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Dymovsky to Hold Nationwide Rally in June
Russian whistleblower cop Aleksei Dymovsky has announced plans to hold a nationwide rally on June 12, which opposition leader Garry Kasparov has promised to support.
12May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Dymovsky to Hold Nationwide Rally in June | Continued
‘Strategy 31’ Organizers Want Moscow Authorities Investigated
Organizers of the Strategy 31 rallies are asking the Prosecutor General to look into whether the Moscow mayor’s office attempted to intentionally provoke conflict between opposition protesters and radical pro-Kremlin youth activists.
11May2010 | R J | Comments Off on ‘Strategy 31’ Organizers Want Moscow Authorities Investigated | Continued
Gazeta.ru: Moscow’s Construction Plan Exemplifies Corruption
The editorial team at Gazeta.ru argues that Moscow’s controversial 15-year construction plan approved by the city last week is emblematic of corruption throughout the Russian government.
11May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Gazeta.ru: Moscow’s Construction Plan Exemplifies Corruption | Continued
Foreign Policy Names Kasparov, Alexeyeva Among Top Dissidents
Foreign Policy magazine has included Garry Kasparov and Lyudmila Alexeyeva on its list of the world’s most prominent political dissidents.
8May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Foreign Policy Names Kasparov, Alexeyeva Among Top Dissidents | Continued
US Congress Holds Hearing on Magnitsky
The US Congress held a hearing today on the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, with congressmen promising to introduce legislation banning Russian officials involved in the death from traveling to the United States.
7May2010 | R J | Comments Off on US Congress Holds Hearing on Magnitsky | Continued
Stalin Controversies Abound in Victory Day Run-Up
Human rights advocates are voicing outrage at a St. Petersburg city bus covered with a gigantic picture of Josef Stalin, while oppositionists in Moscow ask the president to officially denounce the Soviet dictator.
6May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Stalin Controversies Abound in Victory Day Run-Up | Continued
Investigator Charged in Trifonova’s Death
The lead investigator allegedly at fault for the death of a chronically ill businesswoman in a Moscow detention facility is being charged with criminal negligence, but the victim’s lawyer insists that the negligence was intentional.
5May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Investigator Charged in Trifonova’s Death | Continued
Putin and Kadyrov Among ‘Predators of Press Freedom’
Reporters Without Borders has published a list of forty “Predators of Press Freedom,” including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechen President Razman Kadyrov.
4May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Putin and Kadyrov Among ‘Predators of Press Freedom’ | Continued
Thousands of Russians Turn Out for May Day Rallies
Thousands of Russians held protests and marches throughout the country on Saturday during May Day celebrations. A number of opposition leaders were detained and some rallies were banned outright.
3May2010 | R J | Comments Off on Thousands of Russians Turn Out for May Day Rallies | Continued
How Vera Trifonova Was ‘Purposefully Destroyed’
Half a year after Sergei Magnitsky’s scandalous death, a Russian businesswoman has died from a lack of medical care in Moscow’s Matrosskaya Tishina detention facility. Theotherrussia.org provides a chronicle of the events leading up to her death.
30Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on How Vera Trifonova Was ‘Purposefully Destroyed’ | Continued