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27.07.2009, 09:11 5 comments

Russia's prison-born children marked for life

Growing up behind bars is a grim reality for Russian children whose mothers are serving jail sentences. Critics say some inmates are using their children to secure better living conditions for themselves.

16.05.2009, 08:15 1 comment

Bulgaria sees alarming rise in child-abandonment cases by young mothers

With teenage pregnancy on the rise in the Eastern European state of Bulgaria, orphanages say more children are being abandoned by young parents.

Lithuania, Vilnius: View of one of the cells, 12 march 2004 in the Lukiskiu prison in Vilnius. (AFP Photo / Eric Feferberg) 16.01.2010, 10:46

Lithuanian prisoners to pay for energy consumption

On Friday the Lithuanian parliament changed its Code of Execution of Sentences. Now detainees will have to pay for the energy they use, at special prison rates.

04.03.2010, 06:49

Will Russia disarm private security gunslingers?

Under a new Russian law, all security firms will have to give up the firearms they have been using over the years and no one can tell for sure if they will get them back after the announced inventory check.

24.03.2010, 22:02

Russia may target Internet users for illegal file sharing

Russian police plan to combat illegal file sharing by focusing on Internet users rather than service providers.

27.07.2010, 17:46 21 comments

US “sparked Russian spy sensation” in wake of WikiLeaks broadside

In an effort to distract attention from the release of thousands of secret documents on the Afghanistan War, the US rounded up 11 Russian “spies” according to internal sources.

23.07.2010, 16:04 15 comments

Russia accuses US special services of lawlessness after “abduction” of pilot

As Moscow expresses its outrage at the detention of a Russian pilot in Liberia and his extradition to the US, Washington has apologized for failing to promptly provide notice about the details of the case.

28.05.2010, 15:33 7 comments

As Obama moves against homegrown terrorists, it’s time to read the fine print

The president's national security strategy focuses the big security guns on homegrown terrorism, but some observers fear the new program will ride roughshod over democratic terrain.

Image from phawker.com 27.07.2010, 10:45 6 comments

Wikileaks strikes again, reveals “failing war effort” in Afghanistan

The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has released a large cache of secret military documents from the War in Afghanistan that draws back the curtain on the drawn-out operation.

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.

‘Merchant of death’ files case against American agents

Published: 07 May, 2009, 21:55


Russian businessman Victor Bout, who was accused of arms smuggling during a trial in Thailand, has filed charges against three American intelligence agents.

 
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