Neo-Nazi youngsters face life behind bars
Published: 05 October, 2009, 23:13
A court in Moscow has begun hearing the case of 12 alleged neo-Nazis charged with 11 murders and one attempted murder.
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08.10.2009, 22:30
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A Moscow court has delivered its verdict in the case of two Russian students attacked by a gang of ethnic minorities. Six defendants were sentenced to 4-7 years in prison for being part of the Black Hawks gang.
15.07.2009, 14:13
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Bills approved by the Russian State Duma include increasing sentences to 20 years for the rape of children – and also harsher measures for the distributors of child pornography.
08.06.2009, 19:45
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A Moscow City court has sentenced an Uzbeki, convicted of raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl, to 23 years in a maximum security prison. The chilling murder was witnessed by several people, though none called police.
Saint Petersburg’s Nazi group has assumed responsibility for the December murder of a Ghana citizen, Fontanka.ru reported. Police hope that the internet video confession will help them find the criminals.
Moscow's lawmakers have set their minds to fight xenophobia by banning the media from mentioning the nationality, race and religion of criminals.
15.07.2009, 16:02
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To protect children from pedophiles, it’s necessary to penalize not only on those who are distributing and producing child pornography, but also those who keep these materials, says Bertrand Bainvel from UNICEF.
22.06.2009, 10:47
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The United Nations says that over five thousand women and children die every year in so-called "honor killings", often where family members kill women who refuse to enter forced marriages.
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The Moscow Metro attacks have led to renewed calls for the implementation of a national fingerprint database.
27.10.2010, 09:56
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Ranked by the World Health Organization as having the highest rate of youth crime in Europe, Russia is faced with the tough task of rehabilitating its young people and improving the statistics.
16.10.2009, 09:05
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Convicted pedophiles in Russia could soon be chemically castrated. Parliament is set to discuss the law, which supporters hope will stop the high-level of child molesters re-offending.
Published: 05 October, 2009, 23:13
A court in Moscow has begun hearing the case of 12 alleged neo-Nazis charged with 11 murders and one attempted murder.