TODAY: UN human rights chiefs chides Russia on activist slayings; Microsoft to institute changes following NY Times allegations; Luzhkov pledges to sue; new ruling reduces pressure for income declarations; law to release ill suspects deemed vague....
TODAY: Microsoft allegedly colludes in police raids on human rights groups, says New York Times; pressure mounting on Luzhkov as TV campaign points to corruption and negligence; protesters detained at City Hall demonstration. Medvedev defends Russ...
Shocking news of the day: Putin plans to stay in politics. And here I thought all those recent publicity stunts were just a prelude to an early retirement. He’s refusing to say, though, whether he’ll run in the 2012 presidential race. ...
Writing in the Moscow Times, Fyodor Lukyanov lists the ten key events that, in his opinion, had the biggest impact on Russia’s foreign policy over the last 12 months. Interestingly, the recent regime overthrow in Kyrgyzstan and Russia’...
TODAY: Merkel raises rights issue at meeting with Medvedev; reminders from EU and US on Estemirova killing; Other Russia party faces pressure just days after inception. Clemency for criminals behind scenes of spy swap; Bashkortostan President offi...
TODAY: No closure on Estemirova case one year on; Medvedev disappointed on results of corruption crackdown; encourages harsher penalties for graft offenses; ex-cons deemed unfit for service in police force. Magazine found guilty of defamatio...
TODAY: Interior Ministry official rejects Hermitage accusations over Magnitsky case; more than 30% of prison population is ill, says new survey; Russian laws accused of being responsible for worsening HIV epidemic; curators appeal. Regional ...
TODAY: Russia ends ‘Forbidden Art’ trial with conviction and fine for curators; Voina protest at trial with insect infestation; challenge for extreme orthodox T-shirts; Russia failing Council of Europe on corruption; Nemtsov loses Luzh...
TODAY: New bill signals major blow to freedom of assembly; ‘light’ version of FSB bill passed; opposition activists arrested; corrupt officer law pushed through; law to keep deputies attending Duma. Chechen president turnaround o...
TODAY: Biggest spy swap since Cold War apparently underway; Russian suspects plead guilty in New York; the ‘suburban spies’ exchanged for four pardoned by Russia; a case of pragmatism over pessimism? Duma defence approves START; ...
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