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Not a Hint of Democracy in Russia
On November 3, the Heritage Foundation held a panel discussion in Washington, DC on the upcoming Russian parliamentary and presidential elections, the Russian political climate overall, and the future of Russian-American relations.
U.S. Puts Russian Officials On Visa Blacklist
The U.S. State Department has quietly put Russian officials connected to the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky on a visa blacklist as Moscow threatens to curtail cooperation on Iran, North Korea, Libya and the transit of supplies for Afghanistan if the Senate passes a measure imposing even tougher sanctions for human rights abuses. ...
Dutch Parliament Sanctions Russian Officials
The Dutch parliament, by a vote of 150 to 0 has passed a resolution demanding that the Dutch government impose visa and economic sanctions on the Russian officials who were responsible for the false arrest, torture and death of 37-year old anti-corruption lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. ...
Opposition figure detained at Moscow rally
One opposition leader and several other activists have been detained after holding a rally to protest against constitutional abuses in central Moscow....
Group Proposes an 'Ethnic Russian' Republic
In a move that a Russian commentator has suggested is something between a provocation by Russian regionalists and an effort by a federal district to gain more autonomy, a group called the Civic Initiative for the Establishment of the Zalesskaya Rus Republic has proposed transforming the Central Federal District into an ethnic Russian republic....
URGENT: The Freedom Russia Organization under attack!
This night were attack by our website Freedom Russia: in the first place attacked was the site of our Organization, and then our blog....
Republicans attack Obama over Muslim center comments
Republicans attacked President Barack Obama on Sunday for his comments on a controversial plan to build a Muslim cultural center in New York, saying he was "disconnected" from the nation in an election year....
Moscow 'Strategy 31? Video: Police Brutality
Russian police arrested a leading Kremlin opponent and dozens of fellow activists Saturday at a demonstration demanding freedom of assembly....
Russian Lie and Propaganda: Georgians attack Baksan hydropower plant.
Russian media says: Militants speaks georgian....
"Day of Wrath". Protest Against Moscow Mayor Ends With Arrests
Yesterday, June 28 at Tverskaya Square in Moscow was the action "Day of Wrath", which was organized by representatives of the Russian Opposition....
The Freedom Russia Organization thanks all who supported us on the issue of censorship on Twitter
The Freedom Russia Organization expresses it’s gratitude to all who supported and extended our information on blocking our account on Twitter. We are grateful to all those who are actively discussed and continues to discuss this news....
Twitter is blocked account of human rights defenders.
Yesterday, associates of our organization was created an account on Twitter - RussiaKremlin_E. Of course, lately it has become sort of Twitter source of information thanks to it's instant messaging system, publication of information. We decided to use this system to publish our information notes. ...
Latvia marks 70 years since the Soviet Occupation
Today marks 70 years since Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union on June 17, 1940....
Russia in bottom 7 in Global Peace Index
Russia has been ranked 143 out of 149 countries in the Global Peace Index, an annual study of how peaceful countries are, both domestically and internationally....
Georgia unveils monument to heroes who 'died fighting Russia'
Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili opened a new memorial monument of heroes on Hero Square today. President appeared at the memorial dressed in camouflage and delivered a speech. He recollected the cadeths, who died in unbalances fight with Russian red army in 1921....
Clinton pressed to ban Russian officials
A US senator has asked Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, to deny US visas to 60 Russian law enforcement officials and judges, including a deputy interior minister, who human rights groups have said were complicit in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky....
?Strategy 31? Organizers Appeal to Strasbourg Court
Leaders of the Other Russia opposition coalition announced on Monday that they have officially filed a complaint against the Russian government in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg regarding a series of rallies in defense of the right to free assembly that have been routinely denied legal sanction....
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22 August, 2010 05:52:57
thank you for that interesting post
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17 August, 2010 10:46:31
Я совершенно с Вами согласен! Ужас, что творится. Какая-там демократия? Мне лично надоело прозябать и терпеть все бесчинства, которые устраивают нам власти. Я был на ...
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