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Human Rights Council moves to obstruct bill on illegal rallies

The chairman of Russia’s presidential Human Rights Council will ask the president to veto a draft law on toughening punishment for violations during protest rallies, if it passes both houses.

May 2012

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22.05, 17:44 5 comments Lower house moves towards raising fines for illegal rallies Russia’s State Duma has approved in the first reading a bill that introduces tougher punishment for organizing and taking part in illegal protests and forbids protesters from hiding their identity.		22.05, 17:03 14 comments Lib Dems want capital punishment back The Lib Dems have submitted to the State Duma a draft law on lifting a death penalty moratorium in Russia. They propose to restore capital punishment first of all for especially grave crimes like the murder of children and pregnant women.
22.05, 15:44 2 comments Protests kaput? Russia’s enthusiasm for rallies dwindling - poll In a survey canvassing 46 regions across the country, a major polling agency has found evidence indicating that Russia’s protest wave may be in retreat. Election 2012		22.05, 14:34 19 comments Saakashvili ‘runs murder ring, makes death lists’ A former Georgian military chief claims that President Saakashvili operates an international network of assassins who execute his political enemies and dissidents.
22.05, 12:56 4 comments Medvedev joins United Russia Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has become a member of United Russia. He is expected to be nominated for chairmanship at a United Russia convention on May 26 according to the party’s leadership.		21.05, 17:57 9 comments Too many liberals in new government – Communists The make-up of new government “leaves no illusions even for optimists,” believe the Communists, who do not expect any changes in the course pursued by the previous cabinet.
21.05, 17:53 13 comments Welcome to the jungle: Putin approves new government amid ‘tough times’ President Vladimir Putin gave his stamp of approval to the new government on Monday, telling the Cabinet members that they will be expected to promote the development of Russia amid difficult times.		21.05, 14:56 2 comments New ‘network’ party aims to replace United Russia Founder of the pro-Kremlin movement Nashi Vasily Yakemenko is convinced that United Russia will lose the next parliamentary election. On Monday, he announced plans to create his own Party of Power.
21.05, 14:37 1 comment Russian government approved, only quarter of ministers stay Vladimir Putin has signed the orders on Russia’s new cabinet, replacing three quarters of its members in what was promised to be a “powerful impulse from new people”.		18.05, 19:26 19 comments Russian diplomat slams attempts to revise WW II history Some European countries are attempting to revise the results of World War II in an effort to divert public attention away from internal problems, an official spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday.

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21.05, 20:10

New government elite – 7 deputy PMs

The new cabinet will have seven deputy prime ministers, but only one of them will be the first deputy: Igor Shuvalov.

27.02, 08:05

Russia and the changing world

In the run-up to Russia’s presidential elections, prime minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin has published his seventh article in which he defined Russia’s niche in a “changing world.”

Election 2012