There have been some conflicting reports as to the identity of the woman who was accompanying lawyer Stanislav Markelov when he was assassinated today. So far, most reports indicate that it was Anastasia Baburova, a 24-year-old reporter from...
One of Russia’s bravest and most highly regarded human rights lawyers, Stanislav Markelov, has been assassinated today by an unknown gunman at point blank range on Prechistenka Street in Moscow. Anastasia Baburova, a woman accompanying...
For some, it is going to get worse before it gets better. From Ian Bremmer on RCP: With oil prices well below what the Russians can afford, but Putin’s (& Medvedev’s) popularity still high, the initial moves have been to cons...
(Editor’s note: RA drafted this piece on Friday, before the murder of Stanislav Markelov, the lawyer representing the family of Budanov’s victim) To describe the Russian justice system as flawed and dysfunctional would be an extremely ...
The Polish Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, has accused German Chancellor Angela Merkel of making Europe more dependent on Russia by giving her support to the Nord Stream pipeline. The EU is unlikely to be able diversify energy supplies ...
The ruble fell below the weakest level seen in the 1998 Russian crisis after the central bank devalued it for the sixth time in seven days, and reports say that Russians are hoarding US currency over fears of total economic collapse. Finance...
TODAY: Understanding reached between Russia and Ukraine, but EU remains cautious until gas flows are restored; Putin tries to temper Obama expectations; his charity painting sells for over $1m; suicide and bullying major problems for Russian milit...
It’s sure been a long time since I last visited Moscow’s courts. But, having visited one today, I saw for myself: nothing’s changed there. A whole bunch of people. One judge over a brief period of time examines several cases. Thi...
The civic act of non-violent demonstration and public assembly, taken for granted as a constitutional right even in less-than-free countries (China experienced record levels of “civil disturbances” in 2008), has been legislated to the ...
The following is a translation from Khodorkovsky.ru: Yuri Schmidt: “Kuchma, this is not a plaintiff, it is a dummy figure” Meshchansky District Court of Moscow postpones session to 25 February. On Friday, the Meshchansky District Court...
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