FACTBOX: History of death penalty in Russia
The death penalty in Russia was introduced and canceled several times
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The death penalty in Russia was introduced and canceled several times
Russian lawmakers called Tuesday for lifting the moratorium on the death penalty following last week’s attack on a concert hall in the Moscow region. Speaking at a plenary session of Russia's lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, its chairman Vyacheslav Volodin said all the necessary legislation exists and it is up to the Constitutional Court to decide. "In our
“Because I am not Russian, hatred was directed at me even before the Crocus City Hall [attack], but now, they especially hate the migrants,” said a taxi driver who came to Moscow from his native Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second-largest city, some four years ago in search of stable work. “[The assailants] happened to be Tajiks and Russians cannot differentiate between Tajiks and Kyrgyz.
The State Duma, the nation's lower house of parliament, has urged Western countries to investigate the funding of terrorist attacks targeting Russia.
French, German, Polish, Bulgarian and Czech units are fighting in the Kupyansk direction and in the area of Zaporozhye in the special military...