Remember back when a group of artists demanded that Putin remain in office, claiming to represent the entire cultural community? Here comes the blowback. Echo Moskvy, the last free voice on Russia’s airwaves, reported the following at 22:03 on 25 ...
Please visit the new website of the Committee to Free Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, where you can express your support by signing an open letter, see a video and other multimedia, and leave a message.
This week we interviewed Craig Pirrong for his perspective on Russia’s decision to freeze food prices until after the elections. The new Economist is carrying an article on the news as well: According to a recent poll, almost half of Russia&...
Below are the first two parts of the compelling documentary by British station Channel Four, investigating the death of Anna Politkovskaya. CHANNEL4: MURDERING THE TRUTH IN RUSSIA 1 OF 3Uploaded by Top-Notch112 CHANNEL4: MURDERING THE TRUTH IN RUS...
I apologize for my relative absence from the blog over the past couple of days. I have just come to the end of an extremely busy week in Europe, where there has been a noticeable groundswell of support on several of the issues I advocate for in Ru...
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his Portuguese counterpart Anibal Cavaco Silva look at the Hermitage collection of the Russian Empire at the Ajuda palace in Lisbon October 25, 2007. REUTERS/Andre Kosters/Pool (PORTUGAL) The Kremlin is ...
The full text of the European Court of Human Rights judgment on case Lebedev vs. Russia (Application no. 4493/04) can be downloaded here. Courtroom sketch of Platon Lebedev by Pavel Shevelev
Earlier today the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg issued a ruling which found that the Russian government had violated the rights of a Yukos manager on five counts. Below is a statement from Platon Lebedev’s Defense Team: It is ...
Robert Amsterdam was interviewed today for a short radio segment on Marketplace Morning Report for National Public Radio. The report was entitled “Working in Russia is risky business,” and coincides with the fourth anniversary of Mikha...
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