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WWF: Sochi Olympic Construction ‘Out of Control’
The World Wildlife Foundation is halting partnership with the main construction firm for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi and threatening to withdraw support altogether, citing irreparable environmental damage and low-quality construction.
Feb 17, 2010 | Continued
Anger at Putin Flares in Irkutsk and Samara
Russians called for Prime Minister Putin to step down in two large but unrelated protests over the weekend, following a trend set by a massive anti-governmental rally in Kaliningrad in late January.
Feb 16, 2010 | Continued
Children Taken from St. Petserburg Mother for State Debts
Custody officials in St. Petersburg have taken four children into custody from a woman in debt to the state housing authorities, promising to return the children after she repays the money.
Feb 15, 2010 | Continued
EC: Russian Modernization Requires ‘Supremacy of Law’
A report from the European Commission outlining a path for Russian modernization cites “the supremacy of law” as a necessary first step, which Kremlin bureaucrats are dismissing in favor of an “application-oriented” approach.
Feb 12, 2010 | Continued
Kaliningrad Governor Renegs on Opposition Meeting
After a massive prompted Kaliningrad Governor Georgy Boos to call a meeting with opposition leaders, the event was postponed on Wednesday evening – the governor’s second cancellation in under two weeks.
Feb 11, 2010 | Continued
Charges Filed Against Police for Beating Composer
In yet another high-profile scandal involving Russia’s police forces, criminal proceedings are finally being filed a week after a music professor in Yekaterinburg was brutally beaten and robbed by police.
Feb 10, 2010 | Continued
Rights Groups Condemn Illegal Detentions in Chechnya
The illegal detention of three human rights lawyers in Chechnya over the weekend is drawing severe criticism from numerous international rights organizations.
Feb 9, 2010 | Continued
Beeline Blocks Access to Opposition Websites
Prominent rights advocate Evgeny Arkhipov says that the meaning of extremism in Russia has expanded to include dissent, citing Friday’s news that a telecommunications firm is blocking access to opposition websites.
Feb 8, 2010 | Continued
Putin to United Russia: No False Promises
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has issued a warning to United Russia party leaders that they cannot make false promises to voters and must learn how to better communicate with the public.
Feb 6, 2010 | Continued
Medvedev Confirms Revamped Military Doctrine
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has officially confirmed the country’s new military doctrine, which will now allow Russia to conduct a pre-emptive nuclear strike.
Feb 5, 2010 | Continued