In Krasnoyarsk, the court found the entrepreneur and politician Anatoly Bykov guilty of organizing the murder of Vladimir Filippov and sentenced him to 12 years in prison in a strict regime colony. This was reported by the regional department of the Investigative Committee. The prosecutor requested 13 years of colony for a businessman. Given the verdict for other two criminal cases, the total term of Bykov’s conclusion will be 20 years.

In Syktyvkar on Monday, the trial of a sociologist and publicist Boris Kagarlitsky began. He is accused under the article on the justification of terrorism. The reason for the pursuit of Kagarlitsky was a video on the Internet in which the sociologist spoke about the explosion of the Crimean bridge in October 2022. According to the Russian BBC Service, on the first day of the court hearings, several witnesses of the prosecution were interviewed.

The coordinator of strategic communications of the US National Security Council announced to reporters that President Joe Biden will continue to convince Congress of the need to allocate additional assistance to Ukraine. John Kirby added that Washington expects to announce additional military assistance to Kiev until the end of the month, reports Reuters. On Tuesday, the US president will meet in the White House with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.

The government of Mateusa Moravetsky (in the photo) stopped work The Poland Diet at a meeting on Monday refused to extend the work of the Provisional Government Mateusa Moravetsky. It will be dissolved, new ministers will be appointed deputies. This became possible after the parliamentary elections that have passed in the autumn, lost by the Law and Justice, ruled by the party.

District elections in Hong Kong, which were allowed only to Prekinsky candidates, were held with a record low at 27.5%, the Office of the Chinese Special Administrative District Syangan reports . In previous similar elections in 2019, the turnout exceeded 71%. Then, against the backdrop of mass protests with a great advantage, democratic forces won - for the first time in the modern history of Hong Kong.

Voting in territories controlled by Russia Voting in the elections of the President of Russia in March 2024 will also be held in the occupied territories of Ukraine, the annexations of which were previously announced by the Russian authorities. The decision on this was made on Monday by the Russian Central Electoral Commission. According to the CEC, she held a consultation on the possibility of holding elections in the territory of four regions where martial law was introduced.

Oppositionist Alexei Navalny is no longer listed in a maximum security colony No. 6 in Melekhov, Vladimir Region, where he has been in recent months. This was reported by the lawyer of Navalny's colony, writes a press secretary of Navalny Kira Yarmysh. The location of Navalny is unknown. Apparently, he was transferred. The FSIN, as a rule, does not report where the prisoners are sent before.

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.

About a thousand super -premium vehicles totaling about $ 100 million have been brought to Russia since the spring of 2022, the Vystemsta and Bureau publications, as well as the Cyber Partizans, who studied the relevant customs declarations, said . It is claimed that the main flow of cars goes through Belarus. From this country, Rolls-Royce was imported to Russia worth 630 thousand dollars, Ferrari for 530 thousand and Lamborghini for 430 thousand.

Since the beginning of this year, more than 180 incidents related to malfunctions and breakdowns of local airlines have been registered in Russia. This is exactly three times more than for the entire 2022 years. According to the calculations of the journalists of the Newsweek publication, the situation continues to deteriorate rapidly: if for the whole of November 12 breakdowns occurred in Russian aircraft, then from December 1 to 11 there were already 14 of them.

An illustrative photo The Civicus International Human Rights Office has published an annual rating of civil freedoms for residents of different countries of the world. According to the study, civilian space is completely discovered for only 2.1% of the world's population. About 31% of all earthlings live in countries where the opportunity to safely express their political and civil position is completely closed.

The court in St. Petersburg sentenced five to former OMON employees who stole businessman Andrei Manukovsky in 2018 and extorted money from him, sentenced him. Four received six years in prison in a maximum security colony, another received two years of general regime. Manukovsky headed the construction company M-Group.

Information digest "Freedom time", December 11 Your browser does not support HTML5 Freedom time - Topics of the day 11.12.2023 The CEC of Russia approved the elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine; Vladimir Zelensky arrives in Washington; Nikolai Rybakov was re -elected by the chairman of the Yabloko party; Human rights activists demand the release of a contractor from Russia stolen in Armenia by Russian security forces; IOC allowed the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes

The Poland Sejm at a meeting on Monday elected a new prime minister, it became Donald Tusk. His candidacy was supported by the coalition of parties with a majority vote in the lower house of parliament. The broadcast led the Polish press agency. 248 deputies voted for Tuska, against 201, there were no abstained. Earlier on Monday, deputies refused to extend the work of the Provisional Government Mateusus Moravetsky.