ABUSO DE AUTORIDADE DO ESTADO NA FEDERAÇÃO RUSSA

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: September 27, 2007

In our ongoing effort to make information about the case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, we have translated our White Paper into Portuguese. On the sidebar of this blog, there is a section where this document can be downloaded in English, Russian, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and now, Portuguese. Below is the introduction: LIVRO BRANCO SOBRE ABUSO […]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept. 27, 2007

By Citizen M | Published:

Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov holds a child during a visit to a children’s home in Penza, some 650 km (405 miles) southeast of Moscow, September 26, 2007. (Photo: Reuters) In a bid to boost his popularity, Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov visited the Russian city of Penza, presenting gifts of chocolate to children and pensioners. […]

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Derek Brower: Crude realities

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A new film, “A Crude Awakening”, leaves out too many inconvenient truths By Derek Brower, journalist OIL IS a finite resource, so the more of it the world’s energy companies extract, the less will remain. On that, everyone agrees. One day, we will reach the mathematical peak of the world’s reserves. When that day will […]

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Transparency International Finds Worsening Corruption in Russia

By Robert Amsterdam | Published: September 26, 2007

Today Transparency International published their 2007 Corruption Perceptions Index, which ranked Russia 143rd out of 180. The full index and media kit can be downloaded here.

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Autocracy Hiding Behind Sovereignty

By Robert Amsterdam | Published:

Below are a few excerpts from a recommended article in the September/October edition of the American Interest by Peter Ackerman and Michael J. Glennon titled “The Right Side of the Law” which raises many points of debate over the Putin administration’s conceptualization of sovereign democracy. Even in our own age, which has moved closer than […]

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Andrei Piontkovsky and the Doppelgänger Theory

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Yesterday began the trial of the political commentator Andrei Piontkovsky, whose critical books and articles were deemed by the Kremlin as “extremist,” allegedly aimed at inciting violence against Russians, Jews, and even Americans. In the context of this absurd legal system, Andrei is guilty. He is guilty of possessing courage, independent thought, and a willingness […]

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Tom Nicholls: The taxman cometh

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The energy industry is strongly opposed to proposed increases to oil and gas royalties in Alberta, Canada. Will its voice be heard? The Canadian oil patch has been rattled by a government-appointed commission that says Albertans are not getting their fair share of revenues from oil and gas production in the province. The Alberta Royalty […]

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RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – Sept. 26, 2007

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Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov (L) speaks to workers during the unveiling ceremony of Sukhoi’s Superjet 100 at the aircraft manufacturing plant in the Far Eastern city Komsomolsk-on-Amur September 26, 2007. (Photo: Reuters) Vladimir Putin has given control of Russia’s Investment Fund to its Regional Development Ministry, which is headed by Putin’s close ally, […]

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Yuri Schmidt Interview in El Pais

By James Kimer | Published: September 25, 2007

Yuri Schmidt, Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s lead lawyer in Russia, was featured in an extensive profile interview in Spain’s largest circulation newspaper, El Pais, on August 13, 2007. Below is an exclusive English translation of the interview – the original PDF of the article can be downloaded here. “Khodorkovsky has not lost his spirit or resistance” Yuri […]

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Photo Gallery: Grigory Pasko Awarded Remarque Peace Prize

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I’m pleased to express my warmest congratulations to my friend and colleague, Grigory Pasko, who was awarded the Erich Maria Remarque Peace Special Prize 2007 on Friday in Osnabrück, Germany, birthplace of the famous anti-war author of “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Some media coverage of the award ceremony can be found here and […]

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