About the national pride of the Great Russians… Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. I have already written an article with such a name in our blog. The previous time I was talki...
[Editor’s note: Andrei Novikov is a Russian journalist, who at one point was subjected to involuntary psychiatric confinement after publishing articles critical of local government. His case first rose to international attention on this blog...
Today the newspapers are filled with stories about the mercury poisoning of Karinna Moskalenko. This one from Tony Halpin at the Times of London has some good information: “The machinery of the state is probably now so angry with my activities, bu...
Turkmenistan has just discovered what might be the fourth largest natural gas field on earth. I am sure that Gazprom doesn’t like this development whatsoever. From the Asia Times: British consultancy firm Gaffney, Cline & Associates (GC...
A further group of Russian energy companies is planning to ask the government for ‘tens of billions of dollars of cheap loans’ to stave off the effects of the financial crisis. ‘Turkmen gas riches may exceed the West’s wildest dreams’ – if s...
The falling price of oil contributed to further huge losses on the MICEX yesterday. Mid-size Bank Globex is under scrutiny for seeking to protect itself from severe losses by taking measures that, some argued, are against the law. Amid falling pri...
TODAY: International Court of Justice gives Georgia green light on ethnic cleansing case; Georgia-Russia talks suspended amid accusations on both sides; EU makes friendly moves towards former Soviet republics; Karina Moskalenko story hits global p...
I must confess that I feel entirely too close to Karinna Moskalenko personally and too involved professionally in the defense of our client, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, to objectively comment on what appears to be a horrific mercury poisoning attempt in...
Russian lawyer – a dangerous profession? By Grigory Pasko Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. The procuracy of Strasbourg has opened a criminal case based on the fact of an attempt to poison the famous R...
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