Suspect in Russia journalist murder hiding in Western Europe: investigator
The man suspected of killing Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya has fled to Western Europe, an investigator at the Russian Prosecutor General's Office said Tuesday. In May, Russian authorities named Chechen...
Corruption threatens rule of law in former Soviet states: rights group report
Corruption and repression are increasingly threatening legal rights in former Soviet republics like Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, according to a Monday report released by rights group Freedom House . The group said that Russia especially...
Russia charges three Chechens with murder of journalist covering separatists
Russian authorities have formally charged three men in the killing of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya . Sergey Khadzhikurbanov, and brothers Dzhabrail and Ibragim Makhmudov, all from Chechnya , were among those arrested last...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Wednesday reiterated his commitment to improving Russia's human rights record, preserving an independent media, and enforcing the rule of law. Speaking at the opening of the 10th World Russian Press Congress [RT video...
UN rights council limiting press freedom to protect religion: journalist groups
The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) and the World Editors Forum (WEF) accused the UN Human Rights Council of "undermin the freedom of expression in the name of religious sensibilities" in a resolution [text; press...
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Monday encouraged the Russian parliament to reject a bill that would allow officials to close media outlets suspected of spreading libel or slander. The measure, which passed the parliament's first reading [St. Petersburg...
Russia court rules smuggling charges against ex-NGO head unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation ruled Tuesday that the law under which the former head of media advocacy NGO Educated Media Foundation (EMF) was charged in 2007 was unconstitutionally vague , requiring...
Aleksandra (Sasha) Williams, Pitt Law '10, files from Kiev:Until yesterday any American voter disgruntled by the current presidential election process could find comfort in realizing that at least there are several candidates to pick from. For example, compared to Russian...
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation began work at its new location in St. Petersburg Monday. The move from the Court's former home in Moscow began in February and is expected to...
Incoming Russia president stresses rights in inauguration address
Incoming Russian President Dmitry Medvedev , a lawyer who won Russia's presidency in March elections, stressed the importance of rights and freedoms at the outset of his inauguration address in the Kremlin Wednesday...
