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24.07.2009, 09:20
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More than two million people in Russia are thought to be homeless and living without state benefits and healthcare. Their chances of returning to a normal life are slim, but some people are trying to make a difference.
28.10.2009, 09:36
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Fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS is the focus for fifty eastern European and central Asian countries who have gathered in Moscow today. In Russia, discrimination also adds to the burden of HIV-positive people.
12.08.2010, 20:46
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An overwhelming majority of Russians support the idea of a ban on smoking and drinking beer in public places, a public opinion poll by the Levada Analytical Center reveals.
13.05.2009, 09:39
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Russian law says that a person can become a donor only if their brain death is ascertained according to accepted medical criteria, but it also says those criteria cannot be applied to minors.
04.07.2009, 11:22
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Police in Russia's Far East have found a six-year-old who lived with the family's pets in a kennel. Doctors say she is healthy, but lags behind in her psychological development.
14.01.2010, 08:22
Sergey Istomin is a man who has turned a disaster in his life into a victory. Though he is the European Weightlifting Champion among disabled athletes, he still cannot win every day battles with curbs and ramps.
30.03.2009, 06:43
Inaccessible airports, companies’ policies violating human rights – it turns travel for the disabled in Russia into a nightmare. Fed up with discrimination from airlines, they are now going to courts to force changes.
27.05.2009, 11:44
Bureaucracy can be a big enough challenge in Russia, even if you're able-bodied, but if you're living with a disability and the nearest form of transport is far away, dealing with it can become a nightmare.
20.01.2010, 20:25
A journalist who was beaten by police in the Siberian city of Tomsk has died in hospital.
02.02.2010, 19:40
Moscow is hosting the Russian Challenge Cross Country ski competition, but this time round all the physical exertion is for charity.
Published: 28 October, 2009, 15:56
In Russia, HIV-positive people are discriminated not only by society in general, but also at healthcare institutions, said Doctor Denis Broun, regional director for the UNAIDS support team for Europe and Central Asia.
