Vaclav Havel, Lech Walesa, and a long list of other former leaders of Eastern European states have penned an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama expressing their fears over what kinds of sacrifices to their sovereignty might come along with...
Here’s a link to an editorial on Natalia Estemirova on the Telegraph: President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed “outrage” at Miss Estemirova’s fate. But Russians know that real power rests with their prime minister. Mr Putin ...
TODAY: Rights activist Natalya Estemirova found dead hours after abduction; the US and EU both express regret and urge protection for rights advocates; Putin silent. Russia’s superannuated military struggling to keep up? US soldiers en...
CNN’s Matthew Chance reports on the Natalia Estemirova, and mentions President Dmitry Medvedev’s statement through a spokesperson. I haven’t yet seen a direct Medvedev quote, though Reuters has collected a number of reactio...
Ian Kelly, spokesman at the Bureau of Public Affairs at the U.S. State Department, just had this come across the wire: The United States is deeply saddened by reports of the abduction and murder of respected human rights activist Natalya Estemirov...
Just something I noticed in the Financial Times coverage of the Natalia Estemirova murder scheduled for tomorrow, emphasis mine: Ms Estemirova had recently completed a report for Memorial documenting the burning of homes belonging to the families ...
The following is a rant with little editing or consideration. No sooner had the news media reported on her abrupt kidnapping, did we hear of the discovery of the journalist and human rights advocate Natalia Estemirova’s body. I am told...
I was just about to write a short blog post on a Reuters story about the kidnapping of Natalia Estemirova, a human rights activist who worked with Memorial in Grozny, when I received the updated news that she had been found dead. Only hours ...
Below is an interesting take by Yulia Latynina on the Pikalyovo public scolding of Oleg Deripaska by Vladimir Putin. Paul Goble made a similar comment in his video interview with us. Also see yesterday’s CNN piece on Deripaska, e...
Today the OECD has published its Economic Survey of the Russian Federation for 2009. The report essentially declares an end to the decade-long recovery since 1998, when the country enjoyed an undervalued ruble, spare production capacity and ...
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