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Russian in Bali Kidnapped for 30 Hours, Forced to Hand Over Crypto Account

Bali Discovery

Bali Discovery

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July 11, 2026

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Russian Kidnapped in South Bali and Held for 30 Hours for Crypto Asset Ransom The post Russian in Bali Kidnapped for 30 Hours, Forced to Hand Over Crypto Account first appeared on Bali Discovery.

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ANTARA News

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· Jul 10, 2026

Bali Police probe Russian national's kidnapping, crypto theft

The Bali Regional Police reported the kidnapping of a Russian citizen with the initials AI in the South Kuta area of ...

Guineematin.com

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· Jun 22, 2026

Détournement présumé à la mairie de Ratoma : le procès d’Ahmed Sékou Traoré ouvert devant la CRIEF

Comme annoncé précédemment, le procès de l’ancien président de la délégation spéciale de Ratoma, Ahmed Sékou Traoré, s’est ouvert ce lundi 22 juin 2026 devant la CRIEF (Cour de répression des infractions économiques et financières). Il est poursuivi avec une autre personne, Mohamed Camara, pour des faits présumés de détournement de deniers publics, corruption d’agents [] The post Détournement présumé à la mairie de Ratoma : le procès d’Ahmed Sékou Traoré ouvert devant la CRIEF first appeared on Guineematin.com.

The Bali Times

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· Jul 9, 2026

Russian Man Reports Alleged Kidnapping in Bali

BADUNG, Bali – A Russian man has reported to Bali Police that he was kidnapped, assaulted and forced to hand – Read More...

Yonhap News Agency

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· Jun 29, 2026

Kidnapping, detention cases involving S. Koreans abroad surge 20-fold in 4 yrs: data

SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- The number of kidnapping and detention cases involvin...

South China Morning Post

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· Jul 6, 2026

Indonesia deports 92 Chinese nationals, issues lifetime entry bans in anti-scam crackdown

Indonesia has deported 92 Chinese suspected scammers and barred them from the country for life in one of the biggest mass exercises in recent years. The Chinese nationals had been arrested in May in connection with an alleged online gaming and investment fraud syndicate operating from a flat complex in the holiday island of Batam, the Jakarta Globe reported. Others arrested came from Vietnam and Myanmar. Galih Kartika Perdhana, head of the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport’s immigration...

Nepal News

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· Jun 29, 2026

सुकी जीवित भएको प्रमाण सार्वजनिक गर्न छोराको माग

सियोल। म्यान्माकी बन्दी प्रजातन्त्रवादी नेतृ आङ सान सुकीका कान्छा छोरा किम एरिसले सैन्य सरकारलाई आफ्नी आमा जीवित रहेको ठोस प्रमाण सार्वजनिक गर्न आग्रह गरेका छन्। अप्रिलमा सुकीलाई नजरबन्दमा राखिएको जुन्ताको दाबीप्रति गम्भीर शंका व्यक्त गर्दै उनले सुकी अझै राजधानी नेपिटोस्थित जेलमै रहेको विश्वास व्यक्त गरेका छन्। लन्डनमा क्योदो न्युजसँगको अन्तर्वार्तामा एरिसले सुकीलाई जेलबाट आवासीय स्थानमा []

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Related coverage for "Russian in Bali Kidnapped for 30 Hours, Forced to Hand Over Crypto Account": ANTARA News — Bali Police probe Russian national's kidnapping, crypto theft. Guineematin.com — Détournement présumé à la mairie de Ratoma : le procès d’Ahmed Sékou Traoré ouvert devant la CRIEF. The Bali Times — Russian Man Reports Alleged Kidnapping in Bali. Yonhap News Agency — Kidnapping, detention cases involving S. Koreans abroad surge 20-fold in 4 yrs: data. South China Morning Post — Indonesia deports 92 Chinese nationals, issues lifetime entry bans in anti-scam crackdown. Nepal News — सुकी जीवित भएको प्रमाण सार्वजनिक गर्न छोराको माग