On the eve of Russia’s new police reform law coming into effect, the LA Times features some particularly harrowing accounts of the experiences of residents of Nizhny Novgorod at the hands of local police. These sobering testimonies act...
It seems that no vote can take place in Russia without accusations flying over overzealous electioneering, dirty tricks or straightforward rigging. Last night’s TV vote for the mascots of the Sochi Winter Olympics has proved no differe...
It seems that no vote can take place in Russia without accusations flying over overzealous electioneering, dirty tricks or straightforward rigging. Last night’s TV vote for the mascots of the Sochi Winter Olympics has proved no differe...
TODAY: Russia condemns Libyan repression; backs UN sanctions; how unrest in the Middle East affects the diarchy. New police reform law; skepticism as to its effects; Pearl Ensign trial delayed; Navalny proposes anti-United Russia election st...
TODAY: Russia condemns Libyan repression; backs UN sanctions; how unrest in the Middle East affects the diarchy. New police reform law; skepticism as to its effects; Pearl Ensign trial delayed; Navalny proposes anti-United Russia election st...
Few and far between are the opportunities for opposition politicians to have a platform on Russia’s state-tun television (or Russia’s state-run streets, it would seem). Nonetheless, Channel One’s Vladimir Pozner has apparen...
TODAY: Russia rejects idea of Libya sanctions; Putin cautions EU against Western meddling; 7 sacked from interior ministry; Domodedovo death counts rise to 37. Russia embarks upon major military spending program; Mistral warships to go to Ku...
Kudos to the Guardian for its lengthy interview with graft-fighting lawyer Alexei Navalny, who has made it his solo mission to uncover corruption within some of Russia’s largest companies, an objective with redoubtable consequences. Th...
Kudos to the Guardian for its lengthy interview with graft-fighting lawyer Alexei Navalny, who has made it his solo mission to uncover corruption within some of Russia’s largest companies, an objective with redoubtable consequences. Th...
TODAY: Whistleblower Alexei Navalny’s determination revealed in Guardian interview; activists take a stand on torture in prison; Left Front leader released. Russians evacuated from violence-hit Tripoli; Sergei Lavrov warns against putt...
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