All Posts Tagged With: "Gazeta.ru"
Kaliningrad Governor Renegs on Opposition Meeting
After a massive prompted Kaliningrad Governor Georgy Boos to call a meeting with opposition leaders, the event was postponed on Wednesday evening – the governor’s second cancellation in under two weeks.
Feb 11, 2010 | Continued
Charges Filed Against Police for Beating Composer
In yet another high-profile scandal involving Russia’s police forces, criminal proceedings are finally being filed a week after a music professor in Yekaterinburg was brutally beaten and robbed by police.
Feb 10, 2010 | Continued
Village Residents ‘To Stand Until Death’ Against Demolitions (updated 1/26)
Residents in the rural Moscow village of Rechnik have pledged to use any means necessary to stop police from evicting them in order to demolish their homes, set to continue on Monday morning after a weekend moratorium.
Jan 24, 2010 | Continued
‘YouTube Cop’ Detained Per Court Order
Aleksei Dymovsky, Russia’s so-called “YouTube Cop” who posted videos exposing police corruption in Russia on the internet in November, has been placed in a detention center per court order.
Jan 23, 2010 | Continued
HRW: Russian Civil Society Continues to Deteriorate
An annual report by Human Rights Watch concludes that the human rights situation in Russia continued to deteriorate in 2009, laying blame on government authorities for enabling further violations and making empty rhetorical statements.
Jan 22, 2010 | Continued
Medvedev Sums Up the Year
In a year-end interview televised interview, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev answered questions concerning disputed regional elections, Garry Kasparov and the political opposition, and an “evil” judicial system.
Dec 28, 2009 | Continued
‘Russia for the Russians’ Polarizes Population
According to a new poll, the idea of a “Russia for the Russians” is increasingly polarizing Russian society in a time of increased concern over immigration and rising nationalism.
Dec 16, 2009 | Continued
Murder of Ingush Oppositionist Ruled “Accidental”
An Ingush court has ruled that the murder of oppositionist Magomed Yevloyev was caused by a police officer’s “carelessness.” Relatives and human rights groups insist that the murder was premeditated and plan to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
Dec 11, 2009 | Continued
Description Released of Train Bombing Suspect (updated)
Russian police have released a portrait of a suspect in the Friday train bombing that killed at least 26 people and hospitalized 92. Authorities are calling the bombing a terrorist act.
Nov 29, 2009 | Continued
Human Rights Advocates Meet with Medvedev
Human rights advocates discussed a number of controversial issues with the president in hopes that some concrete measures would be taken in result.
Nov 25, 2009 | Continued