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At Least 16 Killed in Latest Caucasus Violence
A car bomb in Vladikavkaz has killed at least 16 people, with local authorities partially accusing abusive Russian security forces for the growing unrest in the already volatile North Caucasus region of Russia.
Sep 9, 2010 | Continued
Moscow Authorities ‘In a Panic’ That Corrupt Deputy Has Fled Country
The Moscow city administration is in a “panic” following reports that a deputy mayor, recently charged with bribery and facing up to 10 years in prison, has fled the country.
Sep 7, 2010 | Continued
Blaming Police, Alexeyeva to Keep Away From Rallies
83-year-old Strategy 31 co-organizer Lyudmila Alexeyeva says that due to crowded conditions created by police, she will no longer physically be able to participate in the rallies.
Sep 3, 2010 | Continued
Kremlin Blames Luzhkov for ‘Strategy 31’ Crackdowns
An anonymous source in the presidential administration says that routine crackdowns on opposition protests in Moscow have nothing to do with President Medvedev or any of his officials.
Sep 2, 2010 | Continued
Six Years Later, Mourners Remember Beslan Massacre
A three-day memorial for victims of the 2004 Beslan school hostage crisis is being held at the site of the school in North Ossetia, with parents of children killed in the attack continuing to ask for an open investigation.
Sep 1, 2010 | Continued
Putin: Oppositionists at Fault for Getting Beaten by Police
In an interview published Monday, Vladimir Putin said that opposition activists have only themselves to blame for being routinely beaten by the police.
Aug 30, 2010 | Continued
Rally Puts Moscow’s Lack of Handicap Accessibility on Display
A group of well-known Russian personalities held a rally to bring attention to the daily hardships faced by handicapped persons living in Moscow.
Aug 27, 2010 | Continued
Medvedev Orders Halt to Khimki Forest Destruction
President Medvedev has announced an immediate halt to road construction through the Khimki Forest, following weeks of protests and a set of sudden, unexpected appeals from United Russia and Moscow Mayor Luzhkov.
Aug 26, 2010 | Continued
Activist Car Owners Mock New No-Tolerance Alcohol Law
Dozens of activist car owners participated in a motorcade around Moscow to protest the country’s new zero-tolerance alcohol policy, which critics say prohibits drivers even from drinking fermented milk drinks like kefir.
Aug 24, 2010 | Continued
Police Reform Bill Critisized as ‘Fagmentary and Unsystematic’
Robert Coalson from RFE/RL comments on a controversial new bill that the government claims would modernize Russia’s notoriously corrupt police forces.
Aug 12, 2010 | Continued