Russian Chief of Staff Announces Pre-emptive Strikes; Government Announces Sweeping Reforms to Combat Terrorism
Following the school siege in Beslan which resulted in at least 326 dead and more than 700 injured, the Russian army’s Chief of Staff announced his Government’s plans to launch pre-emptive strikes on terrorist bases anywhere in the world. After the siege, the State...Russian Federation: Tougher Penalties for Terrorism Offences
The Russian Criminal Code has been amended to toughen penalties for terrorism. Terrorist offences will now carry sentences of 8 to 15 years imprisonment, while particularly grave acts, such as an attempt on human life and grave crimes against public security, will be...
Russia: lawyer tried by military court
The ICJ condemns the trial of a Russian laywer before a Military Court in Moscow.
Russia: trial against lawyer must be monitored
The Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers of the ICJ requested the Russian Government to allow observers to monitor the trial of Mr. Trepashkin, a lawyer whose arrest was based on planted evidence.
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