Archive for June, 2010
Strategy 31 Organizers Turn Down Gov’t Proposal
A government proposal “to save face” that would allow Strategy 31 rallies to be held at two alternating locations in Moscow has been turned down by opposition organizers.
Jun 16, 2010 | Continued
Amnesty International: Don’t Forget Russia’s Atrocities
Activists from Amnesty International France were dispersed when they tried to project a video symbolizing human rights abuses in Russia onto the facade of the Russian embassy in Paris.
Jun 15, 2010 | Continued
Medics Charged in Vera Trifonova’s Death
Federal investigators are charging medical workers with negligent homicide in the death of Moscow businesswoman Vera Trifonova, after a medical investigation established that a forgotten catheter caused her death.
Jun 14, 2010 | Continued
Duma Passes Bill for FSB ‘Special Preventative Measures’
The Russian State Duma has passed a government-sponsored bill feared by rights advocates and oppositionists for the negative effect it could have on free speech.
Jun 11, 2010 | Continued
Russian Police Launch Manhunt for ‘Primorskie Partisans’
Police have launched a massive search for the so-called “Primorskie Partisans,” a group that has spoken out against police corruption and in late May began a series of physical attacks on police officers.
Jun 10, 2010 | Continued
Accidental ‘Strategy 31′ Participant Sentenced to 2.5 Years Confinement
A Russian man who tried to defend an elderly woman whom he saw being manhandled by police at an opposition rally has been sentenced to two and a half years in a penal colony.
Jun 9, 2010 | Continued
Ilyumzhinov’s Game – For the Benefit of the Elites
In a column for Grani.ru, Russian political analyst Stanislav Belkovsky discusses the scandal that has erupted in the battle for the presidency of the World Chess Federation – and why one Kremlin aide has such a stake in the matter.
Jun 9, 2010 | Continued
Ekho Moskvy Editor Proposes Political Rally Ban
Ekho Moskvy radio Editor-in-Chief Aleksei Venediktov says that both pro- and anti-government events should be banned from being held on Moscow’s Triumfalnaya Square for a year.
Jun 8, 2010 | Continued
Yabloko Activists Detained on Red Square
Police detained four Yabloko activists when they tried to hold a protest in defense of Lake Baikal on Red Square over the weekend.
Jun 7, 2010 | Continued
Kasparov Speaks at Oslo Freedom Forum
Video is up from Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov’s speech at the 2010 Oslo Freedom Forum.
Jun 5, 2010 | Continued
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