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Russia bars entry to its national territory to 87 high-ranking citizens of Canada

The Russian authorities have imposed personal sanctions on another 87 high-ranking Canadian citizens, blocking their entry into the country, according to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

19:37 22.09.2022

Russia boosts sanctions against high profile citizens of Canada

Russian authorities have banned 43 more high-ranking Canadian citizens from entering the country.

16:51 27.06.2022

Moscow court upholds undesirable NGO label of Ukrainian World Congress, Free Russia

The Moscow City Court has dismissed appeals filed by Free Russia Foundation and Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) against the undesirable organization label given to them by Russian authorities.

10:59 24.07.2020

Ex-US marine gets 16 years in Russian prison for espionage

The Moscow City Court on Monday found ex-US marine Paul Whelan of espionage against Russia and sentenced him to 16 years behind bars.

11:35 15.06.2020

Russian prosecutor seeks 18 years in prison for alleged foreign spy Whelan

A prosecutor has demanded to sentence a foreign citizen Paul Whelan charged with espionage against Russia to 18 years in high-security prison.

15:18 25.05.2020

Foreign citizen Whelan charged with espionage to stay in Russian detention till fall

The Moscow City Court on Monday extended detention of a foreign citizen Paul Whelan charged with espionage against Russia until September 13.

18:13 23.03.2020

European prosecutors complied with 78 Russia’s requests in 2018 – official

EU countries complied with 78 requests lodged by Russian prosecutors during this year.

17:46 23.10.2018

Russian investigators close case against deceased alleged Khatyn massacre accomplice

A criminal case against Vladimir Katryuk, who allegedly participated in the massacre in the Belarusian village of Khatyn during World War II, has been closed because of his death.

13:35 14.10.2016

Russian mobile app firm accused of fraud by cybersecurity company – report

A cyber security company based in Canada, Sentrant, has claimed that Russian mobile application firm, Academ Media, is responsible for mass fraud conducted through online advertisement service MoPub.

10:58 08.02.2016

Former KGB agent leaves asylum in Canada, returns to Russia – report

An ex-KGB agent who was living in a church in Vancouver for six years to avoid deportation to Russia has surrendered to Canadian authorities and has returned to his homeland.

11:11 18.08.2015

Canada refuses to extradite alleged Khatyn massacre accomplice to Russia

Canadian officials have refused to extradite Vladimir Katryuk who allegedly participated in the massacre in the Belarusian village of Khatyn during World War II.

16:01 27.05.2015

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

Russian flght attendant suspected of fraud in US sentenced to time served

California state Federal Court has officialy closed the case against Russian flight attendant Marina Talashkova who was accused and arrested in Canada on suspicion of fraud and spent 2,5 years in pre-trial detention, according to the court documents RAPSI obtained on Monday.

13:42 23.06.2014

Kyrgyzaltyn board chairman arrested in Centerra Gold case

Dilger Japarov, board chairman of Kyrgyzaltyn JSC, Kyrgyzstan's state-owned mining company, has been arrested on suspicion of an illegal dividend payment worth $200 million to Centerra Gold.

16:39 29.05.2014

Russian flight attendant pleads guilty to US money-laundering conspiracy

A young Russian flight attendant who spent over two years in Canadian custody before being extradited to the US on fraud charges last month has pleaded guilty to one count of money-laundering conspiracy.

14:58 28.03.2014

13 Canadian officials, public figures banned from entering Russia

13 high-ranking Canadian officials, lawmakers, and public figures have been banned from entering Russia in connection with reciprocal sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Monday.

19:32 24.03.2014

Top ten criminal case developments of 2013

As far as worldwide crime fighting goes, 2013 has been an epic year. Zeroing in on the ten most important criminal developments of the year is anything but easy. We compromised on the present list of ten cases based on a series of criteria, including global reach and concrete legal impact.

10:03 31.12.2013

Google chief pens Daily Mail article vowing to fight child porn

Google has put upwards of 200 people to the task of developing state-of-the-art technology aimed at tackling the problem of pedophilia on the Internet.

14:45 18.11.2013

Canada police announce 341 arrests as a result of child exploitation investigation

341 people have been arrested and 386 children have been rescued from exploitation as the result of a three-year investigation targeting international child exploitation, the Toronto Police Service announced Thursday.

18:21 15.11.2013

Khan Resources not to go to Canadian Supreme court in ARMZ litigation

Khan Resources Inc. (Khan) has decided not to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada a lower-court decision to dismiss its efforts to validate, substitute, or dispense with service of its claim against Russian uranium producer Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ), according to a statement released by Khan Friday.

15:01 26.08.2013