All Posts Tagged With: "judicial system"
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
Judges Seek Protection Against Outside Interference
A representative from the Supreme Court of Arbitration says that appeals from judges to police about outside pressure have been in vain, and judges are requesting greater power to fight such interference.
Dec 1, 2009 | Continued
Moscow Mayor to Get $17K in Libel Case
In his most recent defamation lawsuit, Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov has been awarded 500 thousand rubles (about $17,000) for libel on the part of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.
Nov 30, 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
Moscow Lawyer Faces Disciplinary Proceedings for Activism
Evgeny Arkhipov, a member of the Solidarity opposition movement, was told that lawyers have no right to engage in social activism and faces the loss of his status as a lawyer.
Nov 4, 2009 | Continued
Medvedev: Disputed Election Results Reflect Voter Preferences
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev claims that while the disputed results of recent elections should be looked at in court, they reflect voters’ sentiments and will not be annulled.
Oct 28, 2009 | Continued
Yukos Lawyer Released on Parole – Expert Commentary
Svetlana Bakhmina, a former Yukos attorney whose case raised a substantial public outcry after she was repeatedly denied early release, has been granted parole. Theotherrussia.org translates commentary from Russia’s leading rights experts and civil society leaders on the event’s significance.
Apr 22, 2009 | 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.
Jan 29, 2009 | Continued
Russia is Being Returned to Totalitarianism – Rights Activists
In a public appeal, a group of Russian human rights activists decries new legislation which would expand the definition of treason and espionage in Russia. The bill “returns the Russian justice system to the norms of the 1920-1950s,” they argue. Translation by theotherrussia.org.
Dec 19, 2008 | 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.
Dec 13, 2008 | Continued
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