Day: December 6, 2018

The arrested human rights activist Lev Ponomaryov called the conditions in the chamber “torture” MOSCOW, 5 Dec. /TASS/. Human rights activist Lev Ponomarev, who was arrested for 25 days, described conditions in the detention center № 1 Moi of Russia in Moscow “torture”. About TASS reported the responsible Secretary of the Public monitoring Commission of Moscow on control over observance of human rights in places of deprivation of liberty, Ivan Melnikov, after the inspection of the detention center, where Wednesday was taken Ponomarev. Upstairs “The members of the PMC of Moscow visited the detention center for administrative detainees, which brought the 77-year-old human rights activist Lev Ponomarev. During the meeting with members of the Commission, he called the conditions of detention “torture”,” — said Melnikov. Executive Secretary of the PMC explained that it is first and foremost about beds and mattresses, which can not lie. “Ponomarev showed us the bed

The U.S. is considering a number of options to stop the “Nord stream-2” WASHINGTON, 5 Dec — RIA Novosti. The United States is considering a range of actions to halt the construction of the pipeline “Nord stream-2,” said the assistant to the President for national security John Bolton at the conference held by the Wall Street Journal (record of communication with Bolton published channel C-Span). Upstairs “So, a large number of sanctions against the Russians are already in place. And there will be more. The President constantly reiterates that Germany should cancel the project of the pipeline “Nord stream-2”. We look at a whole range of options that we could take in this direction,” said Bolton. Earlier, a senior official of the US state Department said in the course of communication with journalists that the incident with the detention of military ships of Ukraine in the Kerch Strait at the

Post in social network will take 25 days The presidential Council of the Russian Federation on human rights (HRC) criticized the decision on Wednesday, the decision of the Tver district court of Moscow about the arrest of a 25 day 77-year-old Chairman of the human rights movement “For human rights” Lev Ponomarev. Mr. Ponomarev was found guilty of a second violation of order of holding mass events before action “For our and your children” October 28, at the Lubyanka. The head of the HRC Mikhail Fedotov expressed hope that the Moscow city court on appeal will change the decision. Upstairs The head of the HRC Mikhail Fedotov, on behalf of the Council expressed outrage at the court’s decision to send 77-year-old human rights activist Lev Ponomarev for 25 days under arrest. “We in the Council hope that the Minister will reconsider this inexplicable decision,” said Mr. Fedotov. He noted that

UK changes rules for filing documents for visa MOSCOW, 5 Dec — RIA Novosti. At the beginning of 2019 to apply for a visa to Britain will become easier, according to VisitBritain. Upstairs In early 2019 the travelers, applying online can use the new service visa application center TLS Connect. It will be possible to book the feeding time in a convenient visa application centre to remotely scan and upload all documents and arrange any additional services that are needed. Upload documents at any time prior to the day of the visit the visa application centre. In addition, in the coming months in all countries will be suspended the functioning of the website Visa4UK, all applications for a visa can be issued here. This applies to visas for education, work and tourism or transit. In Russia, the functioning of the website Visa4UK suspended.