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19.04.2006
No Agreement Reached at Moscow Meeting on Iran Sanctions
Officials of six major powers met in Moscow Tuesday evening to discuss the Iran nuclear problem but reached no agreement. They will resume the talks on Wednesday.

19.04.2006
Khodorkovsky Moved to Solitary Cell After Being Knifed
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the jailed Russian oil oligarch who was recently slashed in the face, has been put into solitary confinement in a Siberian penal camp, Russia’s federal prison authorities announced on Tuesday.

19.04.2006
Russian Lawmaker Blames Surge in Racism on Computer Games
A member of the Russian State Duma has blamed computer games and the Internet for the rise in violent crime in Russia, especially for the sharp surge in racist attacks and killings.

19.04.2006
Moscow Court Finds Yukos Lawyer Guilty of Embezzlement
Moscow’s Simonovsky court on has found Svetlana Bakhmina, the lawyer of Yukos oil company, guilty of embezzlement and tax evasion and sentenced her to seven years in jail.

19.04.2006
Russia Says Iran Should Stop Enrichment Program
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called on Iran to halt all uranium enrichment activities, saying the international community is demanding “urgent and constructive steps’’ from Tehran to ease concerns about its nuclear program.

19.04.2006
Czech Police Detain Suspected Russian Spy in Drunken Brawl
The Russian Defense Ministry has described as deliberate disinformation reports of an incident involving a Russian Military Attache in Prague who had a clash with local police, after he allegedly failed to perform a task for Russian intelligence.

19.04.2006
Russian “Soldiers’ Mothers” NGO Fears Closure
“Soldiers’ Mothers”, a Russian organization that deals with the numerous rights violations in the Russian army, announced it feared closure if a suit from the Federal Registration Service was satisfied.

19.04.2006
Kyrgystan Will Close U.S. Base if Price Not Agreed
Kurmanbek Bakiyev, president of the Central Asian republic of Kyrgystan, has said he may shut down a U.S. military base in his country if Washington does not agree to a new contract.

19.04.2006
Moscow City Legislature Seeks to Ban Foreign NGOs Fighting AIDS in Russia
Deputies of the Moscow City Duma have initiated a move that might end in banning the non-governmental organizations that are fighting the spread of AIDS in Russia. The legislators say that the methods used by such NGOs go against the morals of the society and lead to the corruption of youth and promotion of illegal drug use.

19.04.2006
Chernobyl After-Effects Emotional not Medical — Russian Scientists
Russian scientists have downplayed the medical impact of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. They said the victims had suffered more emotional and social trauma than actual illness caused by radiation.

19.04.2006
U.S. Free Speech Group Honors Dissident Turkmen Poet
Turkmen dissident writer Rakhim Esenov has been honored in New York by a U.S. writers’ group that promotes free speech and was the first winner in two decades to accept the award in person.