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Anti-Putin graffiti triggers first enforcement of new Internet censorship law

April 3, 2019

The Prosecutor General’s office has reportedly requested Roskomnadzor, the Internet regulator, to take steps to delete online news stories about graffiti that used offensive language to describe President Vladimir Putin. The authorities thus applied for the first time a new law that penalizes online expressions of “contempt” for society, state symbols and the authorities. On …

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Russian authorities demand that VPN services comply with censorship policies

April 1, 2019

Roskomnadzor, the agency responsible for communications regulation and censorship in Russia, announced today that it contacted a number of VPN services to request that they subscribe to the agency’s registry of websites that are banned from distribution on Russian territory. Though Roskomnadzor has blocked VPN services before and asked Internet service providers to comply with its registry of blocked …

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US business group warns Russia on impact of Calvey jailing

April 2, 2019

The case of Baring Vostok founder Michael Calvey is likely to overshadow US participation at the June St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the Kremlin’s annual investor showcase, Alexis Rodzianko, the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia (AmCham), told reporters after a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. At the start of …

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Yet another arrest in Moscow: supercomputer company founder faces 10-year sentence

April 2, 2019

Less than two months after the arrest of Baring Vostok founder Michael Calvey and just days after that of former minister and investor Mikhail Abyzov, another high-profile Russian businessman with a relation to the tech business was sent to jail on March 26 in pre-trial detention. (In what looks like an epidemics, several other high profile businessmen …

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Former minister and investor Mikhail Abyzov detained in criminal case in Moscow

April 2, 2019

Former Open Government minister Mikhail Abyzov was detained yesterday in Moscow. A figure of the Russian electricity market, Abyzov was also involved in the venture business in the early 2010s. He is now accused of having embezzled and hidden abroad 4 billion rubles (around $62 million). According to the investigation, Abyzov and his accomplices stole …

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Why lawmakers consider ‘isolating’ Russian Internet

March 25, 2019

Next month, the State Duma will likely vote on a second reading of legislation drafted by lawmakers Lyudmila Bokova, Andrey Klishas and Andrey Lugovoy that would guard against and simultaneously facilitate the isolation of the Russian Internet. In mid-February, the bill’s first reading passed with support from 334 of the Duma’s 450 deputies; 69 lawmakers didn’t vote at …

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Putin signs controversial laws against “unreliable information” and “contempt” for society and state authorities

March 19, 2019

Yesterday President Putin signed two controversial laws which may have a significant impact on Internet information in Russia. Containing a series of amendments to Article 153 of the Federal Law On Information, Information Technology and Protection of Information, the first law provides the authorities with larger legal grounds to combat what they may consider to be fake news. Said amendments …

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Calvey ends first month in detention, business leaders express concern

March 19, 2019

As U.S. investor Michael Calvey ended his first month in detention on Thursday prominent Russian businessmen told President Vladimir Putin they are concerned the case will put pressure on business.    Russian state prosecutors have charged Calvey, the founder of the Baring Vostok private equity group, with fraud along with three other executives from his fund. Calvey denies …

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How Russian law enforcement identifies Facebook and Telegram users

March 8, 2019

When policing online behavior in Russia, law enforcement agencies enjoy total compliance from the country’s most popular social network, Vkontakte, which coughs up users’ personal data whenever requested. This information — account registration times, linked email addresses and phone numbers, and IP addresses — constitutes sufficient evidence in court to prove that an individual is …

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Google fixes “technical mistake” in maps that presented Crimea to Russian users as Ukrainian territory

March 6, 2019

Five year after Russia took control of the peninsula, the sovereignty dispute between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea is still sensitive for online service providers.  Thus, in an effort to comply with local laws regarding the depiction of international borders, Google has just “corrected an error that caused a small number of Russian iOS users” to …

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Moscow court rejects appeals against pre-trial detention of Baring Vostok top executives

March 4, 2019

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday last week the Moscow Municipal Court rejected appeals against pre-trial detention for Baring Vostok’s top executives, including US citizen Michael Calvey, founder, French citizen Philippe Delpal, Partner, and Russian citizen Ivan Zyuzin, Investment Director. Baring Vostok, which does “not agree with the charges that have been brought against them,” announced …

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