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Competition Still Lacking – Russian Anti-Monopoly Service
A new report from Russia’s Anti-Monopoly Service finds that the greatest threats to competition in Russia’s economy are state corporations, monopolies, and the clout exerted by major businesses.
Jun 27, 2008 | Continued
Russian Businessman Pays Out For Defamatory Blog Entry
A Moscow court has compelled businessman and former State Duma representative Alexander Lebedev to pay damages for a defamatory post written in his LiveJournal blog.
Jun 25, 2008 | Continued
Foreign Wars Are Profitable – Russian Deputy PM
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Sergei Ivanov, has said that Russia profits and will continue profiting from foreign wars.
Jun 9, 2008 | Continued
Politkovskaya Case Far From Closed – Novaya Gazeta Editor
Dmitri Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, said the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya was far from resolved. Two suspects were released earlier this week.
Jun 5, 2008 | Continued
Russian Prison News Roundup
The past week has been tumultuous for the Russian prison system. Theotherrussia.org provides a roundup of news stories coming out of Russian’s prisons.
Jun 5, 2008 | Continued
Russian Media Group Offices Searched, News Program Cut
The offices of Russia’s largest FM radio conglomerate, the Russian Media Group, have been raided by law enforcement. One of the company’s news programs was taken off the air.
Jun 4, 2008 | Continued
Kasparov Says Press Freedom Absent in Russia
The Other Russia leader Garry Kasparov sparked controversy at a meeting of the World Association of Newspapers, and new evidence of Russian television censorship came public.
Jun 3, 2008 | Continued
UN Ecologists Speak Out Against Sochi Olympic Construction
Ecologists from the United Nations believe that construction in preparation of the 2014 winter Olympic games in Sochi, Russia will have a devastating effect on the local environment, and called for the relocation of certain Olympic facilities.
Jun 3, 2008 | Continued
Georgia, Russia and the Art of Choosing Enemies
Aleksandr Golts relates the worsening relations between Russia and Georgia to the Cuban Missile Crisis, centering on a recent UN report that found Russia responsible for shooting down a Georgian spy drone. Translation by theotherrussia.org.
Jun 2, 2008 | Continued
Russian Terror Victims Ask for Truth
Two victims of apartment bombings that shook Russia in 1999 have appealed to President Dmitri Medvedev to mount an open, independent investigation.
May 31, 2008 | Continued