All Posts Tagged With: "Moscow Times"

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FSB, Police Seize 200 Thousand Copies of Anti-Putin Report

Of the million copies of “Putin. Results. 10 Years” printed by the opposition movement Solidarity, police and Federal Security Service officers have now seized a full one-fifth and subjected the documents to review for extremism.

Jun 17, 2010 | Continued
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Lukin: Constitution Says Rallies Don’t Need Gov’t Sanction

The Russian government is facing growing criticism over the brutal methods used by police to break up a rally in defense of free assembly in Moscow on Monday.

Jun 2, 2010 | Continued
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Court Won’t Call Putin as Witness in Khodorkosvky Case

Moscow’s Khamovnichesky Court says that despite testimony that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin admitted that the case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky was politically motivated, it finds no legal basis on which to subpoena him.

May 28, 2010 | Continued
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The Moscow Times on Nashi’s Fifth Anniversary

The radical pro-Kremlin youth group Nashi held its fifth anniversary celebration yesterday, with government leaders present to urge them to “remain in the fight.”

Apr 16, 2010 | Continued
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Constitution Day Marked with Mock Funerals, Arrests

Activists marked the sixteenth anniversary of Russia’s constitution throughout Moscow on Saturday, holding mock funerals and demanding the government to obey the nation’s governing document.

Dec 13, 2009 | Continued
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Saakashvili Accuses Russian Researchers of Espionage

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has accused two Russian researchers banned from entering Georgia of working for Russian security services.

Dec 3, 2009 | Continued
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Russia Still Far From Economic Recovery

As the global economy shows positive signs of recovery, Russia continues to lag behind.

Aug 29, 2009 | Continued
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In 10 Years of Putin, Russia Lost a Decade – Analyst

Writing for the Moscow Times newspaper, political analyst Yevgeny Kiselyov examines Vladimir Putin’s legacy.

Aug 6, 2009 | Continued
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Nashi Activist: We Snooped on Opposition Groups

The Moscow Times reports that pro-Kremlin agents worked in opposition groups across Russia to provide the presidential administration with information on opposition activists.

Feb 5, 2009 | Continued
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Preparing for Putin’s Return to the Kremlin

Nikolay Petrov, a scholar in residence at the Carnegie Moscow Center, comments on what was missing from Dmitri Medvedev’s state-of-the-union address, and the sad state of Russia’s political system. The article first ran in the Moscow Times newspaper on November 11th, 2008.

Nov 12, 2008 | Continued