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IFJ calls for independent probe over journalist’s death
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called for an independent investigation into the death of Sergey Protazanov, a journalist with Grazhdanskoye Soglasiyel newspaper, who died on 31 March, reportedly after being beaten up.
Newspaper founder faces trumped-up bribery charges
Police in the western city of Kaliningrad should drop trumped-up bribery charges against Arseny Makhlov, the founder of the independent weekly Dvornik, and allow him to work without fear of harassment, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
-Obama should highlight safety of activists in talks with Medvedev
-Russian authorities should investigate the violent attack against Lev Ponomarev, a prominent Russian human rights defender, nine international human rights organizations said today. Ponomarev, 67, was attacked and seriously injured by several unidentified assailants late on the night of March 31, 2009, outside his apartment building in Moscow.
Russian authorities react to the people’s growing discontent
As protests and demonstrations move through the Russian Federation, in reaction to the current financial crisis, the Russian authorities respond by unlawfully detaining protesters and attempting to revise current criminal procedural laws under the pretext of anti-terrorism.
NGO congress cause controversy in Russia
At Council of Europe’s third ‘Regional Congress of NGOs,’ Russian NGOs and civil society organizations from across Europe shared their good practices and most effective methods of interaction with the authorities. Some Russian NGOs stayed away from the Congress, claiming its agenda was too loyal to Russian authorities.