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Latvia will not heed UN language law recommendations – official

Latvia will not amend its state language law in connection with a recent set of UN recommendations, education minister Ina Drujviete stated on Tuesday.

16:54 01.04.2014

All Chernobyl cleanup workers to receive benefits

Russia’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday invalidated a regulation that denied Chernobyl cleanup worker an accompanying benefit status to members of student construction teams who took park in cleanup operations after the 1986 nuclear plant accident in Chernobyl, Ukraine, who were not dispatched there by executive decision.

12:50 01.04.2014

Ukraine’s parliament moves for immediate disarmament of militias

Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday adopted a resolution for the immediate disarmament of all illegal militias. The resolution was approved by 256 lawmakers with 220 passing minimum required.

12:31 01.04.2014

Penalties for repeat violations of protest rallies rules to be increased

A group of State Duma deputies have submitted a bill to tighten the criminal and administrative penalties for repeat violations of public event and demonstration regulations.

11:02 01.04.2014

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Russian courts allowed not to implement rulings of Europe's human rights court

Russia's Supreme Court proposed not to implement rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the provisions of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR).

12:53 09.12.2025

Redomiciliation stalls: How sanctions are shaping new practices for Russian companies

The mechanism for redomiciliating foreign companies to Russian jurisdiction, in effect since 2018, has recently encountered serious obstacles. Taking into account the background of sanctions-related restrictions introduced in 2022 through 2025, it has become extremely difficult to achieve the goal. The situation gave rise to the phenomenon of dual domicile and led to a rise in the number of new litigations, both in Russia and abroad.

12:32 09.12.2025

Soldiers jailed for killing US journalist Russell Bentley

A military court in Donetsk sentenced three soldiers to up to 12 years in prison for torturing and killing Russell Bentley, a 63-year-old U.S. national who collaborated with Sputnik news agency.

14:05 08.12.2025