Al Jazeera: Russian Journalist Assaulted
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posted by eagle on November, 2010 as Human Rights
Russian journalist assaulted |
| As police investigate, Oleg Kashin's colleagues say they are sure the attack was politically motivated. Last Modified: 06 Nov 2010 19:35 GMT |
A leading Russian journalist has been badly beaten outside his apartment in Moscow, prompting President Dmitry Medvedev to order a police investigation. Russia is one of the world's most dangerous countries for journalists, and his colleagues say they are certain Saturday's attack on Oleg Kashin was politically motivated. His editor said the attack was probably linked to Kashin's coverage of banned opposition groups. Kashin was left with a fractured jaw, broken legs and fingers, and severe concussion. Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports.
http://english.aljazeera.net/video/europe/2010/11/201011618302423206.html
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The Other Russia: Petersburg ‘Strategy 31′ Organizers Face Charges
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posted by eagle on as Human Rights
November 3rd, 2010 • Related • Filed Under
Update 11/5/10: Pivovarov has been released and his sentance annulled per court order, after a judge pointed out that his rights as a defendant had been violated. Among others, the activist was denied the right to choose an attorney and the police officers who had detained him were never identified. Courts and law enforcement agencies are currently deciding the fates of three opposition activists who helped to organize a rally in defense of free assembly in St. Petersburg this past Sunday, Kasparov.ru reports. Andrei Dmitriev and Andrei Pesotskov, both members of the Other Russia party, were detained at a rally at Gostiny Dvor as part of the Russian opposition’s Strategy 31 campaign. The two were charged with organizing an unsanctioned rally and disobeying a police officer, and were sentenced the next day to 5 and 14 days of administrative arrest, respectively. Following ... >> full...
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Window On Eurasia: Russians have More Reasons Than Ever For Public Protests, Experts Say
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posted by eagle on as Human Rights
Paul Goble
Staunton, November 1 – The likelihood that Russians will engage in public protests in the coming months is increasing, experts in that country say, given the range of social and economic problems people there are experiencing, the intensification of many of these problems in particular places, and their sense that Moscow has failed to respond adequately or even at all. In today’s Moscow "New Times,” a survey of expert opinion provides a veritable checklist of problems that appear likely to trigger protests in one place or another in the coming months and thus confront the Russian powers that be with a new set of problems in the run-up to the elections in 2011 and 2012 (www.newtimes.ru/articles/detail/29648). Karin Kleman, the director of the Institute of Social Action, said that reasons for protest are mounting and now ... >> full...
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The Other Russia: Sochi Anti-Corruption Activist Nearly Beaten To Death
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posted by eagle on October, 2010 as Human Rights
October 27th, 2010 • Related • Filed Under
A prominent local human rights advocate who has worked to expose government corruption in the village of Lazarevskoe near the Black Sea city of Sochi has been nearly beaten to death by two unknown men, in the latest of a string of such attacks in the area. On Monday night, the victim, Mikhail Vinyukov, explained the situation to a correspondent with the Kasparov.ru news portal. Vinyukov says he was walking to the store around 9 pm that night when an adult man came up and began whacking him with an metal bar for no ostensible reason. Vinyukov initially managed to fight back, but another man with a metal bar then approached him from behind and began hitting him over the head. The rights advocate eventually managed to escape and ran to a hotel and office complex, where an ambulance was called ... >> full...
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Self-censorship Is Out Of The Question, Says Russia's 'Novaya Gazeta'
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posted by eagle on as Human Rights
27.10.2010Self-censorship is out of the question, says Russia's 'Novaya Gazeta'In its 2010 press freedom index, Reporters Without Borders ranked Russia higher than in previous years. It's a decision that has surprised independent Russian newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta.'"Novaya Gazeta," under close observation by Russia's state-run media control authority, is at risk of being shut down. Six months ago, editors received a first warning; a second reprimand could result in a withdrawal of the newspaper's license. The paper is a symbol for investigative journalism in Russia. Its authors stand up for human rights and freedom of expression. Some have lost their lives in the process, among them Anna Politkovskaya, who was critical of Russia's actions in Chechnya, and human rights activist Natalya Estemirova.
In an article entitled "Gang, agency, party: Who are the legal nationalists?" the Moscow paper reported on the structure and secretive activities of right-wing extremists, using quotes from the group's websites. Media control authorities ... >> full...
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