All Posts Tagged With: "Yukos"

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Khodorkovsky In Isolation Ward for Press Interview

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil company, has been put into solitary confinement for 12 days, allegedly for speaking with Esquire author Boris Akunin.

Oct 10, 2008 | Continued
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Term Extended for Jailed Russian Executive

A Moscow court has extended the arrest of Vasily Aleksanyan, a gravely ill former YUKOS vice-president.

Jul 18, 2008 | Continued
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New Charges Filed Against Khodorkovsky

New charges have been cast against Michael Khodorkovsky, the former head of the Yukos oil company. Khodorkovsky, who may face an additional 22 years behind bars, called the accusations absurd.

Jul 2, 2008 | Continued
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Kremlin Tightening Grip on Business

As president Vladimir Putin prepares to step down in March, his administration leaves a legacy of re-nationalizing private companies, and appointing close associates to run the newly formed state corporations.

Feb 9, 2008 | Continued
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Russian Authorities Pledge to Transfer Aleksanyan (updated)

Officials at Russia’s Federal Prison Service have promised to move Vasily Aleksanyan to a specialized clinic, although to time-table has been set. The move comes after mounting domestic and international criticism of the inadequate medical treatment provided to the jailed YUKOS executive, who suffers from several deadly illnesses.

Feb 8, 2008 | Continued
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Stop the Savage Justice Against Vasily Aleksanyan!

An open letter from prominent Russian human rights activists and opposition leaders in support of Vasily Aleksanyan. Aleksanyan, a former YUKOS executive has been denied medical treatment in prison, and is gravely ill.

Feb 6, 2008 | Continued
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Conditions Improved for Jailed and Deathly Ill Executive

The administration of Vasily Aleksanyan’s pre-trial detention center has improved living conditions for the jailed Yukos Vice-President. Aleksanyan, who requires constant medical attention, had earlier garnered international attention for the inhumane treatment he was receiving.

Feb 1, 2008 | Continued
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Jailed Executive Dying in Prison

Vasily Aleksanyan, a former vice president of what was Russia’s largest oil company, is wasting away in jail. Officials have denied Aleksanyan medical treatment, and have allegedly attempted to blackmail him in exchange for hospital care.

Jan 23, 2008 | Continued
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Kremlin Oligarch Shakeup Continues

As the inevitable power struggle builds toward the March 2008 presidential elections, we are continuing to see purges and punishments within the structure of the Putinocracy. The latest loser is Mikhail Gutseriyev, president of Russneft, who has been under pressure for over a year. The Kremlin is increasingly eager to place as many assets as […]

Aug 4, 2007 | Continued
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Riyadh on the Volga

The Putin administration has seen many aggressive takeovers of domestic and foreign energy holdings by Putin and his closest allies at Gazprom and Rosneft. Yukos was dismembered and parceled out like loot from a pirate raid. The Russian licensing agency Rosnedra has become a tool to squeeze foreign companies out. Meanwhile, the gang in charge […]

Jul 11, 2007 | Continued