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Vladimir Putin Forms His Own Human Rights Council

Source: The Atlantic, Nov 13 2012, 7:50am CST

...and the results are about what you would expect them to be. Russian President Putin uses a pair of binoculars to observe troops in action during a training exercise named Kavkaz 2012 in Krasnodar region, on September 17th, 2012. ...

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Interpol rejects Russia's 'political' case against fund manager Browder

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 25 2013, 6:36am CDT

MOSCOW - Interpol has refused to include UK-based fund manager William Browder on its international search list after deciding that Russia's tax evasion case against him is "of a predominantly political nature". The decision is the late ...

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4 hours ago

Most of Russian equipment withdrawn from Gabala Radar Station in Azerbaijan

Source: Voice of Russia  |   May 25 2013, 3:23am CDT

UK security service MI5 tried to recruit London attack suspect Michael Adebolajo about six months ago, the suspect’s friend has said. (VIDEO) Two men were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft on Friday after ...

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27 weeks ago


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"The role of this council has increased recently, because within the political system of the country, there has taken shape an opinion that sharply diverges from the outlook of the authorities and that wants to strike down at the political system ... If the council before was effectively technical, then now it can it play a fairly serious political role."


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7 hours ago

President Putin suggests Russia-American "dialogue without new irritants"

Source: Voice of Russia  |   May 25 2013, 12:21am CDT

President Vladimir Putin has suggested to U.S. President Barrack Obama that Russia and the U.S. maintain a "dialogue without new irritants," the Interfax news agency reports citing Russian Security Council Secreta ...

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11 hours ago

The U.S. should use its ability to pressure Russia to end orphan trafficking

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 24 2013, 7:50pm CDT

Holly Burkhalter is vice president for government relations at International Justice Mission, a nongovernmental organization focused on human rights. When Russian President Vladimir Putin banned U.S. adoptions of his country’s orphans ...

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14 hours ago

DEATH OF RUSSIA. Will vodka put an end to Putin?

Source: Kavkaz Center  |   May 24 2013, 4:44pm CDT

British magazine Counter Punch published an article on the state of vodka under construction of KGBism-Putinism in Russia. The article "Why Alcohol May Doom Putin" says, in particular: "Russians' love for vodka has a long history. L ...

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15 hours ago

Putin Urges Better Online Intellectual Property Protection

Source: RIA Novosti  |   May 24 2013, 4:36pm CDT

SOCHI, May 25 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday a more effective system was needed to protect intellectual property rights on the internet. “Without defending intellectual [property] rights, a gr ...

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15 hours ago

Oops -- Russia mistakenly blacklists its top social network

Source: Foreign Policy | Passport  |   May 24 2013, 4:30pm CDT

Access to Russia's leading social network -- VKontakte -- was briefly blocked on Friday, after the website appeared on a list of sites banned from distributing content inside the country. Apparently, Vkontakte (Russia's ve ...

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15 hours ago

Police agency Interpol quashes Russian bid to hunt down UK investor

Source: Winnipeg Free Press  |   May 24 2013, 3:43pm CDT

PARIS - The international police agency Interpol has rejected a Russian push to locate and arrest a Britain-based investor who is a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin's regime. France-based Interpol said in a statement Friday it has "de ...

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16 hours ago

Interpol rejects Russia bid to locate UK investor

Source: FOX News  |   May 24 2013, 3:41pm CDT

PARIS – The international police agency Interpol has rejected a Russian push to locate and arrest a Britain-based investor who is a vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin's regime. France-based Interpol sai ...

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