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03.05.2009, 13:38 3 comments

Guns don’t kill people, Police do

The number of Russian policemen brought to justice over the past four years is increasing. With people scared of seeing men in uniform, human rights activists and lawmakers in Russia are calling for urgent police reform.

20.10.2009, 18:20

Moscow store massacre cop was also a robber – lawyer

A full version of CCTV video has been released showing a senior Moscow cop shooting at people in a store. According to the victims’ lawyer, before the massacre, Major Yevsyukov had robbed the supermarket several times.

11.06.2009, 12:13 1 comment

Torture still routine practice for Turkish police

In order to join the European Union, Turkey has introduced changes to its legal system to comply with EU standards on human rights, but critics say that people are still being tortured in Turkey by the country's police.

14.05.2009, 03:26

Paedophile cop shocks St. Petersburg

A 33-year-old police officer has been detained in St. Petersburg accused of raping teenage boys and physically assaulting men and women in the streets.

24.03.2010, 17:37 1 comment

Russian police make first raid on call cost scam show

Russian police have for the first time started a criminal case against organizers of a phone charge TV show. Officials said that mobile operators could also be brought to responsibility within the same case.

04.08.2009, 19:43

Boy kills grandma over girlfriend

A teenager in Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave has been sentenced to six years behind bars for strangling his grandmother who didn’t let him bring his girlfriend home to live with him.

30.11.2009, 18:41 32 comments

New Polish law equates Communist and Nazi symbols

Europe has long been condemning the communist regime, but none of the countries has gone as far as Poland, where a law was signed allowing people to be fined or imprisoned for keeping and buying communist symbols.

18.09.2009, 18:18 5 comments

Administrations get tender about corruption in tendering

A series of scandals unveiled in the Russian media over recent months have shed light on corruption schemes used by officials at all levels of power, proving that a system of public control is slowly starting to work.

21.04.2010, 22:16 4 comments

“The biggest problem for Russia is bad publicity abroad” – expat

Despite recent improvements in Russia’s economy and immigration policy, foreigners are still afraid to work in the country. However, the situation might improve in the near future.

05.04.2010, 19:00 6 comments

MP suggests banning media from quoting terrorists

The media should be banned from quoting terrorists’ statements, according to a deputy from the ruling United Russia party. Robert Schlegel has submitted a respective draft law to the State Duma.

Media coverage - first step to stop rampages by cops

Published: 21 October, 2009, 20:27
Edited: 22 October, 2009, 06:29


The fact that Russian media has begun covering police rampages is a recent development and a good sign, Fred Weir from the Christian Science Monitor newspaper told RT.

 
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