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Term Extended for Jailed Russian Executive
A Moscow court has extended the arrest of Vasily Aleksanyan, a gravely ill former YUKOS vice-president.
Jul 18, 2008 | Continued
Nikolai II and Stalin Top List of Famous Russians
A contest of famous persons sponsored by Russian state television has come back online after being temporarily shut for “technical reasons.” So far, tsar Nikolai II and Joseph Stalin top the list.
Jul 17, 2008 | Continued
Russia Won’t Extradite in Yushchenko Poisoning Case
Moscow has refused to extradite a former Ukrainian security chief, sought by Kiev in connection with the 2004 poisoning of Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.
Jul 17, 2008 | Continued
Russian Opposition Party Protests Imprisonment of its Members
The United Civil Front Party will hold nation-wide protests to support two of its members, who they say have been imprisoned for political reasons.
Jul 16, 2008 | Continued
Medvedev: No Independent Judiciary in Russia
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has admitted that Russia is far from having an independent judiciary, and that judges commonly encounter pressure in the courtroom.
Jul 15, 2008 | Continued
Russia Resumes Naval Activity in Disputed Arctic Waters
Russia has resumed naval patrols in the Arctic Ocean, including the disputed waters surrounding the Svalbard archipelago. In another territorial dispute, Japan has named several far eastern islands as “illegally occupied by Russia.”
Jul 15, 2008 | Continued
Russian Interior Minister Calls for Restricting Internet
Russia’s Interior Minister has asserted that the internet must be regulated as a mass-media outlet, and has called on the Ministry of Justice, the FSB and Ministry of Interior Affairs to lobby for restrictions to the internet.
Jul 14, 2008 | Continued
Kasparov Decries “Western Flattery” in the Financial Times
Writing in the Financial Times, Garry Kasparov suggests that the West needs to do more to respond to Russia’s crackdown on human rights and U-turn from democracy.
Jul 11, 2008 | Continued
Latvia Lists Russia as Major Threat to Its National Security
The Latvian National Security Council has listed Russia as a major security threat to the Baltic state, alongside terrorism, drug trafficking and illegal immigration.
Jul 10, 2008 | Continued
Russian Democratic Opposition Releases Political Program
Russia’s unified democratic opposition has released a new program for reforming the country’s socio-political and socio-economic situation.
Jul 10, 2008 | Continued