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Consumer Prices Set to Explode
Analysts are predicting a sharp spike in the price of consumer goods and inflation for 2008, as government price controls expire.
Dec 28, 2007 | Continued
New Web Portal Documents Repression
The Other Russia coalition has partnered with human rights organizations and Russian NGOs to launch a new internet database titled “The Chronicles of Persecution.”
Dec 27, 2007 | Continued
A Civic and Patriotic Youth
New textbooks slated for Russian classrooms are based on the controversial “Books For Teachers,” written by Aleksandr Filippov. The author has been criticized for white-washing Soviet-era repressions, and writing what amounts to propaganda about the Putin administration.
Dec 27, 2007 | Continued
Activist Released from Mental Hospital
Artem Basyrov, an Other Russia activist held in a psychiatric hospital since November 23rd, has been released in Yoshkar-Ola.
Dec 26, 2007 | Continued
A Lesson for Law Enforcement
A new book, which tries to help law enforcement officers understand human rights, has been released in Moscow.
Dec 25, 2007 | Continued
Jailed Activist Suffers Concussion
Sergei Konstantinov, who was beaten by militsiya officers after a court appearance, has been hospitalized for a concussion of the brain.
Dec 24, 2007 | Continued
Votes Stolen in Ingushetia
More than 50% of voters in the Russia region of Ingushetia have said that they did not participate in the December 2nd State Duma elections, while official results indicate a showing of 98%.
Dec 24, 2007 | Continued
Kasparov in WSJ: Endorsing Dictatorship
Garry Kasparov’s latest editorial in the Wall Street Journal assaults the continued acquiescence of the West to Vladimir Putin’s demolition of Russian democracy. From Condoleezza Rice to Time magazine, human rights are clearly of secondary importance.
Dec 23, 2007 | Continued
Soviet Dissident Bukovsky Barred From Presidential Race
Russia’s Central Electoral Commission has denied registration for Vladimir Bukovsky, a well-known Soviet Dissident and writer.
Dec 23, 2007 | Continued
Opposition Leader Conscripted in Moscow, Demonstrators Beaten
Oleg Kozlovsky, a leader of the Oborona opposition youth movement, has been illegally sent to serve in the army by the Russian draft board. Supporters, protesting on his behalf, have been beaten and jailed.
Dec 22, 2007 | Continued