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The blocking of Meta Platforms in Russia is the process of blocking access and subsequent banning of Meta Platforms' social networks in Russia due to allowing Facebook and Instagram users to wish the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, as well as to call for violence against Russian servicemen participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
In the Russian Federation, law enforcement is the responsibility of a variety of different agencies. The Russian police (formerly the militsiya) are the primary law enforcement agency, with the Investigative Committee of Russia as the main investigative agency, and the Federal Security Service (FSB) as the main domestic security agency.
Initiated by former President Dmitry Medvedev, Russian police reforms are an ongoing effort to improve the efficiency of Russia's police forces, decrease corruption, and improve the public image of law enforcement. On February 7, 2011, amendments were made to the laws of the police force, the criminal code, and the criminal procedure code.
Russian journalist Ilya Krasilshchik , the former publisher of Meduza news website, was charged by a Russian court for spreading fake news about the massacre in the Ukrainian city of Bucha. [57] Russian rock singer Yuri Shevchuk was prosecuted after speaking out against the war in Ukraine at a concert in Ufa.
On 13 April 2022, Siberian journalist Mikhail Afanasyev, editor-in-chief of the online magazine Novy Fokus, was detained by the police for his reporting on Russian invasion of Ukraine. [117] Afanasyev was twice awarded the Andrei Sakharov Prize "For Journalism as a Deed." [118] He was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison in September 2023. [119]
A US citizen, who was sentenced to 15 days in a Russian prison for attacking a police officer, will spend the next two months in pre-trial detention, according to Moscow court officials.
Gunmen opened fire on places of worship in two cities of Russia’s southernmost Dagestan province on Sunday, killing at least 15 police officers and four civilians, including an Orthodox priest ...
Law enforcement service of the Russian Federation (1 C) Pages in category "Law enforcement in Russia" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.