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20.07.2009, 13:21
Russia’s gambling business is moving from Moscow to Minsk. The former Moscow casino Shangri La is opening its brand-new premises in Belarus, as the first to be licensed by the Belarusian Ministry of sport and tourism.
13.07.2009, 08:56
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, known for their doomsday prophecies, are seen as an extremist cult by the Russian authorities. Banned in many countries, their activities could soon become illegal in Russia as well.
13.07.2009, 15:10
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There are at least tens of thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia and, if banned, they will go into hiding and it will be a source of conflict, says Andrey Zolotov from magazine Russia Profile.
26.01.2010, 08:41
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Russia is considering changing laws that would restrict missionary activity. Officials say the measure is to protect people from damaging cults, but there are serious fears over how it will impact on religious freedom.
21.04.2010, 17:11
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A court in Russia’s Urals has ruled that the materials by L. Ron Hubbard are to be banned as undermining the spiritual basis of life in Russia, says the Prosecutor-General’s official website.
21.05.2009, 00:23
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Six-year-old Aleksandra has finally arrived in Russia, her native land, though she has never been here before. On Monday, a Portuguese court returned the girl, living with a Portuguese couple, to her Russian mother.
26.05.2009, 11:09
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The father of a newborn girl has been sentenced to three years in prison for having sexual relations with his underage wife, who is the mother of his newborn daughter.
30.03.2010, 15:15
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A draft law imposing criminal liability of up to five years behind bars for the rehabilitation of Nazism has been submitted to the State Duma by a group of MPs from the ruling United Russia party.
01.02.2010, 12:42
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On March 19 the Basmanny court of Moscow will again take on the case of the murder of the family of Russia's last Tsar, Nicolas II.
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: 21 July, 2009, 12:37
Playing poker in Russia is now officially a gamble. The government says the card game is not a sport so could soon be exiled to the country’s four special gambling zones.
