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New Charges Filed Against Khodorkovsky
New charges have been cast against Michael Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil company. Khodorkovsky, who may face an additional 22 years behind bars, called the accusations absurd.
2Jul2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedTatars Stand Up for their Ancestors’ Honor
Residents of the Republic of Tatarstan, upset at a textbook depicting their ancestors as “monsters,” have lost their case before a Moscow city court.
1Jul2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedRussia Drops in Corruption Ranking
Russia is among the world’s most corrupt countries, according to the latest ranking by Transparency International.
30Jun2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedCompetition Still Lacking – Russian Anti-Monopoly Service
A new report from Russia’s Anti-Monopoly Service finds that the greatest threats to competition in Russia’s economy are state corporations, monopolies, and the clout exerted by major businesses.
27Jun2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedRussian Businessman Pays Out For Defamatory Blog Entry
A Moscow court has compelled businessman and former State Duma representative Alexander Lebedev to pay damages for a defamatory post written in his LiveJournal blog.
25Jun2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedForeign Wars Are Profitable – Russian Deputy PM
Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Sergei Ivanov, has said that Russia profits and will continue profiting from foreign wars.
9Jun2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedPolitkovskaya Case Far From Closed – Novaya Gazeta Editor
Dmitri Muratov, the editor-in-chief of the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, said the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya was far from resolved. Two suspects were released earlier this week.
5Jun2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedRussian Prison News Roundup
The past week has been tumultuous for the Russian prison system. Theotherrussia.org provides a roundup of news stories coming out of Russian’s prisons.
5Jun2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedRussian Media Group Offices Searched, News Program Cut
The offices of Russia’s largest FM radio conglomerate, the Russian Media Group, have been raided by law enforcement. One of the company’s news programs was taken off the air.
4Jun2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedKasparov Says Press Freedom Absent in Russia
The Other Russia leader Garry Kasparov sparked controversy at a meeting of the World Association of Newspapers, and new evidence of Russian television censorship came public.
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