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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 | Continued
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Tatars 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 | Continued
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Russia 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 | Continued
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Competition 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 | Continued
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Russian 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 | Continued
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Foreign 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 | Continued
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Politkovskaya 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 | Continued
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Russian 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 | Continued
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Russian 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 | Continued
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Kasparov 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.

3Jun2008 | Danila | Comments Off | Continued