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27.02.2009, 18:27
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has appealed the not guilty verdicts in the murder trial of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
05.02.2009, 20:05
One of the men on trial over the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has said he was promised freedom if he gave evidence against exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky and high-ranking Chechen officials.
23.01.2009, 15:29
The funeral of a lawyer gunned down in broad daylight on a Moscow street has been held in the capital. A memorial service for the journalist killed in the same attack has also taken place.
22.01.2009, 15:19
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The co-owner of a leading independent newspaper in Russia is considering asking the authorities to provide guns for his journalists. It follows the assassination of a Novaya Gazeta reporter by an unknown man on Monday.
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.
Published: 21 April, 2009, 20:23
The police investigation into the murder of Vladislav Listyev, a famous Russian journalist, was suspended three years ago rather than recently, a source in Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office said.
