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Chinese poachers who crossed Russian border to catch frogs sentenced to jail terms

A court in Primorsky Krai sentenced two Chinese citizens, who had illegally crossed the Russian border to catch frogs and fish, to 19 and 18 months in a penal colony.

11:54 16.06.2021

Ex-chair of Crimean Tatar Majlis to go on trial on illegal border crossing charges

Indictment has been approvad against a former chairman of Majlis of Crimean Tatars banned in Russia Mustafa Dzhemilev, who stands charged with illegal border crossing and ammunition storage.

10:59 08.06.2020

Moskalkova states necessity of international human rights instrument during pandemic

Russia’s federal ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova on Monday voiced the necessity to draft an international instrument on rights and obligations of people at times of epidemics, quarantine and pandemic.

13:58 27.04.2020

Russia’s State Duma simplifies e-visa entry of foreigners to Far East

The State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a bill extending a simplified entry of foreign citizens having e-visas to Russia’s Far East region.

16:12 12.02.2020

All Ukrainian sailors accused of illegal border crossing to stay jailed till late October

Detention of another 11 Ukrainian sailors involved in the case over illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait was on Wednesday extended until late October.

19:01 17.07.2019

Moscow court rules 13 Ukrainian sailors to be held in detention for another 3 months

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Wednesday extended detention of 13 Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait until October 24.

16:26 17.07.2019

Probe into Russian border violation case against Ukrainian sailors extended for 3 months

The Federal Security Service’s (FSB) investigators have extended the probe into the Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait until late August.

13:29 15.04.2019

Ukrainian ombudsman informed of detained sailors’ health – Russian human rights official

Chairman of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has informed Ukrainian ombudsman Lyudmila Denisova about health condition and treatment of sailors detained on charges of illegal border crossing in the Kerch Strait.

13:54 12.03.2019

Ukrainian sailors take medical examination in detention - Ombudsman

Three Ukrainian sailors wounded as they illegally crossed Russian borders received a complex medical examination in a civilian hospital.

15:57 26.02.2019

Four other Ukraine’s sailors to stay jailed in Russian border violation case for 2 months

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling to extend detention of four other Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal crossing of Russian borders against extension of their detention until April 24.

16:56 20.02.2019

Appeals against extended detention of another four Ukrainian sailors withdrawn

The Moscow City Court has refused to consider appeals against extended detention of four Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal crossing of Russian borders.

14:50 18.02.2019

Detention upheld for four more Ukrainian sailors charged with Russian border violation

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed appeals of four more Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal crossing of Russian borders against extension of their detention until April 24.

14:11 13.02.2019

Extension of detention upheld for another four Ukrainian sailors involved in border case

Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld extension of detention for another four Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal crossing of Russian borders.

13:06 12.02.2019

Four Ukrainian sailors to remain in jail until late April

The Moscow City Court on Thursday upheld extension of detention for four Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal crossing of Russian borders.

15:40 07.02.2019

Ukrainian sailors have no complaints against detention conditions – ombudsman

Moscow’s human rights commissioner Tatiana Potyayeva visited Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal crossing of Russian borders in Lefortovo detention center and found that they did not have complaints against jail conditions.

17:02 24.01.2019

Ukrainian sailors satisfied with medical aid in detention - ombudsman

Three Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal crossing of Russian borders are satisfied with medical support delivered to them in a detention center.

14:37 23.01.2019

Twelve Ukrainian sailors to stay in Russian detention in border case until late April

Moscow’s Lefortovsky District Court on Tuesday extended detention for twelve Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal crossing of Russian borders until April 24.

16:55 15.01.2019

Russia's FSB seeks extension of Ukrainian sailors’ detention in border violation case

The Federal Security Service’s (FSB) Investigation Office has filed a motion seeking to extend detention for Ukrainian sailors charged with illegal crossing of Russian borders.

12:53 11.01.2019

Ingushetia-Chechnya border agreement is constitutional - Russian Constitutional Court

Russia’s Constitutional Court has held that an agreement on the administrative border between two North Caucasus republics Ingushetia and Chechnya complies with the country’s Constitution.

11:33 06.12.2018

Simferopol court detains 12 Ukrainian sailors in border violation case

The Kiev Court of Simferopol has ordered detention of 12 Ukrainian sailors until January 25 as part of a case on illegal crossing Russian borders.

20:10 27.11.2018