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July 27, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 27, 2012

TODAY: Activists protest in Moscow against rally-related detentions; Navalny calls Bastrykin a ‘foreign agent’; Sobchak money will not be returned; Olympics committee head slams Lukashenko ban; harvest forecasts will suffer; Russian journalist bar...
July 27, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 27, 2012

TODAY: Activists protest in Moscow against rally-related detentions; Navalny calls Bastrykin a ‘foreign agent’; Sobchak money will not be returned; Olympics committee head slams Lukashenko ban; harvest forecasts will suffer; Russian journalist bar...
July 26, 2012

In Memory of Tracey Tyler, Reporter for the Toronto Star

I was heartbroken to learn this week of the passing of Toronto Star reporter Tracey Tyler, who was recently a victim of cancer at 50 years old.  I count myself among the fortunate people who had the opportunity to get to know Tracey well when she ...
July 26, 2012

In Memory of Tracey Tyler, Reporter for the Toronto Star

I was heartbroken to learn this week of the passing of Toronto Star reporter Tracey Tyler, who was recently a victim of cancer at 50 years old.  I count myself among the fortunate people who had the opportunity to get to know Tracey well when she ...
July 25, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 25, 2012

TODAY: Public television reflecting state pressure? Khodorkovsky wins review of appeal; Moscow blocks Syrian use of chemical weapons; Rosneft in negotiations over TNK-BP stake; Magnit expansion. Ksenia Sobchak is being ‘sidelined’ by all the major...
July 25, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 25, 2012

TODAY: Public television reflecting state pressure? Khodorkovsky wins review of appeal; Moscow blocks Syrian use of chemical weapons; Rosneft in negotiations over TNK-BP stake; Magnit expansion. Ksenia Sobchak is being ‘sidelined’ by all the major...
July 24, 2012

RA’s Daily Russia News Blast – July 24, 2012

TODAY: Pussy Riot trial to begin July 30 as Western musicians draw attention to the case; Emergency Ministries journalists say critical coverage lost them their jobs; observers call fraud at Kasimov elections; Putin vows to keep euros stockpile, d...