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Legal methods of fighting filicide

09:00 06/11/2012 Last year, 1,762 children were murdered in Russia. Of those, 30% were killed by parents or other close relatives and relations. This is the fourth year in a row that child murder-rate figures have neared 2,000.

Profile: opposition activist Sergei Udaltsov

18:32 22/10/2012 Sergei Udaltsov has been at the forefront of Russia’s opposition movement since before it gained popularity in December 2011. He is well-known in Russia both for his zealous advocacy for democratic reform, and for his unparalleled propensity toward getting arrested. In November 2011, Amnesty International reported that he had been arrested approximately 37 times. Since then, in light of the post-election protest movement that has taken Moscow by storm in the past year, the number of arrests has likely increased dramatically.

Religious organizations skeptical of increased government regulation

12:27 22/10/2012 A bill to revise the procedures governing the work of religious organizations has been submitted to the State Duma. According to the bill, the clergy should be required to receive specialized educational certificates, and religious organizations should sign employment contracts with their personnel, who in turn should be able to form trade unions.

'Farewell' to Russian jurisdiction

09:02 14/10/2012 The flight of businesses to foreign jurisdictions presents a genuine threat to the Russian economy, national security and sovereignty, according to the participants of a recent State Duma meeting bringing together parliamentary leaders and law firm representatives.

Emerging trends of international arbitration

16:08 09/10/2012 In an effort to bridge the gaps between current and preferred practices, a major survey released last week is pulling back the drapes on the emerging trends of international arbitration.

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