Elections to the Moscow City Duma will be held without the participation of United Russia. The party will not put forward its candidates, and all candidates supported by the authorities will be allowed to scold the government and the city hall. This was written by the Medusa publication with reference to sources close to the Moscow City Hall and the party leadership. All candidates supported by the Moscow Government will run for self -nominates.

In Moscow, activists recorded the excess of the norm of radiation level in the Moscow-Saburovo area. Near the plant supplying fuel for nuclear power plants remained burials of radioactive waste. Now they plan to build a high -speed highway here.

What goals does the Kremlin set, does the power realize the risks, carrying out the cleaning of the North Caucasian elites and the suppression of mass protests? Experts are discussed by Said Bittsoev, Valery Dzutsati, Grigory Swedov, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergey Arutyunov. Mikhail Sokolov is broadcast.

International human rights organizations called on President Vladimir Putin not to sign the law on “ensuring the safe and sustainable functioning of the Internet in Russia, better known as the law on Runet isolation. This is stated in a joint declaration published by "reporters without borders" and the organization of Human Rights Watch. The press release emphasizes that the bill violates the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Pact on Civil and Political Rights.

The Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny received a summons in the French court in connection with a lawsuit against the company "Yves Rocher". This was the founder of the Corruption Fund in his blog. Alexei Navalny and his brother Oleg are asked to appear at a preliminary meeting, which will be held on April 30 in the French city of Van.

Vladimir Zelensky remains a mystery not only in Kyiv, but also in Donetsk and Lugansk, where his election gave rise to a wave of rumors and expectations. Ukrainian elections showed that the people of the "LDNR" do not live in many ways in the Russian information field. The main television channels of the self -proclaimed “DPR” - “First Republican”, “Union”, “Oplot TV” - on the day of the Ukrainian elections were completely ignored in their news, and did not even report the victory of Zelensky.

In Moscow, on April 25, a consultation of scientists will be held, who will have to decide the fate of the wands and belugs contained in the “whale prison” in the Primorsky Territory, the Greenpeace press service said in Russia. Experts will study the report of the team of the French oceanologist Jean-Michel Kousto. He investigated the state of animals and believes that all of them can be freed in the near future.

Rally of the participants of "artillery" in Novosibirsk The Novosibirsk court sentenced the three local activists of the Art-Podbodovka movement, who were accused of preparing for the organization of riots in the city, the publication "Kommersant-Siberia" reported on Wednesday. Former policeman Alexander Komarov was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony, Anatoly Plotnikov was given two years in prison on a conditionally.

Ukraine turned to the UN Security Council due to the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin to simplify the issuance of Russian passports to residents of districts controlled by separatists in eastern Ukraine. This was announced on his page on Twitter by the regular representative of Ukraine to the UN Vladimir Yelchenko. Behind the guards @Poroshenko , they also frightened to the sake of the UN flappy.

The funeral of Lyira Macca In the capital of Northern Ireland Belfast, the funeral of Lyira McCa, a 29-year-old journalist, shot down last week during riots in Londonderry, took place . Responsibility for her death was taken by the organization "New Irish Republican Army", which advocates the armed struggle for the disconnection of Northern Ireland from the UK. The funeral of McCa was attended by the prime ministers of Great Britain Teresa May and the Republic of Ireland Leo Varakar.

The security forces hold new arrests in the Arashukov case, including among their colleagues in Karachay-Cherkessia . Repressions are continuing against the participants in mass protests in Ingushetia. Telegram channels report the discontent of the Kremlin by the activity of billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev. What goals does the Kremlin set, does the power realize the risks, carrying out the cleaning of the North Caucasian elites and the suppression of mass protests?

A year ago, as a result of mass protests in Armenia, a change of power occurred. Serge Sargsyan, who served as president from 2008 to 2018, and then headed the government, resigned from the post of Prime Minister of the country. The protests continued after his resignation, and new people came to power gradually - as a result of popular pressure and compromises. But the principle of replacement of power by the protesters managed to defend.

In St. Petersburg, they removed from the work of a doctor who prescribed a minor athlete forbidden drug Meldonium and forbade sports. This was reported by the Russian Anti -Doping Agency (Rusada). The audit of the Prosecutor General found out that the doctor was not a specialist in sports medicine. However, she did not allow nine people to play sports. The head of the department of the medical institution received a disciplinary sanction.

Three police officers suspected of beating a passerby who died from injuries were detained in the Orekhovo-Zuev near Moscow. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the articles "Intentional Causing Health of Health" and "Excess of official powers with the use of violence." According to Interfax, a representative of the regional department, all three suspects are the operatives of the Orekhovo-Zuevo police.