Russian military, possibly involved in the Boeing disaster, became known near Donetsk Activists of the International BellingCat group, investigations in open sources, published information about the Russian military, which may be involved in the Boeing Catasta of Malaysian Airlines over Donetsk in July 2014. These data can be used by the International Investigative Group, which conducts a criminal investigation of the tragedy.

The annual report to Amnesty International is discussed with human rights activists Lyudmila Alekseeva and Sergey Nikitin. Video and Text: http://www.svoboda.org/content/transcript/27571180.html

US President Barack Obama High negotiation council - the main force of the Syrian opposition - has not yet made a final decision US President Barack Obama expressed acute optimism regarding the ceasefire plan in Syria. Speaking on Wednesday to journalists in Washington, Obama noted that if any progress is outlined in Syria, this can contribute to the beginning of the political process that will end the five-year civil war in this country.

Detention of an activist on the shares of the LGBT community in St. Petersburg The annual report of the "International Amnesty" draws the situation in Russia in extremely gloomy colors The situation in Russia and the Central Asian states in the field of compliance with the fundamental rights and freedoms of man remains deplorable, and in Europe a certain rollback is noticeable in this area.

How to escape from the collectors-"baked"? Maryana Torocheshnikova: The government proposed the State Duma as soon as possible to deal with the collectors. This is the name of private entrepreneurs and organizations who take the return of other people's debts or buy them for remuneration, and only then deal with debtors on their own.