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Funeral for Democracy Held in Nizhny Novgorod
Activists from the Right Cause party held a mock funeral for democracy after the Nizhny Novgorod city duma introduced a measure that would have a selection of deputies choose the mayor, who was previously elected by popular vote.
Nov 26, 2009 | Continued
Human Rights Advocates Meet with Medvedev
Human rights advocates discussed a number of controversial issues with the president in hopes that some concrete measures would be taken in result.
Nov 25, 2009 | Continued
Russian Court Extends Death Penalty Moratorium
Russia’s Constitutional Court has ruled to extend a moratorium on the death penalty that had been set to expire in January 2010, but has yet to ban the practice altogether.
Nov 19, 2009 | Continued
Suspect Confesses to Murder of Russian Lawyer
Police have detained two suspects in the January murder of lawyer Stanislav Markelov in Moscow, one of whom has issued a confession.
Nov 5, 2009 | Continued
Trust in Medvedev, Putin Falls Among Russians
A poll done by the Public Opinion Foundation finds that Russians’ trust is down in both President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin.
Nov 3, 2009 | Continued
Prominent Moscow Businessman Shot Dead
Basketball manager Shabtai von Kalmanovic was shot dead in his car in Moscow on Monday in a possible contract killing.
Nov 2, 2009 | Continued
Independent Newspaper Editor Arrested in Russia
The editor-in-chief of an independent newspaper in the city of Arzamas, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of Moscow, has been arrested under suspicion of extorting a local gypsum factory into subscribing to his newspaper. Colleagues at the paper called the charge laughable and politically-motivated.
Jul 6, 2009 | Continued
Russian Unemployment Tops 7 Million
The number of unemployed has reached 7.1 million people in Russia, or 9.5 percent, according to Rosstat, the Russian statistical agency.
Apr 21, 2009 | Continued
Russian Democrats Unite in New Anti-Kremlin Movement
Garry Kasparov and other members of the Russian opposition met Friday and Saturday, finalizing a new movement which aims to peacefully dismantle what they describe as the illegitimate regime currently ruling Russia.
Dec 14, 2008 | Continued