In Arkhangelsk, artists who organized a street art exhibition in a cowshed were beaten up

Local artists Victoria Markova and Tigran Kostan had an eye on an abandoned cowshed on Kegostrov in the city of Arkhangelsk since last year. They wanted … 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-07-25 18:49

In Murmansk, activists have started a flash mob in support of Violetta Grudina, who was committed to a hospital

On July 9, the police of Murmansk opened a criminal case against Violetta Grudina for violating sanitation and epidemiological norms (Part 1 of Art… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-07-22 16:22

The Syndicate-100 Association of Independent Media’s statement on the Project Media Outlet’s inclusion in the list of undesirable organizations

The 7x7 Online Newspaper is publishing the full text of the statement.

The Ministry of Justice has labeled eight Russian journalists as foreign… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-07-16 10:55

Which media do users trust and how do they verify information? The results of 7x7 and Bumaga’s research on media literacy

  Who conducted the research and how … 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-07-14 11:00

"Putin requires only a liter." A resident of Penza came up with a way to make disappearing slogans for pickets

"Wash off the inscription immediately!"

Yuri Voblikov made almost 40 calls during Vladimir Putin's phone-in on June 30. Basically, he asked the president to pay… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-07-08 20:30

Environmental advocates are accusing Rosprirodnadzor’s head of spreading false data about an oil spill near Usinsk

The activists learned that dirty gray water was flowing in the stream near Usinsk in the morning of May 26. Ekaterina Dyachkova, a deputy of the Komi State Council and a … 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-07-04 17:16

"Investigating Putin's palace is not everyone’s job." Reporter Ivan Golunov’s lecture at the barcamp in Karelia

Ivan Golunov was detained on suspicion of attempted drug dealing in Moscow on June 6, 2019. The reporter said … 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-06-29 11:00

Journalists have made a top list of Russian cities with the dirtiest air

Proekt’s journalists found that although the National Ecology Project, which involves, among other things, reducing harmful emissions into the atmosphere, was adopted at the en… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-06-27 09:31

In Komi, the police came to an activist’s house after she reported oil in the river

The activist published the post on June 20 after going fishing together with her family to the Pechora River in the village of Koroviy Ruchey. There she saw an iridescent film in the wate… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-06-22 17:14

The Komi State Council is going to ask the State Duma and the Federation Council to consider amendments to nature conservation laws

The appeal (is at 7x7’s disposal) states that 60 accidents occurred at the oil industry enterprises of the Komi Republic between 2017 and 2020. Oil spilled over 125 hectares of land… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-06-21 15:34

In Karelia, police came to the Agriculture Art Space during sex education lectures. The site’s director considers its closure possible

According to Natalya Ermolina, in general, the police's claims were justified: 55 people attended the lecture instead of the 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-06-20 11:45

The Save Pechora Committee: information about the finished oil spill clean-up in Kolva is not true

From June 10 to 12, the activists inspected 208 km of the Kolva river, examined the banks of the village of Kolva, islands and canals in the Pechora river near the village of No… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-06-17 19:45

Activists of Arkhangelsk have created a free online platform for buying and selling eco-goods

Signing up is required to publish an ad. Companies that produce or sell eco-goods can also use the web portal. The products should be made from components that are natural, non-toxic, and… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-06-15 19:50

In Syktyvkar, a young woman was portrayed with the Old Permic script's symbols on a hostel’s building

The portrait was made using ASCII technology, which allows creating any graphic with letters and symbols (some kind of enciphering). Just like ethnic symbols and ornaments, these are encr… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-06-07 15:04

In Arkhangelsk, activists reported a dross film in the Vychegda river 6.5 kilometers from the pulp and paper mill

According to him, fishermen from the village of Duritsyno, Kotlas district, were the first to find the dross in the river around 1 a. m. Vyacheslav Grigoryants’s fr… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-06-03 12:27

"My proceeding can be called political." In Petrozavodsk, the court began considering a criminal case against a civic activist for a comment on Facebook

Alexei Chesnokov claims that he did not leave the comment and tries to prove it in court; he believes that the case against him is politically motivated and is connected … 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-31 15:31

Participants of the Zemstvo Congress demand putting an end to political repressions

The statement says that the practice of persecuting people "whose only real fault is the desire to participate in the government of their state, to deal with the issues of local gove… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-24 16:38

The Kiselyovsk News’ editor, who left Russia, has announced the media outlet’s closure

"Thanks to the representatives of the authorities, thanks to law enforcement agencies, the actions and inaction of the Prosecutor's Office, the Investigating Committee, and all t… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-23 15:48

In Arkhangelsk, a participant of a one-person picket against oil spills was reported

The activist held a picket near the building of Arkhangelsk Oblast's government. The police approached him and drew up a report on the article on non-compliance with the rul… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-23 09:28

Convicted researcher of Stalin's terror Yury Dmitriev from Karelia was granted the Sakharov Prize

Geir Hønneland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, noted that Yury Dmitriev was known for his work to identify victims of Soviet terror in Kare… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-21 16:52

"I am done bearing it and being afraid." In Syktyvkar, an activist spoke out against oil spills caused by LUKOIL

Elena Gulina came to the Theater Square of Syktyvkar with a poster saying, "LUKOIL is a pest. Major oil spills are killing our nature and us." She told 7x7 … 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-20 13:24

"As always, we do not believe the company." Thoughts of the environmentalists of Komi on the second oil spill in the Kolva river in the last seven months

7x7’s review 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-14 17:40

"There must be sane people in the State Duma at some point." The Stop-Shies Coalition announced its intention to participate in the parliamentary elections

Stop-Shies does not mention the names of possible candidates and even their number yet, explaining this with safety considerations. As Dmitry Sekushin explained, the publ… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-09 09:40

Human rights advocate from Ulyanovsk asked to declare Andrei Sakharov’s house a landmark

"On May 21, the 100th anniversary of Academician Sakharov’s birth will be celebrated, there is an order from Putin to mark the centenary of the outstanding scientist and human rights advo… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-07 13:50

"The project should be scrapped." The Moscow City Duma’s deputy supported residents of Severodvinsk protesting against the park’s development

Yevgeny Stupin came to a place where the construction of high-rise blocks was planned. The developer, Akvilon-Invest, had surrounded it with a metal fence with posters &q… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-04 14:00

The Komi State Council’s deputy from the Communist Party Oleg Mikhailov has challenged the head of the republic who called him "a horse" to a public debate

On the video, the communist called the head of the region Vladimir Uyba a coward again and ended his speech in the following way:

"The glove is on my side, s… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-03 20:00

Novgorod’s administration has postponed felling of trees obscuring road signs after the intervention of public activists

At the meeting in the administration, employees of the town traffic police department and public activists agreed that experts would come up with alternative ideas on how to ensure the cl… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-05-03 11:51

There is no place for "labels". The Syndicate-100 Association of Independent Media has opposed the possible introduction of QR codes and number tags for journalists

The 7x7 Online Newspaper is publishing the full text of the statement.

"The presidential envoy's offices in Russia are receiving ‘suggestions on the proced… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-04-19 16:40

Navalny's supporters have announced the all-Russian action before there are 500 thousand people on their website

"There are circumstances under which you have to act quickly, otherwise things that cannot be undone will happen. There are times when you have to make decisions instantly. Because t… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-04-18 19:30

Deputies of regional parliaments demanded providing medical assistance to Navalny

"Political prisoner Alexei Navalny’s health condition threatens his life. He is not provided with effectual treatment measures. We demand Alexei Navalny’… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-04-18 12:30

In Komi, a petition was created to support a teacher dismissed because of his posts in social networks

The authors of the appeal called Nikita Tushkanov’s dismissal illegal. They indicated in the petition that after the teacher had participated in a one-person picket… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-04-15 14:26

Whose Agents? Watch 7x7’s documentary about the first individuals labeled as foreign agent media with English subtitles

Any statement made by people who were included in the register of the foreign agent media by the Ministry of Justice should contain this phrase. We present it at the request of one of the… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-04-14 13:33

Eco-activists of Arkhangelsk have released a guide with stories about introducing separate waste collection in the northern countryside

According to ecoactivists, more than 30 initiatives for separate waste collection are being implemented in the districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast (in the settlements of Severoonezhsk, Kotlas… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-04-13 17:19

Residents of the Karelian town of Suoyarvi held a picket against closing a kindergarten

Residents of Suoyarvi have opposed the closure of the local Yolochka Kindergarten’s building. The district authorities want to open a department for temporary residence of disabled and el… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-04-12 19:14

"I thought they were dying, but they were simply catching up on sleep." The story of Femdacha in Moscow Oblast, where activists and NPO employees can overcome burnout

Chasing and Threatening

There are no visitors in a small c… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-04-11 15:00

Exhibition about the protest at Shies has opened in Komi

The exhibition includes photos of the events at the Shies station in Arkhangelsk Oblast. Visitors of the exhibition have also watched video chronicles of the correspondents of 7x7, 29.RU,… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-04-06 17:57

In Syktyvkar, a picket was held in support of a teacher dismissed because of his posts in social networks

“I am here because it is unfair to dismiss a person only for the fact that he has used his right to hold a one-person picket and take his civic stance. So I have taken it, too… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-04-04 11:56

In Severodvinsk, another activist was fined for not wearing a mask at a meeting against the park’s development

The police detained Oleg Mandrykin and ac… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-30 15:38

In Severodvinsk, opponents of a park’s development urged the Interior Ministry to penalize officials for violating the mask mandate

The video says that people have become less trusting of the police because they put pressure on the activists, and a weekly gathering of the opponents of the park’s development is the onl… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-30 12:00

The Kruzhok Project has released a documentary about the inhabitants of the Siberian village near Khanty-Mansiysk

The moviemakers spoke about the people living there, opinions, culture, and atmosphere, rather than Shapsha itself. Mushroom researcher Nina, physical education teacher Sergei, and woodca… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-29 17:53

Art exhibition about the unspoken opened in Murmansk

As Darya Drobushevskaya explained, each of the presented paintings illustrates situations from her life that are shown metaphorically in different ways. The key, recurren… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-28 11:05

The EKA Movement announced a money reward for reforestation

All adult Russians can participate in the contest. To do this, one needs to read the detailed terms and conditions,… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-18 18:07

Karelian public activist and more than 150 people were detained at the forum of municipal deputies in Moscow

As the activist explained, at the Municipal Russia forum, organized by the United Democrats, an all-Russian project to support competitive elections, current and future municipal deputies… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-14 16:16

In Komi, the court closed the case against the journalist about participation in the action in support of Navalny

According to Vorobyov, Kokarev was at the rally on January 23d in Syktyvkar as a journalist: he had a press card on him and a camera in his hands. The la… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-13 14:14

Murmansk LGBT activist asked police to check death threats against her

- These are not my first complaints to the police and the prosecutor's office. And I am very disappointed with systematic failures. The lack of full-fledged investig… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-12 15:56

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Syktyvkar received a submission from the prosecutor's office for the illegal detention of participants in the action on January 31

On February 2d, Mikhailov sent a deputy inquiry to the Prosecutor's Office of the Komi Republic, Human Rights Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova and Hum… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-11 14:30

The Komi Supreme Court declared illegal the punishment of a teacher for a caricature of an official

In August 2020, the teacher found out that schools are introducing compulsory learning of a second foreign language at the expense of other subjects. She 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-05 11:25

In Arkhangelsk, police detained Shies activist on suspicion of battering a station guard

Anna Shekalova was detained when she left her house for the pharmacy to buy medicines. According to the activist, six policemen ran up to her on the street and, wi… 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-04 14:37

A businessman from Komi had recovered 1.5 million rubles from the state as compensation for the services of a lawyer during the criminal prosecution

In 2018, the former general director of "IT HELP", Yuri Polivenko, was 7x7-journal.ru »

2021-03-04 14:34