An illustrative photo In Penza, Ilya Shakursky, who claims to be a defendant in the case of the “network”, was put pressure by the investigator and journalists of the NTV television channel. Elena Shakurskaya promised that if she was given an interview, it would “set off in court” to her son, the OVD-Info project reports . The investigator, stated, convinced Shakurskaya to chat with a journalist. In an interview, she was supposed to admit that her son was really in the organization "Network".

Plenary meeting of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (Archive photo) The State Duma of Russia adopted in the third final reading a law allowing bailiffs to block access to Internet resources for refusing to delete information, "defaming the honor and dignity of a citizen or business reputation." The bill was submitted to the lower house of the Russian parliament on April 2.

The leaders of the USA, Great Britain and France continue consultations on the possible response to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Bashar al -Assad regime in Syria. The final decision on what this answer will be and whether it will be a military man have not yet been made - they said on Thursday in the White House after a meeting of the US National Security Council, chaired by Donald Trump.

Emmanuel Macron before an interview with FT1, April 12, 2018 Paris has evidence of the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian city of Duma. The responsibility for Himataku lies with the troops controlled by Syria President Bashar Assad. This statement was made by French President Emmanuel Macron on the air of the FT1 television channel. The French leader added that the answer of the weapon prohibited in the world will be followed.

Protest participants in Volokolamsk In Volokolamsk near Moscow, pressure on activists who advocate the closure of the Yadrovo garbage training ground continues . A number of local entrepreneurs participating in the actions for closing the landfill have been searches. In addition, on Thursday, representatives of law enforcement agencies searched the editorial office of the local newspaper Volokolamskaya Week, which actively illuminates “garbage protests”.

Alexei Plinkov, "Yuri Primmed." Digital art. 30x40 cm, 2014. The threat of World War II is temporarily forgotten. Today, social networks celebrate Cosmonautics Day - a holiday that is not shameful to rejoice regardless of political beliefs. At 09:07 Moscow time, on April 12, 1961, the most fantastic and daring dream of mankind came true - a flight into space! Happy Cosmonautics Day!

The court in Moscow on Thursday fined 20 thousand rubles to human rights activist Alena Popov, who holds shares demanding the resignation of State Duma deputy Leonid Slutsky, accused of sexual harassment.

Igor Poroshin - about the sensations of the Champions League and the fate of the goalkeeper Buffon

Promotion against the death penalty in Morocco (archive photo) In 2017, 993 death sentences were executed in the world. This is four percent less than a year earlier, and 39 percent less than in 2015, the AMNESTY International human rights organization says . The first place in the number of deaths was taken by Iran and Saudi Arabia. In general, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Pakistan spent more than 84 percent of executions in the world last year.

Oppositionist Alexei Navalny Oppositionist Alexei Navalny announced the holding of mass shares on May 5 - two days before the ceremony of Vladimir Putin's entry into the post of President of Russia. The politician urges people to go out against the streets, as he put it, censorship, corruption, poverty and inequality. Navalny plans to apply for rallies in different cities of Russia in advance.

Experts in the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons (OPCU) confirmed the conclusions of Great Britain about the chemical composition of the substance, which were poisoned by the former GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia. Today, the OPCW has published the results of the investigation in the case of the poisoning of the Skripals. The name of the substance in the open part of the report is not mentioned. It will only be available to OPCW members.

Russian warships left the Syrian port of Tartus. This is reported by Image Satellite International and gives satellite pictures. One is visible to a pier in which several warships are moored (including the Admiral Grigorovich frigate) and support vessels, as well as two Submarines of the Warsaw class class. In the second picture dated April 11, it is clear that all ships except one submarine, left the port.

Telegram messenger Roskomnadzor asks the court to immediately block the Telegram messenger. The meeting at which the lawsuit will be considered on the merits on April 13, Interfax reports. According to the Moscow Agency, the Tagan court attracted the Federal Security Service (FSB) as a third party. Last Monday, Roskomnadzor said that the department would not block the messenger before the court decision.

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Aliyev won the presidential election in Azerbaijan. According to the Central Election Commission, he gained more than 86 percent of the vote. Aliyev will take the post of head of state for the fourth time. The final turnout in the elections was 74.5%. The main opposition parties were boycotted. Their leaders accuse Aliyev of the destruction of freedoms, authoritarianism and the persecution of disagreements.

Khanhikivi-1 nuclear power plant, sketch Ecologists, politicians and local population protest against the construction of nuclear power plants in Finland In the north of Finland, in Pyuhayoki, the construction of the new nuclear power plant Khanhikivi-1 began, the leading role in the creation of which belongs to the Russian "Rosatom" . Although construction work has already begun, permission to build nuclear power plants has not yet been received.