Repression
Assaulted Russian Journalist’s Health Turns for the Worse
Mikhail Beketov, the editor-in-chief of the Khimkinskaya Pravda newspaper and a vocal community activist who was brutally assaulted in November, is once again in critical condition as his health fails.
Jan 10, 2009 | Continued
Russian Opposition Sums Up 2008
Members of the Russian political opposition rallied in Moscow on December 29th, summing up the major political events of 2008 in a vocal demonstration.
Dec 30, 2008 | Continued
Russian Police Bracing For Demonstrations
Police in Russia are worried that the economic crisis may lead to widespread public disturbances and crime, and national guard troops are being sent into towns hit hardest by sweeping layoffs.
Dec 26, 2008 | Continued
Russian Police Crack Down on Car-Lover Protests
A new import tariff on foreign cars has set off a chain of protests in Russia’s far east and across the country. Theotherrussia.org translates a statement on the demonstrations by the Solidarity opposition movement.
Dec 22, 2008 | Continued
Russia is Being Returned to Totalitarianism – Rights Activists
In a public appeal, a group of Russian human rights activists decries new legislation which would expand the definition of treason and espionage in Russia. The bill “returns the Russian justice system to the norms of the 1920-1950s,” they argue. Translation by theotherrussia.org.
Dec 19, 2008 | Continued
Demonstrators Speak Out in St. Petersburg
Around 1000 people demonstrated against the Kremlin in St. Petersburg, even as instigators tried to disrupt the event. 60 protestors were arrested around the city.
Dec 14, 2008 | Continued
Police Stifle Opposition March in Moscow
Moscow police and riot forces were out in full force Sunday, arresting anyone who showed up to take part in an opposition demonstration known as a March of Dissent.
Dec 14, 2008 | Continued
Russia Passes Bill to Limit Jury Trials
Russia’s lower house of Parliament, the State Duma, passed a bill Friday which takes away the right to trial by jury in cases of terrorism and other serious crimes.
Dec 13, 2008 | Continued
Opposition Protests Will Go On Despite Ban, Interference
Wide-scale opposition protests, known as Marches of Dissent, will take place in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities, despite bans and stiff pressure from authorities.
Dec 13, 2008 | Continued
Russia’s Thaw Will Come From the People – Piontkovsky
Author and scholar Andrei Piontkovsky, who was charged and later absolved of writing extremist materials, comments on the significance of his case for free speech in Russia. Translation by theotherrussia.org
Dec 11, 2008 | Continued