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26.05.2009, 11:09
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The father of a newborn girl has been sentenced to three years in prison for having sexual relations with his underage wife, who is the mother of his newborn daughter.
30.03.2010, 15:15
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A draft law imposing criminal liability of up to five years behind bars for the rehabilitation of Nazism has been submitted to the State Duma by a group of MPs from the ruling United Russia party.
16.10.2009, 09:05
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Convicted pedophiles in Russia could soon be chemically castrated. Parliament is set to discuss the law, which supporters hope will stop the high-level of child molesters re-offending.
10.01.2010, 13:11
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From January 10 onwards a law imposing house arrest for minor offenses will be in effect in Russia. The bill, approved by President Medvedev at the end of last year, could help thousands avoid imprisonment.
29.01.2010, 08:08
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More and more Russians choose to take their protection in their own hands, as they buy guns and obtain permits for them.
27.10.2010, 09:56
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Ranked by the World Health Organization as having the highest rate of youth crime in Europe, Russia is faced with the tough task of rehabilitating its young people and improving the statistics.
22.12.2009, 17:33
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In the latest effort to crackdown on high-level corruption, Russia has finalized draft legislation that will make polygraph testing a mandatory requirement for high-level officials.
20.01.2010, 21:32
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Russian authorities acknowledge that the poor state of the prison system requires urgent action and the layout of such action is already in the works.
24.03.2010, 17:37
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Russian police have for the first time started a criminal case against organizers of a phone charge TV show. Officials said that mobile operators could also be brought to responsibility within the same case.
11.03.2009, 12:20
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The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has requested that Interpol put former cell phone magnate Evgeny Chichvarkin on the international wanted list, Russian news agency Interfax reports.
Published: 29 June, 2009, 13:33
Edited: 12 February, 2010, 15:57
A militant group operating in the Caucasus has claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt on the president of the southern Russian Republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-bek Yevkurov.
