Vladimir Lukin compiled a report for the president on the methods of work of the police with “dissenters” The Commissioner for Human Rights under the President of Russia, Vladimir Lukin, kept his promise and yesterday handed over to the Kremlin a report on the events on Triumfalnaya Square in Moscow, where the traditional rally of “dissenters” took place on May 31.

One of the “police hunters” was detained in Primorye In the Primorsky Territory, where a real “guerrilla war” against police officers has recently unfolded, one of the alleged members of a gang suspected of a series of daring attacks on internal affairs officers was detained yesterday. He was detained without a weapon, but they found a full bag of food on him, and later he said that his accomplices lacked food. There is no reliable data on the number of “partisans”.

Sergei Stepashin and Patriarch Kirill spoke about how Russia will grow with Palestine The oldest non-profit organization in Russia, the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society, intends to open a cultural center in the oldest city in the world - Jericho, the ten thousandth anniversary of which will be widely celebrated in the Palestinian Authority in October this year.

Patient organizations criticized the new law on compulsory medical insurance The draft new law on compulsory health insurance, submitted to the State Duma at the end of last week, does not suit two interested parties at once - patients and insurance companies.

Can we expect sensational revelations from Magas? The detention of the emir of Ingush militants, Magas, who, as Russian law enforcement officers confirmed, is in a pre-trial detention center in Moscow, is an indisputable victory for both the security forces and the Russian authorities as a whole. For the first time in many years, law enforcement officers managed to catch a real “big fish” alive from the murky pond of the North Caucasian sabotage underground.

Masterpieces from the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts are visiting Moscow Frankly, when I had a chance to visit the capital of Hungary and get acquainted with the main repository of masterpieces of old masters - the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts, the first thought that came to mind was: the Pushkin Museum of Budapest and the Pushkin Museum of Moscow are simply brothers. Both here and there the collections are small in scale, but impressive with works from the first row.

Israel, contrary to pressure from the international community, decided to create a domestic, rather than an international, commission to investigate the deaths during the interception of a caravan of “freedom flotilla” ships. Several ships attempted to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in violation of the Israeli blockade. On the night of May 31, Israeli special forces who landed on one of the ships shot and killed nine protesters and injured about 50 more.

Taliban bomb weddings to thwart American plans The NATO coalition in Afghanistan is increasingly concerned about the transfer of as many areas liberated from the Taliban as possible to the local administration. This is due to the parliamentary elections scheduled for September 18 in this country and the beginning election campaign.

Uzbekistan signed an agreement with China for 10 billion cubic meters per year For the second time in a week, Russian leaders are witnessing the success of their competitors in the big gas game. At the beginning of the week, Turkey and Azerbaijan agreed on the supply and transit of Caspian raw materials to Europe on the eve of the arrival of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Istanbul (see Vremya Novostei, June 8) .

The authorities expect investments of 20 trillion rubles from energy companies Yesterday, the Agency for Forecasting Balances in the Electric Power Industry (APBE) presented the main parameters of the adjusted general layout of energy facilities, pre-approved by the government last week. According to published data, Russian energy workers face very ambitious tasks.

New sanctions against Iran because of its nuclear program, although they toughen the position of the world community towards this country, do not isolate it in solving important international problems. Iran, in particular, is intensifying cooperation with other countries in the fight against drug trafficking. Taha TAHIRI, First Deputy Secretary General of the Iranian Anti-Drug Headquarters, told Vremya Novostey about this. 50-year-old Mr.

Security forces conducted a successful special operation in Chechnya On Wednesday evening, just a few hours after the leader of North Caucasian militants Ali Taziev, nicknamed Magas, was arrested in Ingushetia and transferred to Moscow, the special services carried out another successful operation - this time in Chechnya.

There was extra money in the “tight budget” of 2010 Russia's budget deficit for 2010 will be reduced by approximately 500 billion rubles, Vladimir Putin announced yesterday at a government meeting. However, according to him, ministers should not relax in this regard, since the social sphere requires significant financial investments. Opening the meeting, the Prime Minister said that Russia will allocate 105 million euros for joint cross-border cooperation projects with EU member states.

The Russians added to their medal tally at the World Cup stages The victory of snowboarder Ekaterina Tudegesheva, bronze medals for the quartet of bobsledder Alexander Zubkov and skier Nikita Kryukov, second place in the 1000 m distance for speed skater Ekaterina Malysheva, not counting four biathlon awards - this is the medal tally of the past weekend.

CONCERTS Muz-TV Award 2010. Sports Complex "Olympic" , June 11. 19.00. "Moral Code". Ikra , June 11. 19.00. Goldfrapp (UK). “B1 Maximum” , June 11, 21.00. Red Elvises (USA). “Point” , June 11, 22.30. Nike Borzov . “16 tons” , June 11, 22.30. "Meaning hallucinations" . “Concert” , June 11, 21.30. Boy George (Great Britain). “B1 Maximum” , June 12, 21.00. "Crematorium". “Concert” , June 12, 21.30. "Accident" . FAQ-Cafe , June 12, 22.00. Horse the Band (USA). “Point” , June 13, 20.00.