Tag Archives: Alexander Dolmatov

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – March 18, 2013

TODAY: Russia’s concerns not eased by news that U.S. is scrapping part of its planned missile shield; opposition activist detained and strip-searched; ongoing Kremlin crackdown draws criticism; Coordination Council announces march plans; Deripaska comments on Pussy Riot, FSB; Putin bans foreign banks from opening branches in Russia; Perepilichnyy, Litvinenko, Milonov. The new U.S. Defence Secretary, [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Feb 7, 2013

TODAY: Putin promises Olympic site will be ready on time, slams officials over delays and costs; court backs Madonna over homosexual propaganda case; rights ombudsman says same-sex marriage laws in Europe will complicate Russian adoptions; VTB loses U.K. court bid; NGOs complain in E.U.; Kasparov slams Goldman Sachs image deal; Udaltsov fistfight at Dolmatov memorial; [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 23, 2013

TODAY: Gay rights protest turns violent; May 6 protesters are sentenced, await trial, go on hunger strikes; man charged with slander over church criticism; Lavrov promises retaliation against and a commitment to better ties with U.S.; post Jan 1 adoptions to be granted; Syria evacuation; Medvedev at Davos. Yesterday’s gay rights demonstration against a new [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Jan 18, 2013

TODAY: Activist suicide; Osmayev claims torture; new Razvozzhayev charge; new spat with U.S. as Putin adviser says adoptions ban will stay; Bolshoi director in acid attack; mafia boss killing sparks fears of mob war. Alexander Dolmatov, an activist with the Other Russia opposition party, has committed suicide in the Netherlands, apparently after learning that he [...]

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