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The Yukos case is finished
Mikhail Khodorcovsky, former head of the Yukos oil firm, and his business partner Platon Lebedev were found guilty and sentenced to nine years in prison. The case against Mr. Khodorkovsky was founded on charges including theft of someone else´s property by fraud, causing property damage by fraud, tax evasion and insurance theft involving large amounts of money, embezzlement and forgery of official documents. (2-JUNE-05)
The demonstration for Free Speech
On this Sunday, 22nd of May, in Moscow a demonstration against censorship occurred near the television centre of Ostankino initiated by the party “Yabloko”. Protester’s put on masks, which covered their mouths, reading “Shut Off” and held placates demanding more freedom for the Russian mass-media. (27-MAY-05)
Increasing racism in Russia: 16 murders in eight months
Moscow: Sixteen murders committed by racists and nationalists were registered in the Russian Federation in eight months of 2004, according to a new report from the Moscow bureau for Human Rights. The terrorist act in Beslan started a new wave of hatred towards foreigners and people of non-Russian heritage. (23-MAY-05)
The meeting of President George Bush with the Representatives of Russian NGOs in Moscow
On May 9, 2005, during his visit to the Russian Federation for participation in the Victory Day Ceremony, President Bush met representatives of Russian non-governmental organizations, in particular human rights and ecological ones. There were 18 people from all over the Russian Federation and the American president had a brief talk with everyone. (14-MAY-05)
Neostalinism starts in Russia
“The rehabilitation of Stalin can’t be allowed”, – members of society express their resentment.
Russian society is insulted by the decision of the councils of many towns of the Russian Federation to place a monument to Stalin. A lot of representatives from the Russian scientific and liberal intelligentsia wrote, to no avail, a letter to Mr. Putin to not allow the placement of Stalin´s monument anywhere in the Russian Federation. (09-MAY-05)
The 1st of May demonstration
Almost all parties took to and flooded the streets of the Russians towns with their placards and flags. Left, central and right wing oriented organizations came out to the demonstrations. It was remarkable that a lot of the demands of the demonstrators, from across political spectrum, were similar. (05-MAY-05)
Human rights activists are teaching civil servants the peculiarities of human rights work
Moscow Helsinki Group led a training seminar for the Regional Ombudsmen apparatus for human rights and for the employees of the regional commissions for human rights in the Russian Federation. Ludmila Alexeeva, chairman of the Moscow Helsinki Group, and Alexander Daniel opened this arrangement with their lectures. (27-APR-2005)
Delegation of Norwegian National Assembly visits Russian Research Center for Human Rights in Moscow
On the 9th of April a meeting took place in Moscow with the members the Russian Research Center for Human Rights and a delegation from the Norwegian National Assembly. (19-APR-05)