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Critical Russian Newspaper to Be Evicted
The Nezavisimaya Gazeta, a prestigious Russian newspaper, has received a notice from the Moscow mayor’s office to vacate their building, after a series of articles critical of mayor Yury Luzhkov.
May 30, 2008 | Continued
Persecution of Motorist Rights Activist Continues in Russia
Kirill Formanchuk, a leader of a motorist rights group who has been persecuted and harassed by police, has now been fined an additional 50 thousand rubles over charges he denies.
May 29, 2008 | Continued
Amnesty International Criticizes Russia, US
Amnesty International, the global human rights watchdog, has strongly criticized both Russia and the United States in its most recent report.
May 28, 2008 | Continued
Thousands of Russians Illegally Prosecuted Each Year –Chaika
Russia’s Prosecutor General, Yury Chaika, has revealed that thousands of Russians are illegally put on trail each year, and pledged to institute a new system to deal with misconduct on the part of prosecutors and investigators.
May 28, 2008 | Continued
UN Says Russia Shot Down Georgian Spy Plane
The United Nations has concluded that Russia was responsible for shooting down a Georgian spy drone in April, violating ceasefire agreements.
May 27, 2008 | Continued
Activists Urge Medvedev to Free Political Prisoners
Some of Russia’s most prominent human rights activists have written an open letter urging President Dmitri Medvedev to free political prisoners. Complete translation by theotherrussia.org.
May 23, 2008 | Continued
Communist Party Disputes Russian Election Results
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation will appeal to the country’s Supreme Court in an effort to annul the results of December 2007 Parliamentary elections.
May 22, 2008 | Continued
Inflation in Russia Tops 7% for 2008
Russia’s federal statistics service has released the latest figures for inflation in the country. Since January 2008, consumer prices have risen 7.2%.
May 21, 2008 | Continued
Russian Draft Law Would Allow Cellular Eavesdropping
A new law introduced into the Russian Parliament would allow the country’s security services to monitor mobile phones.
May 21, 2008 | Continued
Russian Media Protest Averted
Russia’s major print media have called of a planned protest over skyrocketing postal delivery rates, after the presidential administration stepped in and promised to meet their demands.
May 20, 2008 | Continued