Sergey Krjukov/Chechenpress: Doesn't It Be Worthwhile To Preserve Our Prison?
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posted by FerrasB on February, 2006 as Freedom and Fear
February, 9, 2006 Doesn't It Be worthwhile to preserve our prison? CHECHENPRESS, the Department of letters, 09.02.06 People-forgiver is doomed to the degradation and the extinction. On Wednesday January 25, this year at winter session of PACE, an event had occurred, which claims on the significance in the second place after the adoption of resolution on the censure of occupation by RF of Chechnya. The discussion deals with the adoption by the session of this organization of resolution with the need for the censure of the crimes of Communist totalitarian regimes, but it is done unambiguously in the form of certain tip for the community, that is, actually, always typical. For this international body created for hypnotism of vigilance and reason. First, there is no doubt that the exception from the document of the reference about THE USSR leaves no chances to human rights activists from Russia to produce on a legal basis of the ... >> full
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AP/Boston Globe: Rice Skeptical Of Democracy In Russia
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posted by FerrasB on as Freedom and Fear
The Boston Globe Rice skeptical of democracy in Russia Sees some steps in 'wrong direction' By Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press | February 13, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Citing troubling behavior by the Kremlin, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed skepticism yesterday about the future of democracy in Russia. ''We are very concerned, particularly about some of the elements of democratization that seem to be going in the wrong direction," Rice said. Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, while on good terms personally with President Bush, has been criticized for centralizing political power and rolling back democratic gains. Rice, appearing on CBS's ''Face the Nation," noted severe limits on nongovernmental organizations begun this year and Russia's use of energy as a weapon in a dispute with Ukraine this winter. ''I think the question is open as to where Russia's future development is going," Rice said. Nothing can be gained by isolating Russia from institutions that demand democratic values from its members, she ... >> full
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MosNews: Gorbachev Concerned Over Stalinism Restoration Under Putin
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posted by FerrasB on as Freedom and Fear
Mikhail Gorbachev / Photo from www.stanford.edu Mikhail Gorbachev / Photo from www.stanford.edu Gorbachev Concerned Over Stalinism Restoration Under Putin Created: 13.02.2006 17:44 MSK (GMT +3 MosNews First and last Soviet president,Mikhail Gorbachev, has expressed concern over the reanimation of Joseph Stalin’s cult in today’s Russia. “What had appeared in the 1930s, is preserved now, too. We see Stalin’s portraits, see sort of a renaissance of (Stalinism) in the media, in the theaters, there are attempts to preserve Stalinism, it is very serious,” Gorbachev was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying at a news conference. He reminded of the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union where Stalin’s cult was deflated. He said that the Congress and subsequent Perestroika were “organically tied and this is the reason why some people consider (both events) as treason.” Speaking on the current Russian president Vladimir Putin’s policies, Gorbachev said he was able to “overcome the chaos, the lack ... >> full
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Herald Tribune: Russia Forces Tycoon To Sell His holdings
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posted by FerrasB on as Freedom and Fear
International Herald Tribune Russia forces tycoon to sell his holdings By Andrew E. Kramer The New York Times FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2006 MOSCOW Boris Berezovsky, the self-exiled Russian oligarch, said Friday that he would sell all his remaining business interests in Russia and elsewhere to a partner because of unremitting pressure from the Kremlin. Berezovsky, once Russia's richest man, is wanted by the Russian authorities for fraud but was granted political asylum in Britain. He said pressure from the government of President Vladimir Putin had become too great to operate his businesses in Russia and elsewhere in Europe. His partner, a citizen of Georgia, is also wanted by Russia for allegedly attempting a prison break to free another associate five years ago. Thus it was unclear whether the announced sale would alleviate what Berezovsky said in an interview were politically motivated attacks on his companies. "This is a decision based exclusively on Putin's pressure on any business that does ... >> full
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nterfax: Reporters Without Borders Critical Of Ivanov's Army Hazing Statement
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posted by FerrasB on as Freedom and Fear
05:33 GMT, Feb 21, 2006 Reporters Without Borders critical of Ivanov's army hazing statement MOSCOW. Feb 21 (Interfax) - The Reporters Without Borders international organization criticized Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov's recent remarks on hazing in the country's armed forces in an open letter unveiled on Monday. "You accused the media of exaggerating the episode "to make headlines" and of making "gratuitous allegations against all soldiers, especially all generals," the letter reads. "You claim the media has blackened the army's reputation and distorted the situation in the military. Your accusations are unacceptable," it reads. "How can you criticize them [the media] for reporting such a serious episode when it is so difficult to investigate the army and the case would never have been revealed without their help?" it reads. "You go further however, to accuse the media of encouraging desertions from the army and say that their action raises the question of whether these media are duly ... >> full
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