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17.08.2009, 16:18
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Curbing underage drinking is becoming a top priority for Russia. Police say family influence has more power than just punishing those who sell alcohol to minors. Is it really so? RT collects expert opinions.
15.03.2010, 19:35
Store owners will risk losing their businesses if caught selling cigarettes to kids, should the Moscow Duma’s proposal to introduce stricter penalties against the retailers be approved.
08.04.2009, 21:23
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The unbearable cruelty of Nikita Chemezov’s parents has placed the boy on the edge, struggling between life and death. The methods used in ‘disciplining’ the child have even shocked old-salt policemen.
28.10.2010, 12:28
The Russian media seem to have been doing their best to promote the country’s reputation as the prime source of cyber crime, as reports of police closing in on the “world’s biggest spammer” pop up in their dozens.
29.05.2009, 15:02
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A 17-year-old girl is facing charges of attempting to murder her unborn child by staging a beating of herself through an acquaintance for a fee of $150 in order to induce a miscarriage.
19.02.2010, 13:08
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A former Moscow policeman has been found guilty of killing two people and attempting to murder 22 more in a shooting rampage at a supermarket last year. He has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
28.04.2009, 00:40
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A teenager in the Chelyabinsk region in Russia’s Urals raped two first graders, apparently after being inspired by pornography. However, the rapist will walk free since he has not reached legal age.
18.09.2009, 18:18
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A series of scandals unveiled in the Russian media over recent months have shed light on corruption schemes used by officials at all levels of power, proving that a system of public control is slowly starting to work.
25.06.2009, 18:25
Russia's Supreme Court has overturned the not guilty verdict in the Anna Politkovskaya murder case on Thursday and has ordered a retrial. In February, four suspects in the case were unanimously acquitted by the jury.
14.08.2009, 17:43
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Moscow police have detained two mothers, who were selling their daughters’ virginity via the Internet.
Published: 27 March, 2009, 10:14
Thousands of Russians die as a result of medical errors each year, but those responsible for giving poor treatment continue practicing because there is no law to punish them.
