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Criminal charges mount after discovery of children hidden underground

Legal consequences are mounting up in the aftermath of the shocking discovery by authorities last week of nearly 70 devotees of an obscure sect that had been living underground in total isolation from society for the past decade in the Russian region of Tatarstan.

18:57 09.08.2012

Pussy Riot's fourth day of trial - live updates

RAPSI is hosting live text coverage of the heavily anticipated Pussy Riot trial as it progresses.

09:45 02.08.2012

Pussy Riot's second day of trial - live updates

RAPSI is hosting a live text coverage of the heavily anticipated Pussy Riot trial as it progresses. The hooliganism trial of three members of Russian punk rock collective Pussy Riot began Monday in a Moscow court in a case that has attracted heated controversy worldwide.

10:00 31.07.2012

"Foreign agents" under Russia's NGO Law and its US doppelganger

President Putin signed off on a high-profile bill that will relegate politically active NGOs receiving funding from abroad to a registry of “foreign agents.” Once registered, these NGOs will face heightened scrutiny. They will be required to file regular disclosures with the government and to label all materials disseminated through major channels with their “foreign agent” status.

12:57 27.07.2012

New judicial salary scheme to cost taxpayers $2 bln

The Finance Ministry has proposed steps to increase the salaries of judges. If adopted, the legislation will require 65.7 billion rubles ($2 billion) from the federal budget for the judiciary in 2013.

12:12 18.07.2012

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Bill on establishing Military Ombudsman post submitted to Russia’s State Duma

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