Archive for Mig Greengard
Editor of theotherrussia.org.
NY Times: Free Kasparov
The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times finally agree: Putin is no democrat and Kasparov must be freed.
Nov 28, 2007 | Continued
Why Is Kasparov In Jail?
World leaders speak out on arrest of Garry Kasparov and others at anti-Kremlin rallies last weekend.
Nov 27, 2007 | Continued
No Visitors or Phone Calls for Jailed Kasparov
Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov has been unable to receive visitors or make a calls. Statement from Kasparov’s wife.
Nov 25, 2007 | Continued
Kasparov Sentenced to 5 Days in Prison for Moscow March
Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov sentenced to five days in prison for pro-democracy march in Moscow.
Nov 24, 2007 | Continued
Opposition Leader Kasparov Arrested in Moscow
Russian opposition activists and leaders arrested and beaten by police after march in Moscow on Saturday.
Nov 24, 2007 | Continued
Opposition Marches in Moscow and St. Petersburg Nov. 24-25
Marches of dissent take place this weekend. Opposition organizers and activists harassed across Russia.
Nov 23, 2007 | Continued
Time Served
One finds all sorts of things on the internet these days. This creative effort deserves translation for a wider audience.
When Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced, in May 2005, Garry Kasparov opined that the “man whose crime was defying Putin” would be in prison not for his eight-year sentence but “until Putin is out of power.”
The Moscow [...]
Kasparov on Nomination and Putin
Yesterday Garry Kasparov was nominated by the Other Russia National Congress to stand as candidate for president in the 2008 elections, scheduled for March 2, 2008. The Putin regime has established countless roadblocks to the democratic process that it will be nearly impossible for Kasparov to appear on the March ballot. Today Vladimir Putin announced [...]
Oct 1, 2007 | Continued
Chechen Parliament Threatens Kasparov
Dukvakh Abdurakhmanov, the head of the People’s Assembly of the Chechen parliament, put his true colors and those of his government on display yesterday. He was reacting to an speech in which Other Russia leader Garry Kasparov referred to Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov as a bandit. Abdurakhmanov first talked of a libel suit against Kasparov, [...]
Sep 27, 2007 | Continued
Gazprom and the EU
The Foreign Policy blog takes a critical look at how the Russian state energy goliath Gazprom is exploiting European disunity and weakness.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in a 2006 press conference with Tony Blair, said the European Union needed to work towards a common energy policy to limit the influence of Gazprom, the Russian-controlled energy giant. [...]
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