"New Gazeta" The Human Rights Council under the President of Russia (HRC) could not agree on a statement in connection with the situation around Novaya Gazeta due to publications on the persecution of suspects in non-traditional sexual orientation in Chechnya.

US President Donald Trump warned the ruler of North Korea Kim Jong -un that he should "behave decently." Trump said this in the White House on April 17, answering the journalist’s question about which message he would like to transfer North Korea to the leader of North Korea.

Yuri Shevchuk The leader of the DDT group, musician Yuri Shevchuk, published an open letter to the Minister of Chechnya on National Policy, Press and Information Dzhambulat Umarov in defense of the journalists of Novaya Gazeta.

Turkish citizens supported at the referendum the expansion of the powers of the president. According to the election commission, about 51% of voters voted for the transition from the parliamentary to the presidential form of the board, about 49% against it. Now Erdogan himself will be able to appoint deputy prime ministers, dissolve the parliament, and also introduce a state of emergency. In addition, Erdogan will be able to remain in power until 2029.

Teacher of the Tomsk Gymnasium No. 2 The teacher of the Tomsk gymnasium No. 2, who teaches the story and the basics of life safety, received a comment from the director for the Anti -Extremic Lecture held by him instead of the lesson. On it, Vitaly Khovansky called the students who came to the rally against corruption on March 26 “liberal -fascists” and “traitors”, “slaves of the Anglo -Saxons”, and liberalism - “freedom of the subhuman at the animal stage of development”.

662 admirer of Charlie Chaplin gathered in the Swiss city of Montreo to unusually celebrate the day of birth of the idol. In the artist’s museum, all the necessary elements of the wardrobe for reincarnation into his famous “tramp” image were issued for the cost of the ticket.

Russian colony, archive photo The Russian government approved a bill, which grants convicts to life imprisonment the right to one long date per year. This was announced on Monday by the RAPSI agency with reference to the Ministry of Justice of Russia. The new bill also regulates the number of dates for convicts serving a sentence in a strict regime. How many of them will be, the message is not specified.

In Washington, Easter eggs roll on the White House lawn. This is a traditional ceremony, which is held for the 139th time. Before skating eggs on the rostrum of the White House, the president, the first lady and Easter rabbit appear. Interestingly, 9 years ago, under President George Boucher, the role of Rabbit was played by the current press secretary Sean Spicer. This is the first skating of Easter eggs for President Donald Trump - 21 thousand people came to see this, including children.

Civil activists went with pickets to Manezhnaya Square with a demand to investigate a violation of gay rights in the Chechen Republic. On April 1, the New Gazeta reported the mass detentions and torture of the inhabitants of Chechnya suspected of non -traditional sexual orientation. The editors are known for at least three dead.

Vladimir Abarinov: The late Senator Robert Berd was not only an unsurpassed expert of the parliamentary procedure, but also a connoisseur of history and a master of Filibaster. In one of his lengthy performances at the plenary meeting of the Senate, he referred to an example from the history of ancient Rome. The excerpt that we will now hear not only explains the meaning of Filibster, but also himself is his bright model. Robert Berd: The so -called Filibster is of ancient origin.

From April 15 to a quarter, the Plato system for the fares of heavy trucks on federal roads has increased. This caused a new wave of truckers protest. In the area of the Reutov near Moscow on the night of April 17, the strikers organized a parking lot. In the afternoon, patrol cars blocked the column. The perpetual strike of truckers began on March 27 and continues throughout Russia, about 60 regions participate in it.

In Moscow, the court rejected the complaint about the arrest of oppositionist Vyacheslav Maltsev. According to Mediazona, the lawyers of the politician in the future intend to appeal his administrative opinion in the European Court of Human Rights (ESCP). Maltsev was detained on April 13 in Saratov. The opposition’s apartment was searched. After that, the policy was taken to Moscow, on the way he had a heart attack.

Alexander Genis: On the air - a new release of our cultural and historical cycle: 1917 - century later: Paradoxes and parallels Faulkner said: "The past is never dead.

Israeli soldiers talk to the inhabitants of the Palestinian village in the occupied territory (archive photo) More than one thousand Palestinians serving a sentence in Israeli prisons on Monday announced a hunger strike. The protest campaign began after the call of one of the leaders of the Palestinian movement of Marwan Barguti, sentenced in Israel to life imprisonment.

Supporters of President Erdogan in Istanbul, April 16 The results of the referendum on constitutional reforms in Turkey, according to Western politicians, indicate deep contradictions in Turkish society. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the country's authorities respect the right of Turkish citizens to change their laws. At the same time, Berlin believes that a small advantage in the results of the vote speaks of a serious split in Turkish society.