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How It Was Done

Law enforcement agencies in Italy, Spain, France, Portugal and other Schengen countries were amazed by the huge influx of Ukrainian illegal workers. It turned out that 85% of them had been issued…

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Timeshare: club holidays hawked on chilly streets

Have you ever heard of family club holidays? If not, our account of one of the ways gullible compatriots are fleeced will be useful to you. And if you have heard of it, or moreover – fallen for it…

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"Go back to your Ukraine!"

The adventures of foreigners in Russia are increasingly ending in deportation. The Moscow City Court is shortly to hear the case of Ukrainian citizen Vladimir Shelukhin, sentenced by the Zelenograd…

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Yuri Kiryushin, member of the Moscow Bar Association: "A person who defends his rights is not always convenient"

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Hunting Fake Brides

The fact that four years ago a secret Directorate 'R' was created within the Russian Interior Ministry is no secret to anyone. The department was supposed to deal (and did deal) with combating crimes…

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In the Alpine Republic, They ‘Do Time’ Swiss-Style

The penitentiary system of Switzerland, like that of other countries, in principle, solves a single task: the correction of people who have broken the law. However, as IA Rosbalt notes, these systems…

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Chronicle of Flag-of-Convenience Robbery

Yuri Perov went from third officer to captain under a familiar Greek flag, and the head-spinning career took just over seven months. Perov set an unusual maritime record, which the intermediary…

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Italy's wild nights are getting shorter

Italy's Council of Ministers has approved a law obliging all entertainment venues, including discos and beer halls, to close their doors at three in the morning. In addition, the sale of alcoholic…

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Irish-Style 'Dry Law'

The Government of Ireland has submitted to parliament a bill "On Alcohol", the purpose of which is to "substantially reduce the level of alcohol consumption in the country". As Izvestia.Ru reports…

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Into the Deep with Hope

Imagine that a third party, consisting of three investigative units, humanely intervenes in the outrageous "boa constrictor - rabbit" situation. The operatives try to save the victim from being…

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The Cargo Turned Out to Be Alive

Revelations of an Odessa flag-of-convenience sailor who made his living transporting illegal migrants. The modest contribution of Ukrainian flag-of-convenience sailors to the transport of illegal…

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Hellas in a Cell

It is no secret that our compatriots, who have flooded the previously hard-to-reach countries of the West and East over the past decade, often ignore their laws out of habit — out of extreme need or…

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