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Police Stifle Opposition March in Moscow
Moscow police and riot forces were out in full force Sunday, arresting anyone who showed up to take part in an opposition demonstration known as a March of Dissent.
14Dec2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Police Stifle Opposition March in Moscow | Continued
Russian Democrats Unite in New Anti-Kremlin Movement
Garry Kasparov and other members of the Russian opposition met Friday and Saturday, finalizing a new movement which aims to peacefully dismantle what they describe as the illegitimate regime currently ruling Russia.
14Dec2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Russian Democrats Unite in New Anti-Kremlin Movement | Continued
Russia Passes Bill to Limit Jury Trials
Russia’s lower house of Parliament, the State Duma, passed a bill Friday which takes away the right to trial by jury in cases of terrorism and other serious crimes.
13Dec2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Russia Passes Bill to Limit Jury Trials | Continued
Opposition Protests Will Go On Despite Ban, Interference
Wide-scale opposition protests, known as Marches of Dissent, will take place in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities, despite bans and stiff pressure from authorities.
13Dec2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Opposition Protests Will Go On Despite Ban, Interference | Continued
Medvedev: Russia May Join OPEC, Cut Crude Output
Faced with plummeting oil prices and tax revenues, Russia is considering either joining OPEC or working together with the oil cartel to cut world output.
12Dec2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Medvedev: Russia May Join OPEC, Cut Crude Output | Continued
Russia’s Thaw Will Come From the People – Piontkovsky
Author and scholar Andrei Piontkovsky, who was charged and later absolved of writing extremist materials, comments on the significance of his case for free speech in Russia. Translation by theotherrussia.org
11Dec2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Russia’s Thaw Will Come From the People – Piontkovsky | Continued
Kremlin Taps Former Opposition Leader for Governorship
Nikita Belykh, a former leader of the Russian Union of Right Forces party, has accepted an appointment to be governor of the Kirov region. Reactions from figures in the Russian opposition have been mixed.
10Dec2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Kremlin Taps Former Opposition Leader for Governorship | Continued
Standard & Poor’s Downgrades Russia
In the latest news item to predict a chaotic future for the Russian economy, the Standard & Poor’s rating agency cut the country’s debt rating for the first time in ten years.
9Dec2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Standard & Poor’s Downgrades Russia | Continued
Jailed Yukos Executive Released on Bail
In a rare human rights victory in the Russian prison system, jailed Yukos attorney Vasily Aleksanyan has been released on bail. Aleksanyan, who fell gravely ill in prison, has been struggling to receive better medical attention.
9Dec2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Jailed Yukos Executive Released on Bail | Continued
Obama: Russia “Increasingly Assertive”
US President-elect Barack Obama ramped up his tone on Russia Sunday, speaking out against Russia’s increasingly aggressive behavior.
8Dec2008 | Danila | Comments Off on Obama: Russia “Increasingly Assertive” | Continued