All Posts Tagged With: "Gazeta.ru"

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Russian Police Keep it Up With ‘Strategy 31′ Arrests (updated)

Opposition activists across Russia held rallies in defense of free assembly on Tuesday, with dozens detained in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other cities.

May 31, 2011 | Continued
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Khodorkovsky’s Cell Mate Names Names in ‘Forced’ 2006 Attack

Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s former cell mate has come forward with the names and details of how law enforcement officers forced him to attack Khodorkovsky in 2006; prison officials refuse to comment on the story.

May 26, 2011 | Continued
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Mass Demonstrations to be Broken Up by “Tornado”

Russian engineers have developed a new armored truck equipped with a water canon that are intended to aid internal military forces in breaking up mass protests.

May 24, 2011 | Continued
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Russian Court Sanctions Arrest of Hermitage Executive Cherkasov (updated with corrections)

Moscow’s Tverskoy Court has sanctioned the arrest of one of deceased lawyer Sergei Magnitsky’s colleagues, Hermitage Capital Management executive Ivan Cherkasov. (Note: This article is corrected from earlier reports)

May 4, 2011 | Continued
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Central Electoral Commission Looks to Regulate Social Media

Russia’s Central Electoral Commission is proposing a ban on “political agitation” on blogs and social media on the day before national elections; critics say the move is “stupid” and could lead to abuse.

Mar 18, 2011 | Continued
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Aide Says Khodorkovsky Verdict Was ‘Made to Order’

In an interview with Gazeta.ru, an aide to the judge who convicted Mikhail Khodorkovsky last Christmas claims that the judge was pressured into writing the verdict by high-level Russian officials.

Feb 14, 2011 | Continued
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Duma Passes Revised Bill Restricting Protests

Legislators have passed a new version of a law vetoed earlier in the month by the president that toughens legislation on public demonstrations.

Nov 26, 2010 | Continued
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Moscow Police Ordered to Step it Up Against Protesters

Oppositionists have obtained a letter by Moscow’s prosecutor general demanding that police arrest opposition organizers who voice their intent to hold unsanctioned rallies.

Nov 16, 2010 | Continued
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Russian Journalist in Critical Condition after Attack

Russian police are investigating an attack on journalist Oleg Kashin as attempted murder, with colleagues asserting that the attack was connected to Kashin’s professional work.

Nov 6, 2010 | Continued
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Luzhkov to Head City Management Department in Moscow University

International University in Moscow has appointed fired Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov as dean of the department of major city management, since he “turned out not to have a job.”

Oct 5, 2010 | Continued