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Putin Keeping Good Company
It may come a few years too late, but the mainstream western media is finally acknowledging what their elected leaders still prefer to ignore: Vladimir Putin is no more a democratically elected leader than Robert Mugabe or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
30Jan2009 | Mig Greengard | Comments Off on Putin Keeping Good Company | Continued
Russia Will Revise Controversial Treason Bill
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has ordered his staff to revise a controversial bill which would loosen the definition of treason. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s cabinet had originally backed the bill.
29Jan2009 | Danila | Comments Off on Russia Will Revise Controversial Treason Bill | Continued
Russian Police Press University to Expel Students Who Protested
Moscow police are pressing one Russian university to take action against students who protested against the government.
28Jan2009 | Danila | Comments Off on Russian Police Press University to Expel Students Who Protested | Continued
Russia to Print Maps Showing Georgian Regions as Independent
In the near future, Russia will print maps showing the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and Georgia as distinct from Georgia.
28Jan2009 | Danila | Comments Off on Russia to Print Maps Showing Georgian Regions as Independent | Continued
Independent Candidate Blocked From Moscow Suburb Election
Yevgenia Chirikova, an independent mayoral candidate in the Moscow suburb of Khimki, has been pulled from the ballot for what supporters call ridiculous reasons.
27Jan2009 | Danila | Comments Off on Independent Candidate Blocked From Moscow Suburb Election | Continued
Why Was Stanislav Markelov Killed?
Journalist Olga Malysh explores the theories surrounding the murders of human rights attorney Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova, posing the question: “How many more deaths like this are still to come?” Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org
23Jan2009 | Danila | Comments Off on Why Was Stanislav Markelov Killed? | Continued
Pro-Kremlin Party Will Hold Presidential Pep Rallies (updated)
United Russia, the Russian political party led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, will stage street rallies to support the Russian authorities. The first such rally will take place on January 24th in Moscow.
22Jan2009 | Danila | Comments Off on Pro-Kremlin Party Will Hold Presidential Pep Rallies (updated) | Continued
Moscow Airports Institute New Profiling Rules
Law enforcement officials have instituted mandatory searches for travelers from the North Caucasus in all Moscow airports.
21Jan2009 | Danila | Comments Off on Moscow Airports Institute New Profiling Rules | Continued
Russian Opposition Activist Beaten to Death in Moscow
Anton Stradymov, a 20-year old activist involved with the banned National Bolshevik party, was found comatose near the Vykhino metro station in Moscow, and died shortly after being hospitalized.
20Jan2009 | Danila | Comments Off on Russian Opposition Activist Beaten to Death in Moscow | Continued
Russian Rights Attorney, Reporter Murdered in Moscow
Stanislav Markelov, an attorney who represented Chechen victims and journalists, was gunned down in Moscow Monday. A reporter for the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, Anastasia Baburova, was also killed in the shooting.
19Jan2009 | Danila | Comments Off on Russian Rights Attorney, Reporter Murdered in Moscow | Continued