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30.06.2009, 20:36
Russian gamblers are placing their last bets ahead of a ban that comes into force on Wednesday. The government is closing casinos across the country – and gambling will only be permitted in four specific zones.
09.09.2010, 21:30
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The Global Policy Forum “The Modern State: Standards of Democracy and Criteria of Efficiency” has kicked off in the Russian city of Yaroslavl.
13.07.2009, 08:56
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, known for their doomsday prophecies, are seen as an extremist cult by the Russian authorities. Banned in many countries, their activities could soon become illegal in Russia as well.
13.07.2009, 15:10
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There are at least tens of thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia and, if banned, they will go into hiding and it will be a source of conflict, says Andrey Zolotov from magazine Russia Profile.
26.01.2010, 08:41
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Russia is considering changing laws that would restrict missionary activity. Officials say the measure is to protect people from damaging cults, but there are serious fears over how it will impact on religious freedom.
21.05.2009, 00:23
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Six-year-old Aleksandra has finally arrived in Russia, her native land, though she has never been here before. On Monday, a Portuguese court returned the girl, living with a Portuguese couple, to her Russian mother.
21.04.2010, 17:11
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A court in Russia’s Urals has ruled that the materials by L. Ron Hubbard are to be banned as undermining the spiritual basis of life in Russia, says the Prosecutor-General’s official website.
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.
01.07.2009, 17:29
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Despite the crisis that made transfer of the gambling industry to four far-flung areas problematic, “gambling won’t disappear so easily,” Boris Kagarlitsky of the Institute for Globalization Studies in Moscow told RT.
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.
Published: 01 July, 2009, 09:03
A new ban has come into force on Wednesday, ordering casinos in Russia to shut down. Gambling will now be restricted to four far-flung special zones which are still under construction.
Agree ,they contribute nothing to society,apart from youngsters wasteing they time.should come as a relief to parents anyway.good idea ,have your own las-vegas city,that will make more sense.Then families can have a trip occassionaly to wander around.