Archive for March, 2010
United Civil Front on Metro Bombings: Don’t Believe Putin
The United Civil Front is warning that the Russian government may use the March 29 Moscow metro bombings as an excuse to infringe upon the rights and freedoms of its citizens further than ever before.
Mar 31, 2010 | Continued
Prosecution Rests in Exhaustive Khodorkovsky Case
After thirteen months and fifty-one witnesses, the prosecution has concluded its presentation of evidence in the second court case against jailed oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who will take the stand in his own defense in early April.
Mar 30, 2010 | Continued
Solidarity Releases Statement on Moscow Metro Attacks
The opposition movement Solidarity has released a statement regarding two suicide attacks on the Moscow metro that killed at least 38 people and injured more than 70 during the Monday morning rush hour.
Mar 29, 2010 | Continued
Yulia Latynina on Russia’s Squandered Billions
Award-winning Russian journalist Yulia Latynina discusses what happens when a country spends it’s money on presidential palaces instead of infrastructure and roads. An exclusive from theotherrussia.org
Mar 26, 2010 | Continued
Police Ask for Citizen Input on Reforms
Russians are being invited to send in their input on a new set of laws that would govern the country’s police forces, as Internal Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev is given nine months to fix his agency or be fired.
Mar 25, 2010 | Continued
Right to Free Assembly ‘Not Evident to Russian Gov’t’
A monitoring commission from the Council of Europe is criticizing Russia for failing to recognize the right to free assembly as a basic human right, and also for beating members of unsanctioned protests.
Mar 24, 2010 | Continued
Gryzlov: Terrorism Prevents Russia From Banning the Death Penalty
Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov said on Tuesday that the country would not officially abolish the death penalty because of the continued existence of terrorist threats.
Mar 23, 2010 | Continued
Censored Izvestia Journalist Quits
Well-known Russian journalist Maksim Sokolov is quitting his job at the newspaper Izvestia after editors refused to publish an article critical of Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov.
Mar 22, 2010 | Continued
Day of Protest Held in Cities Throughout Russia
Fewer protesters than organizers had expected turned out at opposition protests across Russia on Saturday, as regional authorities took a variety of measures to keep people off the streets.
Mar 21, 2010 | Continued
Protests Gaining Visibility, Attracting More Russians
As thousands of Russians get ready for an upcoming series of massive protests throughout the country, a new poll indicates that such protests are gaining higher visibility and attracting more people to take part.
Mar 19, 2010 | Continued
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