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16.05.2009, 21:11
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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.
28.10.2009, 17:02
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The director of a nursing home for the elderly in northwest Russia has been fired after a group of volunteers caused public outcry with their report about the terrible conditions in which patients had to live.
23.02.2009, 08:55
Russian air company S7 has refused to allow a weak-sighted passenger to fly with them, despite the fact that they had already been informed of the passenger’s condition, and he is now planning to sue the company.
22.05.2010, 10:41
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Russia’s lower house has harshly condemned Europe’s Court on Human Rights verdict to uphold Latvia’s war crimes conviction of Soviet WWII veteran Vasily Kononov. The State Duma dubbed the case “purely political”.
17.05.2010, 18:53
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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.
31.08.2010, 19:33
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Law enforcement agencies have dispersed another unauthorized opposition rally in downtown Moscow held in support of Article 31 of the Russian Constitution.
07.07.2010, 15:01
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The Foreign Ministry has harshly criticized the US State Department’s report on advancing democracy in Russia, saying that it is based on double standards and does not comply with the “reset” policy.
16.07.2010, 20:29
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Finland rejected cooperation with Russia to protect the rights of children from mixed marriages. Russia’s children’s rights ombudsman, Pavel Astakhov, called the Finn’s decision “a serious blunder of international law.”
06.05.2009, 14:11
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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.
25.06.2010, 14:28
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The Kremlin’s human rights council has opposed the idea of expanding the Federal Security Service’s (FSB) powers, saying it is anti-constitutional and would be a revival of the worst practices of a “totalitarian state”.
Published: 24 March, 2009, 13:02
A woman in central Russia has had her life torn apart after her house caught fire and burned to cinders. Now she cannot rebuild her home because she has become a victim of bureaucracy.
