Open Letter on the Case of Sergei Magnitsky
To the Chairman of the Council of Judges of the Russian Federation Dmitry Anatolyevich Krasnov From Natalya Nikolayevna Magnitskaya 07 June 2013 Open Letter on the Case of Sergei Magnitsky Dear Dmitry...
View ArticleAppeals from US Congress for Russian Orphans
[The following article describes measures taken by US legislators and adoptive parents to protest against the Dima Yakolev Law, which bans US citizens from adopting Russian children. The concerned...
View ArticleAn LGBT Advocacy Group Has Been Declared a “Foreign Agent”
In a recent court decision “Coming Out”, a public organization advocating the rights of sexual minorities, has been declared a “foreign agent”, according to Interfax. A magistrate for the 19th district...
View ArticleThird Tier Slaves
The State Department has placed Russia in the same rank as North Korea and Iran regarding the level of counteraction to the slave trade. The US State Department included Russia in the list of...
View ArticleAmirov’s Attorneys Ask President to Save Him From Death in Prison
[In this article, the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia reports on the status of Said Amirov, the ex-mayor of Makhachkala who has been incarcerated on charges of complicity in murder. Amirov’s lawyers...
View ArticleYukos Executive Sentenced to Six More Years
[Leonid Nevzlin, a former executive of the Yukos oil company, has been tried in absentia and found guilty of misappropriating shares. The proceedings against the former Yukos executives have been...
View ArticleRussia’s Hypocrisy on Snowden
[This article, written in two parts, analyzes the attempts by Russia’s ruling party to restrict internet privacy, and compares the operations of the Russian Federation to the US PRISM program unveiled...
View ArticleRussia to See Increased Judicial Centralization
The Supreme Court (SC) and the Supreme Arbitrage Court (SAC) will be united, Vladimir Putin announced at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, and in the near future the appropriate draft law will be...
View ArticleRussian Government Prepares Law Toughening “Extremist” Articles
The maxim term of imprisonment for taking part in an extremist association has been increased from two to four years under a draft law that the Russian government has submitted to the State Duma....
View ArticleJail for Those Offending the Feelings of Believers
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the Russian Federation Criminal Code introducing punishment for offense of the religious beliefs and feelings of citizens. The maximum measure...
View Article“I Wanted to Be a Witness”
[Eight months remain until Nadezhda (Nadya) Tolokonnikova is released from imprisonment, but the thought of what she will do when she gets out is already frightening her. During a visit to the prison...
View Article“The Apocalypse Cannot Happen on a Local Level, but the Patriarch Knows Better”
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) associated legalization of same-sex marriage to the coming apocalypse. According to the Western media, such statements aim to divert people’s attention...
View ArticleMarina Litvinenko: “Explain to Me Where the Polonium Came From?”
British authorities have classified the documents of the investigation of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko; there will be no public judicial proceeding. Below is an interview with Litvinenko’s wife,...
View ArticleStolichnaya Vodka Supports the Rights of the LGBT Community
The producers of the “Stolichnaya” vodka posted a message on their official Facebook page supporting LGBT rights and criticizing the Russian laws that restrict the rights of homosexuals. It was a...
View ArticleLowest Passing Score for Migrants
Russia has instituted a new system for granting residency to foreigners. Basing it off a point system that favors the young and educated, this new system will further complicate the lives of the...
View ArticleDeputy and Slon Journalist Beaten by Homophobes in Moscow Bar
Vera Kichanova, Slon.ru journalist; a municipal deputy for the South Tushino district; and [Kichanova's] companions were beaten at Kamchatka bar. Some female guests at the bar, and then the men in...
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“Let’s Call it a ‘Special Settlement.’ Not a Prison, But No Better”
In recent weeks, widespread immigration raids have been reported, and that pace has quickened further in recent days. This is the story of one of the immigration camps where those detained in raids are...
View ArticleCriminal Case for Slavery
Wednesday we published a translation of a journalist’s tour of a refugee internment camp after police raids netted over one thousand illegal immigrants. Today, we publish a translation about how the...
View ArticleGovernment Proposes to Soften the Law on Rallies
The Russian government submitted to the State Duma a bill specifying the responsibility for violations during mass rallies. The text of the document was published on August 7 on the government website....
View ArticleSyrians Flee War. What Drives People From Russia?
While Russia has granted political asylum to an American whistleblower, Snowden, and launched a campaign against illegal immigrants, the outflow of Russian citizens who seek a better life in Europe is...
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