In the Trans-Baikal Territory, the number of workers at the Darasun mine who went on hunger strike due to non-payment of wages increased to 86 people. As the head of the enterprise, Evgeny Rogalev, told Interfax, the miners intend to starve until their debts are fully repaid.

The Ministry of Labor proposes to study the issue of criminal liability for employers who fire employees before retirement, RBC reports . The Ministry has developed a draft plan to create conditions for increasing the level of pension provision for citizens. Also among the proposals is to increase unemployment benefits for citizens of pre-retirement age and oblige companies to pay for their annual medical examination.

On August 5, a series of lectures and meetings “Simple Things: Culture, Education, Charity” starts in Moscow. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to support the children's hospice “House with a Lighthouse” and “House of Friends” of Elizaveta Glinka. The project will begin with a lecture by the writer, psychotherapist, president of the Higher School of Methodology Andrei Kurpatov.

The Khamovnichesky District Magistrate's Court of Moscow imposed fines on Pussy Riot participants for illegally wearing a police uniform during a rally at the World Cup finals. Mediazona reports this. Olga Kuracheva, Pyotr Verzilov, Veronika Nikulshina and Olga Pakhtusova were found guilty under Article 17.12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (Illegal wearing of uniforms with insignia, with the symbols of state paramilitary organizations, law enforcement or regulatory authorities).

On July 25, the State Duma of Russia adopted in the third and final reading amendments to the law “On Education in the Russian Federation,” establishing the rules for studying native languages ​​in school.

On July 25, at a plenary meeting of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Elena Yampolskaya, who previously served as first deputy chairman of the Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies and Communications, was elected head of the Culture Committee.

Among Russians, there are significantly more people who are involved in volunteering or volunteering—compared to last year, their number has increased from 42 to 72%. These survey results were obtained by the Center for Research on Civil Society and the Non-Profit Sector of the National Research University Higher School of Economics.

Tatyana Sedykh for 14 years alone has made an independent newspaper in the Vaninsky district of the Khabarovsk Territory. During this time, she received the Award Artyom Borovik and the Award Andrei Sakharov. And also - a burned house and an attempt on life The market is opposite the port. Fifteen women spread oilcloths on wooden boxes and laid out the first crop: in general in the winter, supplies of jam in banks, fish caught by husbands and young seedlings.

The head of the Perm region, Maxim Reshetnikov, ordered an inspection of the school, guardianship authorities and the commission for minors (PDN) in Krasnokamsk, where on July 16 a 14-year-old schoolgirl died of exhaustion. 59.ru writes about this. Two criminal cases have been opened into the death of the child. Reshetnikov addressed the order to his deputy for social policy, Tatyana Abdullina.

The owner of the burned-out Zimnyaya Vishnya shopping center in Kemerovo, Yulia Bogdanova, knew about the malfunction of the fire extinguishing system, but decided to save on repairs. This was reported to Kommersant by the acting Deputy Head of the Main Directorate for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Major General of Justice Sergei Golkin.

It’s early to go to bed, not watch TV before going to bed, do not wallow in bed with a smartphone - these tips do not differ either by originality or novelty. But what's the difference when to go to bed if you get enough sleep? What is dangerous in viewing the social network tape before bedtime? And how is it all related to the development of cancer?

The Sverdlovsk department of the Investigative Committee has begun an investigation into the death of a 37-year-old prisoner in colony No. 10, Znak.com reports . Cellmates of the deceased told human rights activist Alexei Sokolov that before his death he had gone on a hunger strike due to a conflict with the administration. According to Sokolov, the 37-year-old prisoner died on June 30.

The Russian Ministry of Transport has developed an order that aircraft that entered the fleet of Russian airlines after January 1, 2020 must be equipped with a number of facilities for people with disabilities. TASS reports this. The changes are needed to make it easier for passengers to move around the plane.

Russia entered the top 10 countries with the highest number of slaves. According to the annual Global Slavery Index, there are 794 thousand people in captivity in the country. TD spoke with anti-slavery fighter and leader of the “Alternative” movement Oleg Melnikov about the real situation in Russia and the face of modern slavery. The rating from the Global Slavery Index raises questions for us: the compilation methodology is not very clear and transparent.

The Zavolzhsky District Court of Yaroslavl is hearing the case of torture of prisoner Evgeny Makarov in IK-1. Six people are involved in the case. At the time of publication, it is known that three colony employees were taken into custody. The court was the first to arrest for two months Sergei Drachev, a junior inspector of IK-1, whose employees are involved in the case. As RIA Novosti reports from the courtroom, Drachev admitted his involvement in the crime, but did not write a confession.