News of the Day: 31 August 2021
Amnesty International: In a judgment issued today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Russian authorities have failed to properly investigate the murder of Natalia Estemirova, a prominent…
Amnesty International: In a judgment issued today, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that Russian authorities have failed to properly investigate the murder of Natalia Estemirova, a prominent…
The Moscow Times: Russia on Monday reported 18,325 new coronavirus cases and 792 deaths. RFE/RL: Russia's Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) has warned Apple over what it called the U.S. technology…
The Moscow Times: Russia on Sunday reported 19,286 new coronavirus cases and 797 deaths. The Guardian: The Russian government has silenced opposition voices, approved cash payouts to potential voters, and made…
The Moscow Times: Russia on Saturday reported 19,492 new coronavirus cases and 799 deaths. RFE/RL: Andrei Pivovarov is perhaps the most atypical candidate in Russia’s already atypical election. Since his…
The Moscow Times: Russia on Friday reported 19,509 new coronavirus cases and 798 deaths. The Moscow Times: Police visits of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s supporters have spread to St.…
The Moscow Times: Russia on Thursday reported 19,630 new coronavirus cases and 820 deaths, a new record fatality count since the start of the pandemic. The Guardian: Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei…
Our round up of the week's news 14 August 2021 The Guardian: A senior BBC journalist who is to be expelled from Russia has condemned “an increasingly repressive environment” for critical journalists…
The Moscow Times: Russia on Wednesday reported 19,536 new coronavirus cases and 809 pandemic deaths. CPJ: Russian authorities should cease labeling news outlets as “foreign agents,” and shou ld let…
23 August 2021 by Dmitry Berezhkov, chief editor of Indigenous Russia Source: Indigenous Russia Blog This blog was originally published in English and is republished here by kind permission Stepan…
19 August 2021 by Natalia Shkurenok, a Saint-Petersburg based journalist, writing for The New Times, Snob, Colta, ArtNews Paper and Novaya Gazeta. Source: OpenDemocracy Republished by kind permission What makes…