All Posts Tagged With: "corruption"

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Tortured Judge Speaks Out About Corruption

A federal judge in Sochi who endured eight months of torture after trying to prosecute his colleages for shady business dealings speaks out about corruption in the Russian judicial system.

Jan 9, 2012 | Continued
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Financial Times Reports on Putin’s Palace

The Financial Times has come out with a report on the disturbing questions raised by connections between Putin, Bank Rossiya, and a grandiose palace on the Black Sea.

Dec 4, 2011 | Continued
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Muscovites Protest Mayor Sobyanin’s ‘Tile Aggression’

Residents of Moscow are protesting a move by Mayor Sergei Sobyanin to replace 4 million cubic meters of sidewalk pavement with stone tiles – the exact type of business his wife happens to own.

Jul 26, 2011 | Continued
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Freedom House: Russian Internet Only ‘Partly Free’

A new report out on the state of internet freedom around the world indicates deterioration in the situation in Russia, where bloggers and opposition websites are increasingly under attack.

Apr 18, 2011 | Continued
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Businessman Buys ‘Putin’s Palace’ as a Hotel

A wealthy businessman has reportedly purchased the companies that control a palatial complex on the Black Sea purported to have been built for Vladimir Putin’s personal use; the project’s whistleblower says the move is just a diversion.

Mar 3, 2011 | Continued
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‘Ruleaks’ Posts Pictures of ‘Putin’s Black Sea Palace’

Photographs of a sprawling Black Sea mansion suspected to have been built for Vladimir Putin have been posted on Ruleaks, the Russian analog of Wikileaks.

Jan 21, 2011 | Continued
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Kasparov: Gov’t Officials Will Answer For Their Crimes

As Russian oppositionists continue to sit out jail sentences received after the latest Strategy 31 rally, Garry Kasparov warns that the state officials involved in such corrupt and unlawful arrests and convictions will, at some point, have to answer for their crimes.

Jan 5, 2011 | Continued
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Ingush Newspaper Editor Shot in Car

The editor-in-chief of a regional Ingush newspaper has been shot in his car by unknown assailants; colleagues say it could have been motivated by anti-corruption materials published by the newspaper.

Nov 23, 2010 | Continued
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Sochi Anti-Corruption Activist Nearly Beaten to Death

A human rights advocate near Sochi has been beaten nearly to death, after releasing an audio recording that lead to the arrest of a government official for taking bribes.

Oct 27, 2010 | Continued
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Transparency Intl: Corruption in Russia Getting Worse

Russia has become more corrupt over the past year, according to a new report out by Transparency International.

Oct 26, 2010 | Continued