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Articles with tag "Krasnoyarsk"

Rapid Ice Melt Triggers Floods, Evacuations in Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk Region

Authorities warned that 120 homes in the town of Minusinsk, located north of the Mongolian border, were at risk of flooding.

Siberian City Bans Protest Against Protest Ban

City officials in Krasnoyarsk said mass public events are not allowed while Russia continues its so-called "special military operation."
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Lawmakers in Krasnoyarsk Region Move to Ban ‘Coercion’ Into Abortion

If fully adopted, Krasnoyarsk would become the 18th Russian region to implement such a ban, media reported.
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Russian Man Jailed for 3 Years for Defacing Army Posters

This comes as the third anniversary of the war approaches, and public poster campaigns emphasize the increasing payments for those willing to fight in...
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Russian Opposition Activist Slits Wrists in Court -Rights Group

Suvorova was arrested in 2023 for allegedly filing a false police report after she said that she was attacked by a police officer.
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Shuttered Siberian Queer Bar Fined for ‘LGBT Propaganda’

The bar’s owner announced its abrupt closure last month following a police raid over a “provocative” party with drag show performers.
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Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk to Shutter Prisons After Inmates Sent to Fight in Ukraine

But a human rights official criticized the decision as “impractical” and predicted that the prisons would reopen within five years.
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Black Sky, Gray Snow: Decades of Air Pollution Leave Siberia's Krasnoyarsk Struggling to Breathe

“I have been living in Krasnoyarsk since birth, and I am generally adapted to life here. But lately, even I cannot bear it,” one resident said.
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Siberian Queer Bar Shuts Down After Police Raid

Russia's Interior Ministry said it carried out a drug and alcohol inspection at the bar the day before and detained 12 people for questioning.
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Siberian Opposition Deputy Arrested on Extortion Charges

Alexander Gliskov ran for governor of Siberia’s Krasnoyarsk region this fall, during which his campaign team claimed widespread voter fraud.
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Wandering Polar Bear in Northern Russia Sends Town Into 'High Alert'

In response to the polar bear’s regular intrusions into the town of Dikson, local officials arranged for a bus to safely transport children to and from...
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Siberian Governor Removed After Son Flees Italy House Arrest, Extradition to U.S.

The father of a fugitive Russian smuggling suspect wanted by the U.S. has ceded his governorship in Krasnoyarsk.
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Russian Secret Services Likely Helped Siberian Governor's Son Flee Italy

Uss faces a number of charges in the U.S., including sanctions violations and money laundering.
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