Russian authorities designated a record 65 companies as unfavorable in 2024, the independent news website Vyorstka reported Tuesday, mentioning government data.Since the list's intro in 2015, Russia's Justice Ministry has actually utilized the unwanted classification to target independent media, opposition groups and foreign companies. Being adde

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A Russian military court sentenced Russian comic and ex-television host Tatyana Lazareva to almost 7 years in prison in absentia for supporting Ukrainian drone attacks versus Russia, the independent news outlet Mediazona reported Tuesday.The Second Western District Military Court found Lazareva, who lives in Spain, guilty of openly j

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Russia's leading investigator Alexander Bastrykin has actually bought police authorities to release a criminal examination into declared failures in addressing the cleanup of a major oil spill along the Black Sea coast in southern Russia.The spill happened after two Russian tankers were damaged throughout a storm on Dec. 15, launching thousands of heaps

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Russia's top Islamic authority reversed its choice to permit marriage between a man and numerous females after police authorities stated the judgment breached the law.The Ulama Council of Russia's Spiritual Administration of Muslims announced last week that it issued a fatwa, or Islamic legal ruling, that allowed men to marry several women

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From the death of Alexei Navalny and the re-emergence of Islamic terrorism in Russia, to increasing inflation and financial woes, 2024 has been a rough year. The Moscow Times recalls at the six essential stories of the year: Feb. 16: The Death of Alexei NavalnyThe death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny sent shockwaves across the

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A Moscow court sentenced a Russian-born American to 15 years in jail on charges of espionage, Russian state media reported Tuesday, citing court documents.Gene Spector was detained in 2020 on charges of mediating a bribe to the aide of previous Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich in the type of getaways to Thailand and the Dominican

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