Russian Senior Investigator Maksim Ukrainsky – who launched the criminal case against Zhigalov and Kudinov in August 2022 – defended his decision at the time. “Believing in God is not punishable, but they continued the activity of a banned organisation,” he told Forum 18 from Sevastopol in November 2022. “They attracted others to their or

More than the WTO, WIPO has explored blockchain technology’s potential for securing IP rights by using an immutable, transparent ledger to track and verify asset ownership, and changes in real time. In 2018, it launched a Blockchain Task Force, followed by a 2020 white paper outlining blockchain’s role in the entire IP lifecycle and smart contr

cross-border industrial chain and supply chain. Strengthen the element guarantees required for infrastructure development, such as land, forest resources, and capital, to expand the space for industrial growth. Third, it is crucial to encourage border residents and businesses to participate in cross-border trade and explore the potential for the gr

The governments of those three countries have urged Russian officials to look into the alleged mistreatment of their citizens. Russian authorities have offered assurances that most complaints are exaggerated and, in those instances when they are valid, the incidents are being investigated. None of the Central Asian governments are in a position to

Migrants in the Moscow area who commit petty crimes or are caught with invalid documents are likely to be sent to the Sakharovo detention center and held there for periods that range from only a few days to months before being deported. Male detainees are pressured to join the Russian military and go fight in Ukraine. The center is gaining a reputa