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An Alternative Agenda: Part 1
The editors at Yezhednevny Zhurnal sat down with some of the freshly-elected representatives to the Russian opposition’s new Coordination Council to ask what they thought about the election results, the Council’s initial tasks, and what difficulties they might have to face.
24Oct2012 | R J | Comments Off on An Alternative Agenda: Part 1 | Continued
Kasparov: Kremlin Threatened by Opposition Council
Garry Kasparov explains in this op-ed how the Putin regime’s attempts to brush off any responsibility for hacker attacks and other difficulties in this weekend’s elections for a united opposition council in Russia are verifiably false.
21Oct2012 | R J | Comments Off on Kasparov: Kremlin Threatened by Opposition Council | Continued
Golos: Electoral Fraud in Russia ‘Worse and Worse’
The head of Russia’s only independent electoral watchdog says that Russia is still suffering from a “total lack of competition” in elections, after regional and local elections were held across the country on Sunday.
15Oct2012 | R J | Comments Off on Golos: Electoral Fraud in Russia ‘Worse and Worse’ | Continued
Forced Americanization: Made in NTV
In his latest op-ed, Garry Kasparov discusses how the latest accusations on state-run TV that he’s actually an American citizen are part of the Kremlin’s insulated conspiratorial mindset.
11Oct2012 | R J | Comments Off on Forced Americanization: Made in NTV | Continued
Abramovich and the English Royal Treasurer
Writing for Ekho Moskvy, activist Natalia Pelevine details a case of financial corruption that exemplifies how such machinations that span geographical boundaries and find Russian oligarchs together with some unlikely bedfellows.
4Oct2012 | R J | Comments Off on Abramovich and the English Royal Treasurer | Continued
Other Russia Activists Appeal to Strasbourg Court
Lawyers for four opposition activists from the Other Russia party are appealing to the European Court of Human Rights in a last-ditch attempt to clear the names of the activists, convicted of inciting riots in December 2010.
30Sep2012 | R J | Comments Off on Other Russia Activists Appeal to Strasbourg Court | Continued
Russian Interior Ministry to Ban ‘Undesireable’ Foreigners
Sources in the Russian Interior Ministry say a new measure to ban “undesireable foreign citizens” from entering the country is intended as a way to allow the ministry to keep out political activists and religious radicals.
28Sep2012 | R J | Comments Off on Russian Interior Ministry to Ban ‘Undesireable’ Foreigners | Continued
How NGOs Plan to Deal With the ‘Foreign Agent’ Law
With the new law labeling NGOs that accept foreign funding as “foreign agents” coming into effect in the next month, Kasparov.ru spoke to several organizations to see how they were planning to deal with the repressive measures.
28Sep2012 | R J | Comments Off on How NGOs Plan to Deal With the ‘Foreign Agent’ Law | Continued
Udaltsov’s Arrest Ruled ‘Illegal’
A Moscow court has ruled Sergei Udaltsov’s arrest during the latest mass opposition protest to have been illegal; the oppositionist plans to sue for moral damages.
27Sep2012 | R J | Comments Off on Udaltsov’s Arrest Ruled ‘Illegal’ | Continued
Candidates to Debate on Live TV for New Opposition Council
A new council to create a united voice for the non-systemic opposition in Russia has announced a series of official campaign events, including live televised debates, to help inform Russians who their choices are for council elections in October.
26Sep2012 | R J | Comments Off on Candidates to Debate on Live TV for New Opposition Council | Continued