In another sign that Russia is not taking corruption, police brutality or legal nihilism seriously, it has been revealed that, of the two people finally held in some way accountable for the death in custody of Sergei Magnitksy, one of them has bee...
In another sign that Russia is not taking corruption, police brutality or legal nihilism seriously, it has been revealed that, of the two people finally held in some way accountable for the death in custody of Sergei Magnitksy, one of them has bee...
Opposition politician Oleg Shein, whose activities in the town of Astrakhan we blogged about here, is on his 25th day of a hunger strike in protest against the ‘mafia system of government’ in the southern city. Today Ria-Novosti repo...
Oil prices have dropped to around $102 a barrel in Asia amid hopes upcoming international talks may help stave off military action over Iran’s nuclear program. It is said that Israel has signaled it would accept, as a first priority, world powers...
Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina has told a ministerial meeting that she is slashing Russia’s GDP forecast from 3.7% to 3.4%, due to a dwindling rate of investments in the economy. Reuters reports that the Economy Ministry ap...
TODAY: Red Square protest attracts hundreds of activists; Yevgenia Chirikova one of three among detained; first arrests made under St Petersburg’s new anti-gay propaganda law; charges against Magnitksy doctor dropped. Rumors spread of Nashi&...
TODAY: Red Square protest attracts hundreds of activists; Yevgenia Chirikova one of three among detained; first arrests made under St Petersburg’s new anti-gay propaganda law; charges against Magnitksy doctor dropped. Rumors spread of Nashi&...
Over recent years, Novaya Gazeta journalists have paid a heavy price for their investigations into the darker side of Russian politics. Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in 2006, Anastasia Baburova in 2009. It remains unclear at the moment whether...
According to Reuters, a high-ranking Chinese diplomat has urged the international community to use restraint in dealing with Iran for fear of retaliation. Japan’s Energy Minister has recommended that the country seek to initiate the wholesa...
On a visit to Tolyatti to attend the launch of the new Lada Largus passenger car, Prime Minister Putin told the press that he believes state officials should only use Russian-made cars. Reuters reports on how US retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores ha...
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