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Duma Bill Would Ban Reproducing ‘Statements by Terrorists’ (updated)
Amidst public criticism of the Kremlin’s failure to prevent terrorist attacks, a new law adopted by the Russian State Duma will ban the media from reproducing any statements whatsoever issued by anyone deemed to be a terrorist.
5Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on Duma Bill Would Ban Reproducing ‘Statements by Terrorists’ (updated) | Continued
A Crooked Broadcast
Having chosen to air dramas instead of covering Moscow’s worst terrorist attacks in the past six years, Russia’s state-controlled television has become “a virtual form of reality,” writes Gazeta.ru columnist Natalia Gevorkyan.
2Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on A Crooked Broadcast | Continued
50 Detained in Moscow Opposition Rally; Alexeyeva Violently Attacked
Approximately 50 activists were detained Wednesday evening on Moscow’s Triumfalnaya Square in the opposition’s most recent rally in defense of the constitutional right to freedom of assembly.
1Apr2010 | R J | Comments Off on 50 Detained in Moscow Opposition Rally; Alexeyeva Violently Attacked | Continued
United Civil Front on Metro Bombings: Don’t Believe Putin
The United Civil Front is warning that the Russian government may use the March 29 Moscow metro bombings as an excuse to infringe upon the rights and freedoms of its citizens further than ever before.
31Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on United Civil Front on Metro Bombings: Don’t Believe Putin | Continued
Prosecution Rests in Exhaustive Khodorkovsky Case
After thirteen months and fifty-one witnesses, the prosecution has concluded its presentation of evidence in the second court case against jailed oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who will take the stand in his own defense in early April.
30Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Prosecution Rests in Exhaustive Khodorkovsky Case | Continued
Solidarity Releases Statement on Moscow Metro Attacks
The opposition movement Solidarity has released a statement regarding two suicide attacks on the Moscow metro that killed at least 38 people and injured more than 70 during the Monday morning rush hour.
29Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Solidarity Releases Statement on Moscow Metro Attacks | Continued
Yulia Latynina on Russia’s Squandered Billions
Award-winning Russian journalist Yulia Latynina discusses what happens when a country spends it’s money on presidential palaces instead of infrastructure and roads. An exclusive from theotherrussia.org
26Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Yulia Latynina on Russia’s Squandered Billions | Continued
Police Ask for Citizen Input on Reforms
Russians are being invited to send in their input on a new set of laws that would govern the country’s police forces, as Internal Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev is given nine months to fix his agency or be fired.
25Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Police Ask for Citizen Input on Reforms | Continued
Right to Free Assembly ‘Not Evident to Russian Gov’t’
A monitoring commission from the Council of Europe is criticizing Russia for failing to recognize the right to free assembly as a basic human right, and also for beating members of unsanctioned protests.
24Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Right to Free Assembly ‘Not Evident to Russian Gov’t’ | Continued
Gryzlov: Terrorism Prevents Russia From Banning the Death Penalty
Russian State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov said on Tuesday that the country would not officially abolish the death penalty because of the continued existence of terrorist threats.
23Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Gryzlov: Terrorism Prevents Russia From Banning the Death Penalty | Continued