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The article reports on the court hearing at Moscow's Savelovsky Court to defend Garry Kasparov, leader if United Civic Front (UCF) against allegations by the Nashi movement. Kasparov filed a law suit due to the released flier by the Nashi which stated that Garri Kasparov is an American citizen, a traitor and thief who wanted to bring oligarchy to Russia. According to the Marina Litvinovich, Kasparov's adviser, stated that Kasparov values the damage to his reputation with 30 million rubles.

Reports on the findings that the overwhelming majority of Russians disagree with the idea that abortion should be banned. Focus of the issue on the idea of giving women the chance to choose; Formation of current public opinion on abortion long ago; Ineffectiveness of numerous efforts by organizations that oppose abortion on Russian's views.

The article reports that the Koptev Borough Court in Moscow, Russia has upheld a defamation suit filed by Moscow Province Governor Boris Gromov against Oleg Mitvol, deputy head of the Russian Federal Oversight Service for Natural Resource Management, and the editorial board of the newspaper Moskovskaya pravda. The court put a value of 110,000 rubles on the damage done to Gromov's reputation by a Moskovskaya pravda article based on Mitvol's statements about irregularities in Odintsovo District.

The article reports that the Russian Journalists' Union has been ordered to vacate its offices on Zubovsky Boulevard within 30 days. Aside from the Union, the other tenants of the 1980 building include the Russia Today television company and the RIA Novosti news agency. Union general secretary Igor Yakovenko stated that the space would be taken over by the Russia Today.

The article reports that there are more than 45,000 people turned out for May Day marches in Moscow, Russia to celebrate the holiday and some to express opposition. Nearly half of the demonstrators marched under the banners of trade unions and the United Russia party, while the others called for the resignation of President Vladimir Putin. Moreover, opposition activists from the Other Russia and nationalists have marched along with political parties.

The article presents a condensation of a press report on the Moscow City Court ruling that the Zyuzino Borough Court order to evict Yuzhnoye Butovo residents from their homes was unlawful. The ruling defies Mayor Yury Luzhkov's determination to have the residents evicted to give way to a housing development. The Moscow City Court's presidium upheld an appeal by the Prokofyev family that maintained that their eviction from their privately-owned home would be unlawful.

The article reprints a press report on a campaign against illegal immigrants from Georgia in Moscow, Russia, in the wake of the standoff between the two countries over the arrest of four Russian spies in Georgia. Borough police stations in Moscow asked schools to furnish them with lists of pupils with Georgian surnames. Lyubov Kezina of the Moscow Education Department explained that the checks are focused, not on Georgian children, but on parents who are illegal immigrants.

The article reports on the demolition of the first wooden houses in the borough of southwestern Moscow, Russia. The residents of the demolished houses have agreed to move into new apartments in the same borough. However, the majority of the house owners refused to leave and have demanded that the demolition be stopped. Meanwhile, Anatoly Kucherena, member of the country's Public Chamber, supported these people in their fight against the authorities.

Reports that the Russian Federation trucking industry has launched protests in February 2005, due to the failure of the government to approve the industry's petition submitted to President Vladimir Putin for the decrease fuel prices. Proposed measures to decrease the price of automotive fuel; Participants to the strike staged in February 10; Reaction of the government to the strike.