All Posts Tagged With: "OMON"

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Russian Police Accuse Media of Shoddy Journalism

The Russian Internal Ministry is accusing the media of an intentional campaign to discredit the OMON security forces and blaming journalists for shoddy fact-checking in response to an article accusing them of using slave labor.

Feb 23, 2010 | Continued
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Russian Security Forces Accused of Using Slave Labor

The New Times magazine is being sued by the Russian Internal Ministry for an article accusing an elite division of the OMON security forces of using unpaid migrant workers as slaves.

Feb 22, 2010 | Continued
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Whispering, We’ll Survive

In a candid article, Natella Boltyanskaya reviews the past year for Russia, and examines what has been lost in the arena of human rights.

Dec 29, 2007 | Continued
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Opposition Leader Conscripted in Moscow, Demonstrators Beaten

Oleg Kozlovsky, a leader of the Oborona opposition youth movement, has been illegally sent to serve in the army by the Russian draft board. Supporters, protesting on his behalf, have been beaten and jailed.

Dec 22, 2007 | Continued