Repression
Aushev’s Widow Hospitalized After Assassination Attempt
The widow of slain Ingush oppositionist Maksharip Aushev has been hospitalized after an assassination attempt that killed her mother and brother, and hospitalized a second brother.
Dec 17, 2009 | Continued
Constitution Day Marked with Mock Funerals, Arrests
Activists marked the sixteenth anniversary of Russia’s constitution throughout Moscow on Saturday, holding mock funerals and demanding the government to obey the nation’s governing document.
Dec 13, 2009 | Continued
Murder of Ingush Oppositionist Ruled “Accidental”
An Ingush court has ruled that the murder of oppositionist Magomed Yevloyev was caused by a police officer’s “carelessness.” Relatives and human rights groups insist that the murder was premeditated and plan to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
Dec 11, 2009 | Continued
Center “E” Officials Storm Opposition Apartments
Officials from the Internal Ministry’s notorious Center “E” stormed two apartments belonging to members of the banned National Bolshevik Party in Moscow on Wednesday.
Dec 9, 2009 | Continued
Main Witness to Aushev Murder Dies
Tauzela Dzeitova, the main witness to the murder of Ingush opposition activist Maksharip Aushev, died on Sunday without having sufficiently recovered to speak with investigators.
Dec 7, 2009 | Continued
Other Russia Regional Leader Jailed
An Astrakhan regional leader of the Other Russia has been sentenced to three days in jail for alleged non-payment of a fine for organizing a series of rallies in defense of the freedom of assembly.
Dec 2, 2009 | Continued
University Expels Student Opposition Activist
A leader of the regional youth branch of Yabloko has been expelled from Omsk State University in spite of his high grade point average. Oppositionists in the area believe the expulsion to be politically motivated.
Dec 2, 2009 | Continued
Judges Seek Protection Against Outside Interference
A representative from the Supreme Court of Arbitration says that appeals from judges to police about outside pressure have been in vain, and judges are requesting greater power to fight such interference.
Dec 1, 2009 | Continued
Moscow Mayor to Get $17K in Libel Case
In his most recent defamation lawsuit, Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov has been awarded 500 thousand rubles (about $17,000) for libel on the part of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
Nov 30, 2009 | Continued
Russian Bloggers Create Trade Union
Russian bloggers have created a trade union that will campaign in defense of a set of enumerated rights.
Nov 28, 2009 | Continued