Day: June 13, 2017

Navalny was arrested for 30 days for calling for unsanctioned rally

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Navalny was arrested for 30 days for calling for unsanctioned rally MOSCOW, 13 Jun — RIA Novosti. Simonovsky court of Moscow at night on Tuesday arrested 30 days of Alexei Navalny, who was detained for calling for participation in an unsanctioned rally in Central Moscow (which is a repeated violation of article of the administrative code) and disobedience to law enforcement agencies, the correspondent of RIA Novosti from the courtroom. “Alexei Navalny is guilty of an administrative offense, the court appoints to it punishment in the form of arrest for 30 days,” — announced the decision of the judge. At the meeting, Navalny demanded recusal, stating that there are doubts about its impartiality. “We know that the police came here, I showed you the case, you have corrected the mistakes in them and told to redo it,” — said Navalny in court. “We have doubts in impartiality of the judge,

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Appeals court unfroze the anti-immigration decree trump

Politics

Appeals court unfroze the anti-immigration decree trump The court of appeals in the US upheld a lower court decision blocking the second, by the decree of the President of Donald trump on a temporary ban on the entry of citizens of six middle Eastern and North African States. The decree, published on 6 March, concerned citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — countries with a predominantly Muslim population, which the White house viewed as a hotbed of terrorism. Compared to the first version of the decree issued on 27 January, from this list were excluded Iraq. The effect of both decrees was soon suspended indefinitely lower courts. The courts saw in the decrees trump the violation of the US Constitution, expressed, in particular, that the prohibition in the largest extent affected Muslims, while the Constitution forbids the Federal government to give preference to any religion over another.

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The day of Russia the opposition rally on Sakharov and detention in Tver

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The day of Russia the opposition rally on Sakharov and detention in Tver MOSCOW, June 12 — RIA Novosti. The opposition action in day of Russia were held in two locations in the center of Moscow, one of the rallies on Sakharov Avenue — it was agreed the city authorities, brought together about 1.8 thousand participants and was held, according to police and observers, quietly, but uncoordinated action on Tverskaya street ended with the detention of a hundred people. The rally on Sakharov Avenue In Moscow on Monday was agreed a protest rally on Prospekt Akademika Sakharova. According to the latest data of the interior Ministry of the capital, and was attended by about 1.8 thousand people, although the organizers applied for 15 thousand. The head of Moscow regional security Department Vladimir Chernikov told RIA Novosti that the meeting took place peacefully and without incident. The interior Ministry also said

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Washington called for the release of detained participants of opposition rallies in Russia

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Washington called for the release of detained participants of opposition rallies in Russia Moscow. June 12. INTERFAX.RU — the White house urged Russia to release the detained participants of protest actions on June 12. “The United States strongly condemn the detention of hundreds of peaceful protesters across Russia on 12 June,” he said Monday at a briefing in Washington a press-the Secretary of the White house Sean Spicer. According to him, “the United States will monitor the situation.” “We urge the Russian government to immediately release all peaceful protesters,” said Spicer. 12 Jun across Russia held rallies against corruption. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, according to official figures, detained a total of more than 650 people. Authorities said that the rallies were provocative.

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