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Journalism Watchdogs Decry Attempted Seizures at the New Times
Reporters Without Borders and the Russian Union of Journalists are criticizing a Moscow court for allowing police to seize documents in connection with a libel case against the New Times magazine.
17Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on Journalism Watchdogs Decry Attempted Seizures at the New Times | Continued
The Moscow Times on Nashi’s Fifth Anniversary
The radical pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi held its fifth anniversary celebration yesterday, with government leaders present to urge them to “remain in the fight.”
16Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on The Moscow Times on Nashi’s Fifth Anniversary | Continued
Russian Cop Charged After Killing and Burying Jaywalker
A police officer in the Urals region of Chelyabinsk has been charged with accidentally hitting and killing a pedestrian, whose body he buried in a roadside ditch in an attempt to cover up the crime.
15Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on Russian Cop Charged After Killing and Burying Jaywalker | Continued
Slain Moscow Judge is a Lesson for Russian Gov’t
The editorial team at Gazeta.ru explains why the Russian government needs to pay special attention to the shooting this week of Judge Eduard Chuvashov, known for prosecuting violent ultranationalists.
14Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on Slain Moscow Judge is a Lesson for Russian Gov’t | Continued
Nearly 3/4 of Russians Prefer Order to Democracy
Two new polls out this week show that fewer Russians (but still most of them) value order more than democracy and that few think their president is really in charge of their country.
13Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on Nearly 3/4 of Russians Prefer Order to Democracy | Continued
‘YouTube Cop’ Gives Medvedev a Deadline and a Warning
Whistleblower cop Aleksei Dymovsky has issued a final video address to the Russian president, giving him a deadline of November 12, 2010, to address police corruption or step down from his post.
12Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on ‘YouTube Cop’ Gives Medvedev a Deadline and a Warning | Continued
Traffic Cops Awarded for ‘Resisting Temptation’
As President Medvedev vows to fight corruption, authorities in the Siberian Republic of Khakassia have taken to financially awarding traffic cops for turning down bribes.
9Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on Traffic Cops Awarded for ‘Resisting Temptation’ | Continued
In the War on Terrorism, Medvedev Follows in Putin’s Tracks
Yezhednevny Zhurnal columnists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan discuss why President Medvedev’s policy response to last week’s Moscow metro bombings will do nothing to prevent future terrorist attacks.
8Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on In the War on Terrorism, Medvedev Follows in Putin’s Tracks | Continued
Moscow Mayor Hypocritially Discusses Freedom of Assembly
Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov says that Triumfalnaya Square is too small to hold thousands of opposition protesters, despite allowing thousands of pro-Kremlin protesters to use the same space last week.
7Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on Moscow Mayor Hypocritially Discusses Freedom of Assembly | Continued
High Mortality Rate in Russian Prisons ‘Depressing’
Efforts to reform Russia’s notoriously draconian penal system have resulted in fewer overall prisoners, but its staggering number of annual deaths remains.
6Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on High Mortality Rate in Russian Prisons ‘Depressing’ | Continued