Combat against web piracy spreads to Russia
Published: 25 June, 2009, 10:51
The Russian offices of major record labels including Universal Music and Sony Music as well as music selling companies have teamed up in the fight against web piracy.
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06.05.2010, 15:55
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The crew of a large Russian anti-submarine ship has freed an oil tanker seized by Somali pirates on Wednesday. All 23 Russian sailors from the hijacked vessel have escaped the incident unscathed.
05.05.2010, 14:23
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Pirates have seized an oil tanker with 23 Russians aboard, according to EU's anti-piracy mission "Atalanta". The vessel, sailing under a Liberian flag, was attacked some 800 kilometers east of the Somali coast.
31.10.2009, 12:20
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The Thai-flagged fishing trawler “Thai Union 3” that was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean is crewed by 23 Russians, two men from Ghana and two from the Philippines.
03.09.2009, 17:55
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Russia’s Foreign Ministry has warned that the Georgian practice of arresting cargo ships in Abkhazian waters may lead to “serious armed incidents”.
07.05.2010, 10:39
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The Russian Navy has had to release 10 Somalis, captured earlier in an operation to rescue a seized tanker. There was no legal way to prosecute them for piracy.
12.10.2010, 21:58
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A draft law being discussed in the State Duma would make mobile operators pay every time their clients download copyrighted material.
04.05.2009, 17:46
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The Iranian embassy in Moscow has said that a Russian warship has freed eight Iranian citizens who had been seized last week along with Somali pirates.
06.02.2010, 15:42
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A Russian patrol ship has seized a boat carrying seven suspected pirates who had allegedly attacked an Antigua and Barbuda-flagged ship off Somalia's coast.
28.05.2009, 18:48
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It has been revealed that Russia released 29 pirates held off the Somali coast to Iran and Pakistan three weeks ago, saying there was no legal basis to try them in Russia.
30.08.2010, 06:16
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Three Russian pilots have been kidnapped in Sudan's volatile Darfur region. Russia’s consulate office in the region confirmed the information.
Published: 25 June, 2009, 10:51
The Russian offices of major record labels including Universal Music and Sony Music as well as music selling companies have teamed up in the fight against web piracy.