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Putin the Staunch Republican?
Russian journalist Ilya Milshtein argues that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is a staunch supporter of the US Republican Party. Exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
Aug 30, 2008 | Continued
Disabled Russian Journalist Jailed for Beating Cops
A physically handicapped journalist has been sentenced to 3.5 years behind bars for apparently beating two militsiya officers. The defendant claims there were gross violations in his trial.
Aug 28, 2008 | Continued
Russian Opposition Party Decries Recognition of Georgian Breakaway Regions
The United Civil Front, the Russian opposition political party led by Garry Kasparov, has released a statement denouncing President Dmitri Medvedev’s decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two breakaway regions within Georgia.
Aug 27, 2008 | Continued
Russia Recognizes Georgian Breakaway Regions – Reactions
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has signed decrees recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, two breakaway regions within Georgia. Reactions from the international community and Russian experts.
Aug 26, 2008 | Continued
Human Rights Watch on South Ossetia – Part 2 (video)
Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who just returned from South Ossetia, describes the conclusions of her investigation there. Video prepared by Dmitri Borko, exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
Aug 25, 2008 | Continued
Human Rights Expert Explains the Conflict in South Ossetia (video)
Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who recently returned from South Ossetia, describes the conclusions of her investigation there. Video prepared by Dmitri Borko, exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
Aug 23, 2008 | Continued
Russia Ready To Sell Arms to Syria
Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, has said Russia is ready to sell high-tech defensive arms to Syria, as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in Moscow.
Aug 21, 2008 | Continued
Russian Democratic Forces on the Georgia Conflict
A group of Russian Democratic political figures have released a statement on the conflict over South Ossetia. “No one won from the war,” they write. “More precisely, everyone lost.” Translation by theotherrussia.org
Aug 20, 2008 | Continued
Criminal Case Launched Against Russian Opposition Blogger
Authorities in Russia’s Kemerovo oblast have launched a criminal investigation against Dmitri Solovyov, an opposition activist with the Oborona Youth Movement, for entries in his LiveJournal blog.
Aug 18, 2008 | Continued
Kasparov: The West Fueled Putin’s Sense of Impunity
Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov comments on the war between Russia and Georgia, blaming the West for letting Russia slip into authoritarianism.
Aug 15, 2008 | Continued