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EU to appeal court decision removing Hamas from terror list

The Council of the European Union is launching an appeal against last month’s EU court ruling that the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas be removed from its terrorist list for procedural reasons.

13:23 19.01.2015

Russian legislative committee supports 'unwanted' organizations blacklist bill

The State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation has recommended that the lower house pass the bill on blacklisting unwelcome organizations in Russia.

16:50 14.01.2015

Russian consumer protection watchdog blocks bitcoin website

The Russian Federal Service for Consumer Rights Protection has blocked access to a website on bitcoin, a virtual currency. The URL bitcoin.org was included in the registry of banned websites by court order this Tuesday.

14:44 13.01.2015

Over 900 extremist websites blocked in 2014 in Russia - official

Over 900 websites with extremist content were blocked in 2014 at prosecutors’ requests, Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika announced Monday at a meeting held to mark Prosecutor General's Office Workers' Day.

13:44 12.01.2015

Russian mass media regulator blacklists Wikipedia article on heroin

The Federal Agency for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor) has included the Wikipedia article on heroin in the list of banned web pages.

14:57 16.12.2014

Japan expands sanctions against Russia over Ukrainian turmoil

Japanese government has expanded the sanctions against Russia by adding another 26 individuals and 14 entities, allegedly involved in the elections in the self-proclaimed People’s Republics in Eastern Ukraine, to the sanctions list, Interfax reports on Tuesday.

12:32 09.12.2014

Moscow court blocks access to pirated versions of The Sopranos

The Moscow City Court under the piracy law has blocked access to 13 websites which distribute the pirated versions of The Sopranos series, according to the court’s website.

12:51 08.12.2014

Cannibal Corpse songs banned in Russia

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Ufa ruled on Friday that the translations of lyrics by Cannibal Corpse, a US metal band, be banned from distribution in Russia due to violent content.

16:32 28.11.2014

Russian parliament considers blacklisting 'undesirable' foreign organizations

Russian Lower House MPs Alexander Tarnavsky (A Just Russia) and Anton Ishchenko (LDPR) have submitted a bill to parliament to compile a list of undesirable foreign and international organizations.

11:35 28.11.2014

EU blacklists 13 more individuals and 5 organizations from Donetsk

The EU will introduce sanctions against 13 individuals and 5 legal entities representing self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics /DPR, LPR/, TASS reports citing a diplomatic source in Europe. A formal decision on expanding the black list will be made by the EU Council this Friday.

17:47 27.11.2014

Sites with pirated books and music to be blocked from December 1

Telecom regulator Roskomnadzor will add sites with pirated music and books to its black lists starting December 1. The law currently requires websites to remove pirated content. If they fail to do this by the deadline, access to the site will be blocked by Roskomnadzor.

10:32 13.11.2014

European Court confirms sanctions against Syria's Central Bank governor

The General Court of The European Union confirmed that restrictive measures against Adib Mayaleh, governer of the Central Bank of Syria, are valid.

13:59 05.11.2014

Russians refrain from going abroad amid sanctions - report

Employees of Russian state-owned companies affected by Western sanctions refrain from traveling abroad, Kommersant newspaper writes on Monday, citing reports of travel agencies.

12:42 27.10.2014

Rosneft, Russian billionaire Arkady Rotenberg file suits over EU sanctions

Russian oil giant Rosneft and billionaire Arkady Rotenberg filed suits with the EU Court of Justice based in Luxembourg over sanctions which had been imposed on them by the EU in late July.

10:53 17.10.2014

Western diplomats may be banned from entry to Crimea

Acting Head of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov has warned that if western countries continue with threats and sanctions against the republic, the regional officials may ban western diplomats from entering the peninsula, RIA Novosti reports Tuesday.

14:06 07.10.2014

MEP Rebecca Harms denied entry to Russia

Rebecca Harms, Green Party leader in the European Parliament, wrote on her Facebook page on Friday that she had been denied entry to Russia.

12:10 26.09.2014

EU court removes Gaddafi’s cousin from sanctions list

The EU General Court on Wednesday lifted financial and travel restrictions from a cousin of the former Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, and dismissed the EU Council’s arguments as unsubstantiated., according to the court's statement released on Wednesday.

16:13 25.09.2014

Canada lifts sanctions on two Russian banks

Canada has cancelled sanctions against two small Russian banks, Expobank and Rosenergobank, the Canadian Foreign Affairs Department said on its website.

10:37 19.09.2014

15 Russian TV channels banned in Ukraine

Ukraine's media regulator on Wednesday came out with a list of 15 banned Russian TV channels. The list includes Channel One. Global Network, RTR Planeta, NTV Mir, Russia 24, TVCI, Rossiya 1, NTV, TNT, St. Petersburg Channel 5, Zvezda, Ren TV, RBC TV, Life News, RT and History Channel.

10:29 10.09.2014

Four Russian lawmakers banned from leaving the country due to debt

The Federal Bailiff Service has banned four State Duma lawmakers, members of A Just Russia, from leaving Russia due to debt, Izvestia reports this Monday.

11:01 11.08.2014