Polite people, even more so when visiting. Sports news will be presented by danila makhalin. Good morning, less than a month remains before the start of the brix games, which will be held in kazan, is everything ready for largescale competitions . Good morning, tatarstan sports minister Vladimir Leonov said that repair work at the facilities will be completed no later than june 1, and games start on the 11th and end on the 24th. St. Petersburg zenit became the second finalist of the russian football cup; in the second semifinal match, which in the tournament is referred to as the final of the rpl journey, zenit again played with cska to a draw, but managed to win in a penalty shootout. My colleague Alexander Abramov has details from the scene. May setting sun behind the spire of lakhta center. The best time of the year is coming in st. Petersburg, and the highlight of this environment was supposed to be the match for reaching the russian cup superfinal between zenit and cska. Return ma
IFJ 03 February 2021
Russia: Violence against journalists intensifies
At least 120 cases of detention, obstruction and violence against journalists have been recorded on 31 January as a result of media coverage of protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and their affiliate the Russian Union of Journalists (RUJ) call on Russian authorities to stop intimidating journalists and let them do their job. Credit: Ivan Petrov / Tardigrada.
On Sunday 31 January, tens of thousands of protesters took to streets across Russia to show support to the jailed opposition leader Aleksei Navalny. By late evening, more than 5,000 people had been detained in at least 85 cities across Russia, according to OVD Info, an independent NGO that monitors rallies.