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Russian space official Safronov arrested for treason

July 7, 2020 World Justice News 0
A spokesman for the head of the Russian space agency has been arrested for treason, the agency says. Roscosmos said in a statement (in Russian) that former journalist Ivan Safronov’s arrest was not linked to his […]
Angarsk prison fire
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Russia: Prison ablaze in Angarsk Siberia after inmates riot

April 10, 2020 World Justice News 0
A fire has engulfed large parts of a prison in Russia’s Siberia region following a riot by inmates who accused guards of mistreating them. The area around the high-security Penal Colony No 15 in Angarsk […]
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Flight MH17: Trial opens of four accused of murdering 298 over Ukraine

March 9, 2020 World Justice News 0
The trial has opened in the Netherlands of three Russians and a Ukrainian – still at large – for the murder of 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, shot down over Ukraine in 2014. […]
Yukos
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Dutch court backs $50bn Yukos claim against Russia

February 18, 2020 World Justice News 0
A Dutch court has upheld an appeal by shareholders demanding billions of dollars in compensation from the Russian state for breaking up the once-mighty Yukos oil company. The Appeals Court in The Hague said a […]
Russian anarchists jailed
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Russia jails members of ‘non-existent’ terror group Set

February 10, 2020 World Justice News 0
Seven Russian anarchists and anti-fascist activists have been handed lengthy jail terms on terror charges. A court in the city of  sentenced the men – said to be part of a group known as Set, […]
Maksim Yakubets and Igor Turashev
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Evil Corp: US charges Russians over hacking attacks

December 6, 2019 World Justice News 0
US authorities have filed charges against two Russian nationals alleged to be running a global cyber crime organisation named Evil Corp. An indictment named Maksim Yakubets and Igor Turashev – who remain at large – […]
MH17 Crash Site
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Four charged with shooting down MH17 plane

June 19, 2019 World Justice News 0
For the first time since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down in July 2014, prosecutors have announced charges against suspects in the case. Three Russians and a Ukrainian have been charged with bringing a […]
Frode Berg
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Russia jails Norwegian Frode Berg for spying on submarines

April 16, 2019 World Justice News 0
A Moscow court has sentenced a 63-year-old Norwegian, Frode Berg, to 14 years in a strict-regime labour camp for spying on Russian navy submarines. Berg, arrested in Moscow in 2017, denied the accusation. He formerly […]
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Russia police probe ‘dark net’ murder case

March 30, 2019 World Justice News 0
Police in Russia are investigating what could be the world’s first documented case of a contract killing ordered via the so-called dark net. High-ranking police investigator Yevgeniya Shishkina was shot dead outside her home near […]
Protest in Russia
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Russian protestor first to be fined under Russian law

March 26, 2019 World Justice News 0
An 18-year-old man has become the first person punished under a new Russian law which bans adults from encouraging minors to take part in illegal protests. Ivan Luzin was first charged after a protest in […]

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US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

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The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]
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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

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For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]
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Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

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Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]
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