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State Corporations Face 22 Criminal Charges
An audit of Russian state-owned corporations has revealed violations that have resulted in 22 criminal charges, and proposals to the government include a combination of possible privatization and increased government oversight.
Nov 11, 2009 | Continued
Fired Officer to Present Evidence of Massive Police Corruption
Novorossiysk Police Major Aleksei Dymovsky stated on Tuesday at a press conference in Moscow that he wore a wire to record 150 hours of tapes that detail extensive abuses on the part of law enforcement officers.
Nov 10, 2009 | Continued
Omsk Students Face Expulsion for Activism
Administrators at Omsk State University have drawn up a list of “extremist” students, allegedly under orders from police, who are now in danger of being expelled for their political activism.
Nov 10, 2009 | Continued
Less than Half of Muscovites Trust Election Results
A recent survey shows that only 44 percent of Moscow residents believe that the results of October elections for the Moscow State Duma correspond with reality.
Nov 10, 2009 | Continued
Officer Fired for “Slander” of Police Department
An officer who posted a video address to Russian Prime Minister Putin on YouTube detailing abuses in the Novorossiysk police department has been fired following an investigation into the allegations.
Nov 9, 2009 | Continued
Medvedev: Hand-Picking the Next President is “Funny”
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev insists that a statement by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin did not, in fact, imply that the two men alone would decide who the next president would be after elections in 2012.
Nov 8, 2009 | Continued
Case Against Historian Elicits Public Outcry
The case involves a Russian historian whose research archives were seized by police out of fear that he was planning to distribute the information abroad.
Nov 7, 2009 | Continued
Petition Demands Justice for Beaten Activist
A group of prominent public figures have signed a petition demanding that the charges against a St. Petersburg activist be dropped. The activist was severely beaten when he asked for identification from police officers in plain clothes.
Nov 6, 2009 | Continued
Suspect Confesses to Murder of Russian Lawyer
Police have detained two suspects in the January murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov in Moscow, one of whom has issued a confession.
Nov 5, 2009 | Continued
Russians Gather for Unity Day Rallies
Ultranationalists and anti-fascists alike turn out for rallies across the country for Russia’s National Unity Day.
Nov 4, 2009 | Continued