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30.10.2009, 23:36 32 comments

Remembering Stalin’s Great Purge victims

On Friday, Russia marks the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repressions. Millions suffered from Stalin’s repressions from the 1920s through to the 1950s.

17.05.2010, 18:53 28 comments

Europe points war crime finger at Russian veteran

In what is seen as a politically motivated gesture, the European Court of Human Rights has delivered its verdict in the case of Vasily Kononov versus Latvia.

A child with Down's syndrome (photo by Alena Ozerova) 08.02.2010, 15:29 25 comments

Journalist calls for euthanasia of disabled newborns

The article titled “Finish it off so it doesn’t suffer,” which calls for the euthanasia of disabled newborn children, has caused public outrage in Russia and has led to fierce debates in the blogging community.

AFP Photo / Alexey Sazonov 16.05.2009, 21:11 18 comments

Police disperse gay pride parade

The latest attempt to hold a gay rights march in Moscow was over before it began. Police broke up a crowd preparing to protest, arresting at least 24 activists, including the event’s organizers.

Image from www.1tv.ru 02.04.2009, 13:20 17 comments

Adoptive parents face charges for abusing four-year-old

The adoptive parents of a four-year old boy, who received numerous injuries and burns, are being charged with premeditated harm to a minor. They have also been issued a written order not to leave their residence.

RIA Novosti / Sergey Pyatakov, STF 21.12.2009, 14:42 9 comments

The public discussion about Stalin shows how free we are - observer

Dmitry Babich from Russia Profile magazine believes that Russia now has real freedom, including the freedom to say whatever people really think about Stalin.

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Is religious freedom deteriorating in Russia?

A US panel added Russia to its watch list of 11 countries which it believes are regressing in the area of religious freedom. While this raises several genuine problems in Russian society, some arguments seem flawed.

Portraits of Stanislav Markelov and Anastasiya Baburova (AFP Photo / Alexey Sazonov) 19.01.2010, 11:11 9 comments

Human rights activists pay tribute to murdered lawyer and journalist

Tuesday marks one year since the murder of human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in Moscow.

Platon Lebedev (R) and Mikhail Khodorkovsky (RIA Novosti / Andrey Stenin) 23.12.2009, 20:51 7 comments

Supreme Court annuls 2003 arrest of former Yukos executive

Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the 2003 arrest of former Yukos executive Platon Lebedev was illegal on procedural grounds and must be annulled. The decision will have no impact on his imprisonment, however.

21.05.2010, 10:53 8 comments

Russia stops adoptions by foreigners

Russia's commissioner for children's rights, Pavel Astakhov, has announced that Russia has suspended all adoptions of children by foreigners until bilateral agreements are signed to protect the children.

Russian bikers on a ride to South Ossetian capital

Published: 03 August, 2009, 13:13


Moscow’s bikers have set off on a peace drive to mark the first anniversary of the war in South Ossetia. They will link Moscow and Tskhinval covering, over 6,000 kilometers.

 
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