Tag Archives: Anna Politkovskaya

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – April 19, 2013

By Citizen M | Published: April 19, 2013

TODAY: Politkovskaya suspects probe ends; Medvedev’s Skolkovo raided; U.S. Senator meets Magnitsky family, pushes human rights factor; Vkontakte bought by Kremlin allies; Putin to choose next Dagestan governor; Sechin makes Time list; nurses sought in orphan beating. Investigators have ended their probe of the five suspects implicated in the 2006 murder of Anna Politkovskaya, sending [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – December 13, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: December 13, 2012

TODAY: Putin lambasts foreign interference in state of the nation address; vows to tackle elite’s offshore holdings; affirms need for traditional values. NGOs under pressure; Moscow City Hall says no to opposition rally; controversial Politkovskaya plea bargain upheld; US attacks US adoption failings. Renault takes control of Avtovaz.  In his state of the nation address, [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Dec 12, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: December 12, 2012

TODAY: Opposition apartments searched by investigators; Putin invokes Soviet nostalgia; analysts question the viability of anti-graft drive. Lady Gaga falls foul of anti-gay propaganda law; Politkovskaya’s son criticizes probe into her death. UR draws on adoption issues in retaliation to Magnitsky list; Gazprom reinitiates talks with China. Investigators have raided the apartments of opposition activists Sergei Udaltsov, Leonid [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Nov 16, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: November 16, 2012

TODAY: Corruption cases a Kremlin scheme? Protesters gather in support of jailed activists; Politkovskaya suspect case goes to court; Merkel meets Putin today; Gazprom consortium votes to finish South Stream; daylight savings, Putin’s health troubling investors; Mail.ru waiting on VKontakte. The recent emergence of two large-scale official corruption cases and the accusations linked to them [...]

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Masha Gessen on Putin & Politkovskaya

By Citizen M | Published: October 9, 2012

Masha Gessen writes a brief memorial piece in the New York Times to mark the sixth anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya’s (still unsolved) murder on October 7, 2006.  Gessen focuses in on the various conspiracy theories flowing from the fact that Politkovskaya’s death coincided with Vladimir Putin’s birthday. To the conspiracy-minded, this was clear evidence that [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 9, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 9, 2012

TODAY: Nord Stream now fully operational; Lavrov says E.U. visa decision delay is political; Kyrgyzstan to join customs union; Udaltsov investigated over coup allegations; Yabloko candidate withdraws; Kudrin offered regulator role; MegaFon announces London IPO. The second phase of the Nord Stream pipeline is now in operation – chief Alexei Miller commented on the ‘symbolism’ [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 8, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 8, 2012

TODAY: Sixth anniversary of Anna Politkovskaya murder; Navalny’s debit card plans foiled; investigation to be conducted into opposition funding claims; opposition candidate beaten; Putin turns 60 amid fanfare and protest; Tajikistan extends military base lease. Yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the assassination of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, with 200 people gathering for an authorised rally [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Oct 5, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: October 5, 2012

TODAY: Human Rights Watch decries harassment of rights worker; Politkovskaya remembrance given go-ahead; Kremlin looks to curb tax evasion; Orthodox Church dips into election politics; Russia mulling foreign access to Arctic?  Moscow urges restraint on condemnation of Syria’s deadly Turkish attack; Putin’s birthday. It has been revealed that a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch, Tanya [...]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 17, 2012

By Citizen M | Published: July 17, 2012

TODAY: Man charged in Politkovskaya murder case; Lavrov accuses West of blackmail; NGO bill could affect business groups; wiretapping on the rise; both sides looking to sell at TNK-BP; private banks face hikes; Poland suspicious of Russian investment. A former police officer is to be charged in connection with the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya, [...]

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