Moscow Journal: Pregnant Inmate’s Plight Inspires Plea to Medvedev
Wednesday, den 19. November 2008More than 80,000 people have signed an Internet petition to President Dmitri A. Medvedev demanding the release of a jailed pregnant lawyer.
Yukos, Amnesties, Commutations and Pardons, Bakhmina, Svetlana, Khodorkovsky, Mikhail B, Russia, Computers and the Internet, Prisons and Prisoners, Medvedev, Dmitri A, Freedom and Human Rights | 0 Kommentar »
Beaten Russian Reporter Had Reported Death Threats
Tuesday, den 18. November 2008A Russian reporter who is in a coma after a beating reportedly told the authorities a week ago he had received death threats because of his investigative reporting.
Committee to Protect Journalists, Beketov, Mikhail, Freedom of the Press, Russia, News and News Media, Threats and Threatening Messages | 0 Kommentar »
Russian Trial In Killing Of Journalist Open to Public
Tuesday, den 18. November 2008A judge ruled on Monday that the trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya should be open to the public.
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Russian Journalist’s Murder Trial Opened to Public
Monday, den 17. November 2008A judge ruled on Monday that the trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya should be open to the public.
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Russia Journalist Murder Trial Opened to Public
Monday, den 17. November 2008A judge ruled on Monday that the trial of three men accused of involvement in the killing of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya should be open to the public.
Politkovskaya, Anna, Russia, Decisions and Verdicts, Murders and Attempted Murders | 0 Kommentar »
Russia’s High-Tech Sector Reels
Monday, den 17. November 2008The travails of a young company in Moscow offer a glimpse into the toll that the global financial crisis is taking on the budding entrepreneurial culture in Russia.
Start-ups, Russia, Economic Conditions and Trends, Computers and the Internet, Layoffs and Job Reductions | 0 Kommentar »
Militia Leaves a Georgian Village
Sunday, den 16. November 2008Ossetian militia fighters withdrew Saturday from Perevi, an ethnic Georgian village that became a flashpoint of tensions in recent days as the militia took control and residents fled in fear.
South Ossetia (Georgian Republic), Russia | 0 Kommentar »
Russian Hopes Obama’s Win Will Warm Relations
Sunday, den 16. November 2008President Dmitri A. Medvedev expressed hope Saturday that President-elect Barack Obama’s election would improve relations that have soured under President Bush.
Russia, Medvedev, Dmitri A, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United States International Relations, Obama, Barack | 0 Kommentar »
World Briefing | Africa: Sudan: Russian Fighter Jets Purchased
Saturday, den 15. November 2008Russia has sold 12 MiG-29 fighter jets to Sudan, the Sudanese defense minister, Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein, said during a visit to Moscow.
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Russia Backs Off on Europe Missile Threat
Saturday, den 15. November 2008Russia’s president retreated from his threat to deploy missiles on Europe’s borders, but only if President-elect Barack Obama joined Russia in calling for a conference on European security.
Sarkozy, Nicolas, Medvedev, Dmitri A, Russia, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, European Union, Missiles and Missile Defense Systems, International Relations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, United States Armament and Defense, Obama, Barack | 0 Kommentar »
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