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Censored Izvestia Journalist Quits
Well-known Russian journalist Maksim Sokolov is quitting his job at the newspaper Izvestia after editors refused to publish an article critical of Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov.
22Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Censored Izvestia Journalist Quits | Continued
Day of Protest Held in Cities Throughout Russia
Fewer protesters than organizers had expected turned out at opposition protests across Russia on Saturday, as regional authorities took a variety of measures to keep people off the streets.
21Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Day of Protest Held in Cities Throughout Russia | Continued
Protests Gaining Visibility, Attracting More Russians
As thousands of Russians get ready for an upcoming series of massive protests throughout the country, a new poll indicates that such protests are gaining higher visibility and attracting more people to take part.
19Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Protests Gaining Visibility, Attracting More Russians | Continued
Kasparov Discusses Chess, Politics in Georgia Visit
During a visit this week to a friend and chess colleague in Georgia, Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov met with Georgian leadership and journalists to discuss the state of Russia-Georgia relations.
18Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Kasparov Discusses Chess, Politics in Georgia Visit | Continued
A Historical Dead End: Putin Must Go
An online petition demanding the resignation of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has gathered thousands of signatures in just over a week, and presents a scathing indictment of the country’s current state of affairs.
18Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on A Historical Dead End: Putin Must Go | Continued
Khodorkovsky Calls Putin to Court
Imprisoned oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, currently in Moscow facing charges in a second case against him, has issued a series of questions that he demands Prime Minister Putin answer directly in court.
17Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Khodorkovsky Calls Putin to Court | Continued
Unpaid Olympic Workers Continue Hunger Strike
Construction workers hired for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi are continuing a hunger strike taken up last Thursday in protest to their contractors’ failure to pay their wages in more than three months.
16Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Unpaid Olympic Workers Continue Hunger Strike | Continued
Regional Elections Fraught With Allegations of Violations
Independent observers have labeled Sunday’s regional elections in Russia as “the filthiest in all of history,” while the leading United Russia party says that it is satisfied with how the elections were held.
15Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Regional Elections Fraught With Allegations of Violations | Continued
Tula Residents Paid to Vote for United Russia
Voters in the city of Tula are claiming that they were offered cash to vote for the ruling United Russia party in regional elections, with an opposition leader saying he has obtained video footage of the payments taking place.
12Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Tula Residents Paid to Vote for United Russia | Continued
Electoral Commission Criticized for Double Standard
In the final days leading up to Russia’s March 14 regional elections, the Central Electoral Commission is banning Kremlin-loyal opposition party A Just Russia from picturing its own leader on a series of leaflets.
11Mar2010 | R J | Comments Off on Electoral Commission Criticized for Double Standard | Continued