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Bill on examination procedure for transport safety offences reaches State Duma

Russia’s government has submitted a bill on the order of considering cases on transport safety offences to the State Duma.

10:59 10.07.2017

US ready to expand Magnitsky List – State Department

In the future, the US intends to expand the Magnitsky List, a human rights abuse sanction roster established in 2009, RIA Novosti reports on Tuesday citing the US State Department.

11:10 30.12.2014

United States urges Russia to find and prosecute mastermind of Politkovskaya’s murder

The United States is urging Russia to identify and prosecute those who ordered the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, the US Department of State said in a statement released Tuesday.

11:00 07.10.2014

Seleznev case “based solely on law enforcement considerations” – US State Department

Seleznev will be afforded all consular access, said State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki, adding the Seleznev case is a law enforcement matter that has nothing to do with the latest tensions between Russia and the US.

11:24 16.07.2014

Russia concered about detained hacker facing derailed trial like Bout

Russian Foreign Ministry is taking all steps to prevent the case of detained Russian national Roman Seleznev from developing along the lines of the capers of Viktor Bout and jailed pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, ministry’s human rights rapporteur Konstanin Dolgov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.

11:13 09.07.2014

US imposes visa sanctions against Ukrainian officials

The US are imposing visa sanctions against 20 Ukrainian officials who are allegedly responsible for the escalation of violence, the US State Department declared on Thursday.

10:40 20.02.2014

US offers Russia to return Schneerson collection by exchange

The US State Department has offered Russia to settle the dispute over the Rebbe Schneerson book collection "by exchange", America's Hasidic community's lawyer Nathan Lewin said in court.

10:59 22.10.2013

USA urges Russia to protect journalists and human rights defenders

The US State Department has issued a statement in memory of Russian journalists Natalya Estemirova and Paul Klebnikov and has urged the Russian Government to protect journalists and human rights defenders.

10:24 16.07.2013

US Department of State may expand Magnitsky list

The US Department of State is considering the possibility of expanding the scope of the Magnitsky list. The Magnitsky List now includes the names of 18 Russian officials who are barred from travelling to the United States.

11:14 12.07.2013

US may sanction Russia and China for human trafficking

Sanctions may be placed on Russia, China and Uzbekistan, whose rating in the US State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report has been downgraded to Tier 3, the lowest rank.

13:21 20.06.2013