Dastan Kasmamytov is a Kyrgyz and open gay. “For Kyrgyz, gays are usually somewhere far away in Europe, but if it’s close, then only the Slavs,” says Dastan, explaining why it was so important for him to publicly talk about his orientation in the Kyrgyz language on national television. He works as a programmer and is fond of mountaineering. And also “changes negative narrative” about LGBT people on a positive one.

Director of the Center "Vilius.net" Anna Rivina The court in Moscow appointed 300 thousand rubles of a fine to the Center for Assistance of Housing House Violence "Violence.net" by the law on "foreign agents". This was reported by the head of the international human rights group "Agora" Pavel Chikov.

Magomed Gadaev A native of Chechnya, Magomed Gadaev, deported from France, abandoned the lawyer Semyon Tsvetkov, provided by human rights organizations, including the Memorial Center, the Committee against torture and the Civil Promotion Committee. The Memorial believes that Gadaev, which is currently contained in the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Achkhoy-Martan district of Chechnya, made this decision under pressure.

On Wednesday, the Basmanny Court chose a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions for four journalists of the DOXA student publication. The case was opened under an article on "involving a minor in committing actions that are a danger to the life of a minor." We are talking about one of the episodes of the case associated with the January protests in support of the opposition Alexei Navalny. In the same case, the ally of Navalny Leonid Volkov passes.

According to the latest survey of the Levada Center (in Russia declared by a “foreign agent”), only 29% of Russians consider Russia a European country, and 64% - non -European. When did this civilization fracture occur? What does this mean for the relationship of Russia and Europe, and will the iron curtain grow again?

On Wednesday, the Basmanny court in Moscow chose a measure of restraint in the form of a ban on certain actions for four journalists of the student publication DOXA - Armen Araman, Vladimir Metelkin, Natalia Tyshkevich and Alla Gutnikova. They were taken to court after searches and interrogations. The case was opened under an article on involving a minor in committing actions that are a danger to the life of a minor.

Alexander Vorobyov The Moscow City Court sentenced the assistant to the representative of Putin in the Ural Federal District to 12.5 years in the colony for state treason. Alexander Vorobyov was detained in July 2019 and dismissed shortly after the arrest. His chief, the envoy Nikolai Tsukanov, left the public service shortly after the initiation of a criminal case. Vorobyov’s case was listened in closed mode, the investigation claimed that it contains top secret materials.

The most interesting of our common past. Incomplete story. Unjust wounds. Still live hopes. Could Russia go the other way? Radio Liberty this week 20 years ago. Archive project. Ivan Tolstoy chooses from our ether still relevant and turned out to be eternal.

Editors of DOXA (in the center of Armen Aramyan) The focus of attention is the searches and detention in the editorial office of the student publication DOXA (until 2019 went out in the Higher School of Economics, since then it has been working autonomously). A reason for the attack is a video calling for power not to intimidate students who are now qualified as the involvement of minors in dangerous actions.

The United States, while preparing for the meeting of the US and Russia presidents, should refrain from imposing new sanctions at the highest level, otherwise Moscow will “react in the most decisive way.” The agencies report this, the assistant to Vladimir Putin Yuri Ushakov said during a meeting in Moscow with US Ambassador John Sullivan.

Leonid Volkov In Moscow, the police started a criminal case of slandering a businessman Evgeny Prigozhin, whom the media is called "Putin’s cook." This was reported by the press service of the company "Concord", which belongs to the entrepreneur. The case was opened by the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Savelovsky district of Moscow on March 30 this year in relation to an unidentified person. Prigozhin was recognized as a victim.

The authorities of the city of Baikalsk in the Irkutsk region announced the emergency regime since April 13 due to the likelihood of pollution of the lake with waste of the Baikal Pulp and Light Plant (BCCB). This was reported on the website of the regional government.

The telephone conversation of Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin, according to which the White House and the Kremlin unveiled small messages, raised American analysts with whom Radio Liberty talked about whether the new American administration has a clear strategy against Russia. Regional and global issues were discussed, including the intention of the United States and Russia to maintain a dialogue about strategic stability in the field of control of weapons and security issues.

The Caspersky laboratory expert Dmitry Galov talks about the risks for those who suddenly decide to respond to offers in the Internet segment to buy a vaccine from Covid-19. There are such offers (at a price from 250 to $ 1200). And their appearance was quite expected

A survey of passers -by on the streets of Moscow