A coordinated rally "Society Demands Justice" began on Sakharov Avenue in Moscow at 5:20 pm Moscow time on Sunday, against the backdrop of the criminal prosecution of Meduza journalist Ivan Golunov. The organizers are the Libertarian Party of Russia and the independent Trade Union of Journalists. Similar actions were held or announced in Khabarovsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaliningrad, Krasnodar, Novosibirsk and Ulyanovsk. In St.

Saudi Arabia has launched a permanent residence permit (ikwama) program for investors, writes Bloomberg. The main advantage of the program is the absence of the need for a citizen-sponsor to do business in the kingdom, the disadvantage is the high price. The Saudi equivalent of a green card costs 800,000 rials ($213,000), and an annual renewable residence permit costs 100,000 rials.

More than 400 pilots have filed a class action lawsuit against Boeing. They accuse the company of "unprecedented willful concealment" of the flaws of the Boeing 737 MAX, the cessation of which left them without flying salaries. This is the first class-action lawsuit filed by pilots against Boeing. Hearings will begin on October 21st.

Donald Trump stopped a missile attack on Iran, but the US cyberattack on the country's military computer communications systems last Friday took place with his approval, The Washington Post and AP write. Today, Trump clarified that he did not “cancel”, but only suspended the missile attack, and the day before he promised new sanctions against Iran on Monday.