All Posts Tagged With: "RFE/RL"
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
Moscow Sanctions ‘Day of Wrath’ for the First Time
Moscow city authorities have agreed to sanction the opposition’s Day of Wrath protest for the first time ever.
Feb 5, 2011 | Continued
Medvedev Cites ‘Stagnation’ in Russian Politics
The Russian president says that a lack of political competition is causing signs of stagnation in the country, but that the government is working to make improvements; oppositionists called the address “the theater of the absurd.”
Nov 25, 2010 | Continued
Strasbourg Court Rules in Favor of Gay Rights Activists
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Russia for banning gay pride parades – a key victory for gay rights activists in the country.
Oct 21, 2010 | Continued
At Least 16 Killed in Latest Caucasus Violence
A car bomb in Vladikavkaz has killed at least 16 people, with local authorities partially accusing abusive Russian security forces for the growing unrest in the already volatile North Caucasus region of Russia.
Sep 9, 2010 | Continued
Moscow Theater Stages Play of Magnitsky’s Death
A Moscow theater is staging a play based on the daily journal of Hermitage Capital Management lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, whose death last November continues to resonate throughout Russian civil society.
Jul 16, 2010 | Continued
Chechen President Sues Rights Leader for Slander, Again
After promising to stop suing human rights activists following criticism from his mother, Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov has filed criminal charges of slander against Memorial head Oleg Orlov.
Jul 8, 2010 | Continued
Five Detained at St. Petersburg Gay Pride Protest
At least five gay rights activists were detained over the weekend at an gay pride protest in St. Petersburg that local authorities refused to sanction.
Jun 28, 2010 | Continued
Stalin Controversies Abound in Victory Day Run-Up
Human rights advocates are voicing outrage at a St. Petersburg city bus covered with a gigantic picture of Josef Stalin, while oppositionists in Moscow ask the president to officially denounce the Soviet dictator.
May 6, 2010 | Continued
Duma Bill Would Expand FSB Powers to Fight ‘Extremism’
Russian legislators are considering a new bill that would allow the Federal Security Services to issue preemptive warnings against individuals or groups for activities they believe may become extremist.
Apr 28, 2010 | Continued