Global Issues
Russian Activist Takes Less Traveled Road In Fight For Civil Rights
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty profiles Russian human rights defender Vyacheslav Lysakov.
UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office Human Rights Report 2009-- Russian Evaluations
On March 17th, the UK Foreign Secretary (Rt Hon David Miliband MP) launched the 2009 Annual Report on Human Rights. It was with little surprise that Russia was identified as a country of "serious concern" to the UK for its systematic and endemic failures to uphold the human rights of its citizens.
Putin Vexes US over Iran Nuclear Power
As Secretary of State Clinton visited Moscow to negotiate the conclusion of the START nuclear disarmament treaty, Moscow promised to help Iran complete its civil nuclear power station.
Trutnev Warns TNK-BP on Kovykta
Yury Trutnev, Russia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister, warned that TNK-BP will not be compensated for its investment into the Kovykta gas field should its license be revoked, contradicting earlier remarks by Russian officials.
Police Roll Out Plan to Improve Reputation
Russia’s Interior Ministry has started a nationwide public relations campaign to burnish its tarnished image.
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