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Most Russians in favor of death penalty - survey

18:1307/12/2009

The overwhelming majority of Russians (79%) consider the death penalty an acceptable punishment for crimes such as child sex abuse, the Russian Public Opinion Research Center said

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Constitutional Court prolongs ban on death penalty in Russia

Russia's Constitutional Court banned death sentences after January 1, 2010, when the moratorium on the death penalty expires.

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