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Police Illegally Take Children From Journalist
Police have illegally taken away the children of an activist journalist after she wrote an article on a local auto manufacturer that they found objectionable.
27May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Police Illegally Take Children From Journalist | Continued
Violations of Journalists Rights Leading to More Censorship, Self-Censorship
Pressure by the police, media companies, and pending federal legislation are among a host of problems that journalists fear are leading to greater censorship and self-censorship within the Russian media.
25May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Violations of Journalists Rights Leading to More Censorship, Self-Censorship | Continued
Protests Continue in Support of Miners’ Demands
Protests were held throughout Russia over the weekend and will continue this week in support of demands by miners for better working conditions, fair pay, and accountability in two recent deadly mine explosions.
24May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Protests Continue in Support of Miners’ Demands | Continued
Moscow Bans Gay Pride Parade for Fifth Year in a Row
Organizers of the annual Moscow Pride parades got word from the mayor’s office on Thursday that the application to hold their event has been turned down for the fifth time in a row.
21May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Moscow Bans Gay Pride Parade for Fifth Year in a Row | Continued
Evicted Sochi Residents Go on Hunger Strike
Residents in Sochi who are being forcibly evicted from their homes to make way for Olympic construction are going on hunger strike to protest a lack of fair compensation for their property by the local government.
20May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Evicted Sochi Residents Go on Hunger Strike | Continued
Moscow Refuses to Sanction ‘Strategy 31’ Rally, Again
The Moscow city authorities have refused to sanction an opposition rally in defense of the constitutional right to the freedom of assembly for the ninth time in a row.
19May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Moscow Refuses to Sanction ‘Strategy 31’ Rally, Again | Continued
Khodorkovsky’s Hunger Strike Puts Spotlight on Medvedev
Jailed oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky has announced a hunger strike to protest what he says is an unlawful court ruling to extend his term in a pretrial detention center for another three months.
18May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Khodorkovsky’s Hunger Strike Puts Spotlight on Medvedev | Continued
Solidarity Statement on Miners’ Protest Broken Up by OMON
The opposition movement Solidarity has released a statement in response to the brutal actions of OMON riot police in breaking up a protest of the grieving relatives of miners killed in the Raspadskaya mine explosions.
17May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Solidarity Statement on Miners’ Protest Broken Up by OMON | Continued
Russian Oligarch Admits Ties to Mafia
Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has admitted that he gave money to criminal organizations in the 1990s to protect his business interests.
14May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Russian Oligarch Admits Ties to Mafia | Continued
Kasparov Makes the Case That ‘Putin Must Go’
United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov was among opposition leaders at a meeting in Moscow this week to discuss the ‘Putin Must Go’ petition, which so far has gathered more than 43 thousand signatures.
13May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Kasparov Makes the Case That ‘Putin Must Go’ | Continued