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Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Media, Politics, Religion August 17, 2012August 18, 2012

Russian Judge Sentences Pussy Riot Members For Two Years For 40 Seconds of “Hooliganism”

The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has called Vladimir Putin and his return to power “a miracle of God.”…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, International, Media, Politics, Religion, Society March 4, 2016March 3, 2016

Russia Arrests Atheist For Questioning The Existence of God On Social Media

We have recently discussed how Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia have arrested and flogged atheists under medieval Sharia legal systems.…

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Bizarre, Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Society April 27, 2015April 27, 2015

Putin Does Not Twerk: Women Jailed For Twerking In Russia

A Russian court has sentencing two women and a teenager to 15 days jail time for twerking. That’s right, twerking.…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Free Speech, International, Politics, Religion, Society August 2, 2013August 2, 2013

Russian Gays Forced To Drink Urine And Beaten As Part Of “Cure” By Nationalist Thugs

We have been following the threats to arrest gay athletes in Russia under the new anti-homosexual laws of the Putin…

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Constitutional Law, Criminal law, Politics, Religion April 10, 2013March 3, 2016

Russian Patriarch Condemns Feminism As “Very Dangerous”

As Vladimir Putin secures a new blasphemy law against critics or mockers of religion, Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill is…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International, Lawyering, Politics, Society January 29, 2013January 29, 2013

Dead Men Don’t Blow Whistles: Russians Prosecute Dead Lawyer

Vladimir Putin has worked hard to maintain his carefully constructed image of a macho authoritarian figure, including sending away the…

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Animals, Bizarre, International, Media, Politics September 7, 2012September 7, 2012

Losing His Flock: Putin Takes Highly Symbolic Flight Alone As Giant Crane

Vladimir Putin continued his effort to create a cult of personality around his superhero exploits this week. If you recall,…

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Bizarre, International, Politics, Religion, Society August 7, 2012August 7, 2012

Not On The First Date: Putin Recoils As Russian Priest Seeks To Kiss His Hand

It appears that after years to clearly cultivating a cult of personality with action-hero photo ops and staged acts, Putin…

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Bizarre, Criminal law, International August 2, 2013August 2, 2013

Highway Robbery: Russian Man Arrested For Stealing Road

I guess some jurisdictional questions are easier than others. Prosecutors often look at whether an interstate road was used in…

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