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Russian official accuses EU of hypocrisy over LGBT rights

The EU should tend to its own problems regarding gay rights before criticizing other countries, Russia’s human rights envoy said Thursday, after reviewing an NGO report on homophobic violence in Europe.

19:35 19.09.2013

ECHR turns down Church of Scientology’s claim against Belgium

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) declared inadmissible an application filed by the Church of Scientology claiming that the Belgian authorities had breached the church’s rights by issuing statements to the media on a pending investigation.

18:58 19.09.2013

Russia calls on US to investigate children's rights abuses

Russia demands prosecution for people responsible for abusing rights of adopted children from Russia, conduct a thorough investigation and hand the information on such incidents over to Russian authorities, reads the statement published on Russian Foreign Ministry's website on Thursday.

17:43 19.09.2013

Russia to ask Georgia to extradite alleged slayer of diplomat in Abkhazia

Russia will ask Georgia to extradite alleged murderer of a Russian diplomat in Abkhazia, Investigative Committee spokesperson Vladimir Markin said Thursday.

16:17 19.09.2013

Ex-cop admits to having run surveillance on murdered Forbes Chief Editor Khlebnikov

Ex-police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov, who pleaded guilty to charges connected with the murder of Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, told the Moscow City Court on Thursday that he ran surveillance on murdered Forbes Russia Editor in Chief Paul Khlebnikov, honoring the request of two of his co-defendants.

15:39 19.09.2013

Urals man gets suspended sentence for posting Mein Kampf and porn online

A resident of Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth-largest city, has received a 27-month suspended sentence with 2.5 years' probation for publishing Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" on the Internet.

15:16 19.09.2013

Germany did not violate Princess Caroline's privacy rights - ECHR

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Germany did not violate the rights of Monaco's Princess Caroline von Hannover to respect for private and family life by refusing to enjoin the further publication of a photograph of the royal couple on vacation.

14:42 19.09.2013

Belarusian President leaves open possibility of Uralkali CEO's extradition

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said during a meeting on international economics Thursday that Uralkali CEO Vladislav Baumgertner may be extradited pending necessary investigations and compliance with the law.

14:09 19.09.2013

Interavia bankruptcy procedure extended for six months

The Moscow Commercial Court has extended for six months the bankruptcy proceedings for Interavia Airlines, RAPSI reported from the courtroom on Thursday.

13:03 19.09.2013

Uzbekistan court leaves Vimpelcom's Unitel on list of monopolies

A court in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent has rejected an appeal launched by Vimpelcom Uzbek subsidiary Unitel seeking its removal from the country's monopoly registry.

12:45 19.09.2013

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