Russia court orders arrest of Meta spokesperson – JURIST

Russia court orders arrest of Meta spokesperson – JURIST

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ordered the arrest of Meta Platforms spokesperson Andy Stone in absentia Monday for charges relating to terrorism offenses and inciting extremist activities. The court issued a statement saying... Read more »
Russia media regulator begins investigation into language learning service Duolingo for alleged ‘LGBT propaganda’ – JURIST

Russia media regulator begins investigation into language learning service Duolingo for alleged ‘LGBT propaganda’ – JURIST

Russia media regulator Roskomnadzor Friday began an investigation into the alleged spread of “LGBT propaganda” by the language learning application Duolingo, as reported by TASS, Russia’s state news agency. Duolingo, an American-based... Read more »
Human rights organizations release report alleging mass civilian casualties during Russia siege of Mariupol, Ukraine – JURIST

Human rights organizations release report alleging mass civilian casualties during Russia siege of Mariupol, Ukraine – JURIST

Human Rights Watch (HRW), SITY Research and Truth Hounds released a report Thursday on the Russian military assault on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol between February and May 2022, alleging numerous civilian... Read more »
Russia bans opposition candidate Boris Nadezhdin from 2024 presidential ballot – JURIST

Russia bans opposition candidate Boris Nadezhdin from 2024 presidential ballot – JURIST

Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) banned opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin on Thursday from the upcoming presidential election ballot. The commission made its decision after invalidating more than 9,000 signatures of support, leaving... Read more »
Finland extends closure of Russia border until mid-April amid migrant crisis – JURIST

Finland extends closure of Russia border until mid-April amid migrant crisis – JURIST

Finland announced on Thursday the extension of the closure of its border crossing points with Russia until April 14, 2024, citing concerns over weaponized migration and threats to national security from Russia.... Read more »
ICJ rules it has jurisdiction on some aspects of Ukraine genocide case against Russia – JURIST

ICJ rules it has jurisdiction on some aspects of Ukraine genocide case against Russia – JURIST

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Friday that it has jurisdiction to determine aspects of a case, brought by Ukraine against Russia, concerning allegations of genocide under the Convention on the... Read more »
Russia bans opposition candidate Boris Nadezhdin from 2024 presidential ballot – JURIST

Russia election officials discover errors in the paperwork of Putin challenger – JURIST

Election officials in Russia announced Friday that they had found errors in the paperwork submitted by prominent opposition politician and anti-war proponent, Boris Nadezhdin, after he provided the signatures of over 100,000... Read more »
Russia court extends pre-trial detention of Russian-American journalist in ‘foreign agent’ case – JURIST

Russia court extends pre-trial detention of Russian-American journalist in ‘foreign agent’ case – JURIST

A Sovetsky District Court in Kazan, Russia extended on Thursday the pre-trial detention of Alsu Kurmasheva, a Russian-American journalist who stands accused of violating a law on “foreign agents.” The Kazan court... Read more »
ICJ mostly rejects Ukraine claims of Russia discrimination, terrorism financing – JURIST

ICJ mostly rejects Ukraine claims of Russia discrimination, terrorism financing – JURIST

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) found Wednesday that Russia failed to investigate Ukrainian claims that Russians were financing terrorism in Ukraine, in violation of Russia’s obligations under Article 9 of the... Read more »
European Parliament opens investigation into Latvia member over Russia agent allegations – JURIST

European Parliament opens investigation into Latvia member over Russia agent allegations – JURIST

According to officials, the European Parliament (EP) opened an investigation Tuesday into Tatjana Ždanoka, a Latvian member of the assembly who has been accused of working as a Russian agent for several... Read more »
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