Archive for December, 2010
Economist: ‘No Fundamental Reforms’ Under Medvedev
The Economist has releasd it’s 2010 Democracy Index, and ranks Russia at 107 as a “hybrid regime.” Authors say that pros have not offset the cons in the country’s democratic development over the past year.
Dec 29, 2010 | Continued
Khimki Official Arrested in Fetisov Beating Case
Federal investigators have arrested a Khimki city official under suspicion of organizing an attack on an ecologist who worked to defend the Khimki Forest.
Dec 28, 2010 | Continued
Khodorkovsky Conviction Was ‘Putin’s Personal Vendetta’
Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been convicted in the second case against him by the Russian government, but his sentence won’t be announced for at least several days.
Dec 27, 2010 | Continued
Medvedev Contrasts Putin in Year-End Interview
Dmitri Medvedev discussed the role of the opposition, the quality of Russian television, the second case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and a host of other issues in a televised year-end interview.
Dec 26, 2010 | Continued
‘Strategy 31′ Organizers Reject Moscow’s Conditions
Moscow authorities have agreed to sanction both upcoming Strategy 31 rallies, but two organizers are rejecting their half of the plan based on a change in time and the unacceptable number of allowed participants.
Dec 23, 2010 | Continued
Charges Filed Against Blogger For Insulting Putin (updated)
A Russian blogger claims he is being illegally persecuted after police raided his office and filed charges against him for insulting Vladimir Putin on his LiveJournal page.
Dec 22, 2010 | Continued
Moscow Agrees to ‘Stratgey 31′ Rally After Split
Moscow city authorities have granted permission to a group of rights advocates to hold one of two Strategy 31 rallies planned for New Year’s Eve in Moscow.
Dec 20, 2010 | Continued
Kasparov, Nemtsov & Yashin on Moscow’s Ethnic Riots
Joint statement by Garry Kasparov, Boris Nemtsov, and Ilya Yashin regarding the ethnic violence in Moscow.
Dec 15, 2010 | Continued
Protest for Slain Football Fan Sparks Ultranationalist Violence
Racially-charged riots erupted in Moscow and St. Petersburg over the weekend, with football fans and radical nationalists chanting “Russia for the Russians” and violently assaulting anyone with North Caucasian characteristics.
Dec 13, 2010 | Continued
Sobyanin Proposes Relocating Pensioners Out of Moscow (updated)
The newly-appointed mayor of Moscow is apparently suggesting that the elderly be relocated to “pensioner villages” in remote districts to solve the city’s problem of high-cost construction.
Dec 11, 2010 | Continued
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