Archive for Danila
Absentee Ballots Bought and Sold
In the Leningrad oblast, the director of the regional electoral commission has revealed that unidentified perpetrators have been buying absentee ballots.
Nov 27, 2007 | Continued
Court Denies Kasparov Appeal
The Meschansky court in Moscow has upheld the 5 day administrative jail sentence that opposition politician Garry Kasparov is currently serving.
Nov 26, 2007 | Continued
More Than 300 Held in St. Petersburg
Hundreds of demonstrators were detained violently by police in the course of opposition marches in St. Petersburg, including leaders of the Union of Right Forces party, Boris Nemtsov and Nikita Belykh.
Nov 25, 2007 | Continued
Activist and Journalists Kidnapped and Beaten in Ingushetia
Three REN-TV journalists and the head of Memorial human rights groups are recovering after masked men pulled them from their hotel and severely beat them.
Nov 25, 2007 | Continued
Putin On the Evil West
Addressing thousands at a gala in Moscow, Putin spoke out against street demonstrations and the West, and called on supporters to vote for the United Russia party.
Nov 22, 2007 | Continued
Rotten Young Apples
“Young Guardsmen” of the United Russia party staged an action in Barnaul, Russia, where passersby were given darts to throw at portraits of opposition leaders.
Nov 21, 2007 | Continued
Sunken Tanker Didn’t Exist!
Two tankers involved in the mammoth oil and sulfur spill in the Kerch strait were not registered as seaworthy. The incident is as indicative of Russia’s failing infrastructure as of the lack of preparedness for ecological disaster.
Nov 21, 2007 | Continued
“National Leader” Movement Builds Momentum
A new national movement is begging President Vladimir Putin to stay on as leader of Russia.
Nov 18, 2007 | Continued
Sociologists Agree—The Polls Are Lying
An international research body has found that the majority of sociologists in Russia and the CIS don’t believe the results of national polls.
Nov 17, 2007 | Continued
OSCE Cancels Mission, Citing Interference from Moscow
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe announced Friday that it would be withdrawing its Russian electoral monitoring mission, citing pressure and delays from Moscow.
Nov 16, 2007 | Continued