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Russian Opposition Leader Killed In Police Custody
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Ingushetia, one of Russia’s southern republics, after an opposition leader and businessman was shot and killed while in police custody. In an open letter, Roza Malsagova, the editor-in-chief of the opposition internet newspaper Ingushetiya.ru, blames Ingushetia’s president Murat Zyazikov for Yevloyev’s death.
2Sep2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedPutin the Staunch Republican?
Russian journalist Ilya Milshtein argues that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is a staunch supporter of the US Republican Party. Exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
30Aug2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedDisabled Russian Journalist Jailed for Beating Cops
A physically handicapped journalist has been sentenced to 3.5 years behind bars for apparently beating two militsiya officers. The defendant claims there were gross violations in his trial.
28Aug2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedRussian Opposition Party Decries Recognition of Georgian Breakaway Regions
The United Civil Front, the Russian opposition political party led by Garry Kasparov, has released a statement denouncing President Dmitri Medvedev’s decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two breakaway regions within Georgia.
27Aug2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedRussia Recognizes Georgian Breakaway Regions – Reactions
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has signed decrees recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, two breakaway regions within Georgia. Reactions from the international community and Russian experts.
26Aug2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedHuman Rights Watch on South Ossetia – Part 2 (video)
Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who just returned from South Ossetia, describes the conclusions of her investigation there. Video prepared by Dmitri Borko, exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
25Aug2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedHuman Rights Expert Explains the Conflict in South Ossetia (video)
Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who recently returned from South Ossetia, describes the conclusions of her investigation there. Video prepared by Dmitri Borko, exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.
23Aug2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedRussia Ready To Sell Arms to Syria
Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, has said Russia is ready to sell high-tech defensive arms to Syria, as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in Moscow.
21Aug2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedRussian Democratic Forces on the Georgia Conflict
A group of Russian Democratic political figures have released a statement on the conflict over South Ossetia. “No one won from the war,” they write. “More precisely, everyone lost.” Translation by theotherrussia.org
20Aug2008 | Danila | Comments Off | ContinuedCriminal Case Launched Against Russian Opposition Blogger
Authorities in Russia’s Kemerovo oblast have launched a criminal investigation against Dmitri Solovyov, an opposition activist with the Oborona Youth Movement, for entries in his LiveJournal blog.
18Aug2008 | Danila | Comments Off | Continued
