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Russia Ranked Highest in Economic Crime
A global survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers has ranked Russia in first place for prevalence of economic crime, with 71 percent of corporations admitting to at least one instance in the past year.
Nov 22, 2009 | Continued
Letter to Medvedev: “Stop this Mad Conveyor of Death”
The brother of a murdered Chechen rebel has appealed for help and protection in an open letter to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev, who he believes is not informed of the “true state of affairs” of political murders in Chechnya.
Nov 20, 2009 | Continued
Russia Dismisses NATO Concern at War Games
The Russian ambassador to NATO has dismissed concerns about recent war games between Russia and Belarus close to the Polish border, which NATO says were “the largest since the end of the Cold War.”
Nov 20, 2009 | Continued
Russian Court Extends Death Penalty Moratorium
Russia’s Constitutional Court has ruled to extend a moratorium on the death penalty that had been set to expire in January 2010, but has yet to ban the practice altogether.
Nov 19, 2009 | Continued
Internal Memo Indicts Police of Illegal Detentions
A high-level police memo ordering officers to disrupt a series of lawful protests has been obtained by opposition activists in Moscow, targeted for their calls to release arrested political activist Eduard Limonov.
Nov 18, 2009 | Continued
Anti-Fascist Activist Shot Dead in Moscow
Anti-fascist activist Ivan Khutorskoy was shot and killed in in the entryway to his building in Moscow late Monday. Colleagues insist that the murder was politically motivated, a charge that authorities are investigating.
Nov 17, 2009 | Continued
Plans Die for Duma Committee to Monitor Elections
Plans to create an electoral monitoring committee in the Russian State Duma have been dumped in favor of plans for a committee under the purview of the president.
Nov 16, 2009 | Continued
Putin Earns “Respect” from Russian Rappers
The Prime Minister’s surprise appearance on a hip-hop awards show on Friday may have been triggered by his record-low approval ratings.
Nov 14, 2009 | Continued
Medvedev’s Speech Promotes Change, Lacks Practicality
In his second ever state of the nation address, President Medvedev stressed the importance of change, but was critisized for lacking viability.
Nov 13, 2009 | Continued
Putin Threatens to Cut Gas to Europe
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin issued a threat on Wednesday that gas supplies to Europe would be cut off if Ukraine begins to siphon off unpaid energy resources.
Nov 12, 2009 | Continued