An illustrative photo In the two regions of Siberia and the Far East, the authorities introduced a temporary moratorium on abortion. According to Kommersant, it operates in the Primorsky Territory and Yakutia from July 31 to August 3. The reason for the ban on conducting pregnancy abortion was to participate in the “Give me life” action.

Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on increasing value added tax (VAT) from 18 to 20 percent. The corresponding document is published on the official portal of legal information. The law will enter into force on January 1, 2019. The government officially nominated the proposal to increase VAT to 20% in June. According to relevant departments, this change in the structure of tax collection should give the budget an additional 600 billion rubles per year.

Meeting of the Jehovah's Witnesses community in Moscow (archive photo) The Memorial human rights center recognized 29 supporters of the religious organization of Jehovah's Witnesses accused of extremism, and urged them to free them immediately. On April 20, 2017, the Supreme Court of Russia decided to recognize the managerial center of Jehovah's Witnesses with an extremist organization. Since that time, according to the Memorial, 39 supporters of the religious organization were criminalized.

Ancient, broken, long -shuffled bells will again capture thanks to modern technologies and two enthusiasts from Novosibirsk. Alexey Talashkin and Viktor Vasiliev themselves traveled around the villages and villages, collected pre -revolutionary bells, and now they cast broken, making absolute copies

Oleg Sentsov in court (archive photo) The Press Bureau of the FSIN issued a statement that explains the reasons for the refusal to put the priest of the Apostolic Orthodox Church of Father Gregory to the Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, who was serving a 20-year term in the Russian colony.

Mi-8 helicopter crash (archive photo) In the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Mi-8 helicopter crashed, the Siberia. Real correspondent was reported in the press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergencies. According to preliminary information, 18 people were the victims of the disaster, of which three crew members. The board crashed 180 kilometers from the city of Igar this morning.

An illustrative photo On Sakhalin, the inhabitants of the city of Okha reached the rally agreed with the authorities against the ban on amateur fishing. More than 100 people gathered for him. Most of the participants represented the indigenous northern peoples. According to IA Sakh.com, the main requirement of protesters is to ensure free access to fish extraction and places of traditional rest. “The situation is simply asthma. Today we can’t even just go and relax by the water.

An illustrative photo In the Novosibirsk region, residents of the village of Medicine intend to sabotage the election of the governor. They are unhappy with the placement of the landfill of household waste next to their village. They stated this at the gathering of citizens, which took place the day before, reports Taiga.info. People unanimously opposed this project and, in case of work, promise to arrange a tent camp on the site of a future landfill.