Archive for November, 2010
Russian TV Host Slams Media in Award Speech
A leading Russian television host has severely criticized the state of Russian television journalism, comparing the ruling authorities to “the dearly departed.”
Nov 28, 2010 | Continued
Duma Passes Revised Bill Restricting Protests
Legislators have passed a new version of a law vetoed earlier in the month by the president that toughens legislation on public demonstrations.
Nov 26, 2010 | Continued
Medvedev Cites ‘Stagnation’ in Russian Politics
The Russian president says that a lack of political competition is causing signs of stagnation in the country, but that the government is working to make improvements; oppositionists called the address “the theater of the absurd.”
Nov 25, 2010 | Continued
Ingush Newspaper Editor Shot in Car
The editor-in-chief of a regional Ingush newspaper has been shot in his car by unknown assailants; colleagues say it could have been motivated by anti-corruption materials published by the newspaper.
Nov 23, 2010 | Continued
Moscow Police Ordered to Step it Up Against Protesters
Oppositionists have obtained a letter by Moscow’s prosecutor general demanding that police arrest opposition organizers who voice their intent to hold unsanctioned rallies.
Nov 16, 2010 | Continued
Nashi: Not Everything About Nazi Germany Was Bad
The Telegraph reports that Nashi has plagiarized the writings of Joseph Goebbels to “inspire young Russians to greater patriotic heights.”
Nov 15, 2010 | Continued
Kashin Says Attacker Resembled ‘Football Fanatic’
Beaten journalist Oleg Kashin says one of his attackers “looked like a football fanatic.” Despite his injured fingers, he is still able to write.
Nov 15, 2010 | Continued
Political Apathy on the Rise Among Russians
Results of a new poll by the Levada Center indicates that the number of Russians interested in politics is falling, and nearly half don’t think the country is a democratic society.
Nov 12, 2010 | Continued
Beaten Khimki Journalist Convicted of Slander
A Russian journalist who was left disabled after an unsolved attack has been convicted of slander against a local official and ordered to pay a fine; his lawyer plans to appeal.
Nov 11, 2010 | Continued
Nashi Tells Journalists to Stop Asking to be Murdered (updated)
A Nashi commissar says that journalists like Oleg Kashin are themselves at fault for being attacked and just to stop providing reasons for people to murder them.
Nov 10, 2010 | Continued
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