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Khodorkovsky Conviction Was ‘Putin’s Personal Vendetta’
Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been convicted in the second case against him by the Russian government, but his sentence won’t be announced for at least several days.
27Dec2010 | R J | Comments Off on Khodorkovsky Conviction Was ‘Putin’s Personal Vendetta’ | Continued
Medvedev Contrasts Putin in Year-End Interview
Dmitri Medvedev discussed the role of the opposition, the quality of Russian television, the second case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and a host of other issues in a televised year-end interview.
26Dec2010 | R J | Comments Off on Medvedev Contrasts Putin in Year-End Interview | Continued
‘Strategy 31’ Organizers Reject Moscow’s Conditions
Moscow authorities have agreed to sanction both upcoming Strategy 31 rallies, but two organizers are rejecting their half of the plan based on a change in time and the unacceptable number of allowed participants.
23Dec2010 | R J | Comments Off on ‘Strategy 31’ Organizers Reject Moscow’s Conditions | Continued
Charges Filed Against Blogger For Insulting Putin (updated)
A Russian blogger claims he is being illegally persecuted after police raided his office and filed charges against him for insulting Vladimir Putin on his LiveJournal page.
22Dec2010 | R J | Comments Off on Charges Filed Against Blogger For Insulting Putin (updated) | Continued
Moscow Agrees to ‘Stratgey 31’ Rally After Split
Moscow city authorities have granted permission to a group of rights advocates to hold one of two Strategy 31 rallies planned for New Year’s Eve in Moscow.
20Dec2010 | R J | Comments Off on Moscow Agrees to ‘Stratgey 31’ Rally After Split | Continued
Kasparov, Nemtsov & Yashin on Moscow’s Ethnic Riots
Joint statement by Garry Kasparov, Boris Nemtsov, and Ilya Yashin regarding the ethnic violence in Moscow.
15Dec2010 | R J | Comments Off on Kasparov, Nemtsov & Yashin on Moscow’s Ethnic Riots | Continued
Protest for Slain Football Fan Sparks Ultranationalist Violence
Racially-charged riots erupted in Moscow and St. Petersburg over the weekend, with football fans and radical nationalists chanting “Russia for the Russians” and violently assaulting anyone with North Caucasian characteristics.
13Dec2010 | R J | Comments Off on Protest for Slain Football Fan Sparks Ultranationalist Violence | Continued
Sobyanin Proposes Relocating Pensioners Out of Moscow (updated)
The newly-appointed mayor of Moscow is apparently suggesting that the elderly be relocated to “pensioner villages” in remote districts to solve the city’s problem of high-cost construction.
11Dec2010 | R J | Comments Off on Sobyanin Proposes Relocating Pensioners Out of Moscow (updated) | Continued
Reporters Without Borders Awards Russian Journalists
Reporters Without Borders has awarded two opposition-oriented Russian journalists with the Press Freedom Award.
10Dec2010 | R J | Comments Off on Reporters Without Borders Awards Russian Journalists | Continued
Memorial Rights Activist Beaten in Moscow
Amnesty International is calling for an investigation of a Memorial rights activist who was beaten in Moscow, suspectedly by police.
9Dec2010 | R J | Comments Off on Memorial Rights Activist Beaten in Moscow | Continued