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Austria extradites Russian businessman charged with $855,000 embezzlement

Austria has extradited Russian businessman Denis Yedrenkin charged with embezzling 53 million rubles ($855,000) from a Ural dairy plant.

17:36 01.06.2018

Russian children rights commissioner calls recent fire in Irkutsk “criminal madness”

Russia’s commissioner for children rights Anna Kuznetsova has called a fire, which broke out today in Irkutsk and left eight children injured, a “criminal madness” and pushed for tough punishment for people responsible.

15:30 01.06.2018

Estonian program developer accuses Telegram founder of plagiarism

An Estonian innovation technology company has filed a lawsuit against Telegram founder Pavel Durov over alleged plagiarizing the so-called crypto passport.

14:59 01.06.2018

Russian Human Rights Council turns to CoE, OSCE over journalist insecurity in Ukraine

Russia’s Presidential Council on Human Rights has appealed to the Council of Europe (CoE) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) over insecurity of journalists in Ukraine.

13:30 01.06.2018

Prosecutors reveal 640,000 violations of children rights

MOSCOW, June 1 (RAPSI) – In 2017, Russian prosecutors revealed over 640,000 violations in the sphere of children rights protection.

12:12 01.06.2018

Jury trial competence extended in Russia

The law extending jury trial institution’s competence took effect in Russia on June 1.

11:31 01.06.2018

Russian court upholds 9-year prison sentence for ex-senator guilty of corruption

The Chelyabinsk Regional Court has upheld a 9-year prison sentence for the former member of the Federation Council Konstantin Tsybko, found guilty of corruption crimes.

10:53 01.06.2018

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