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Medvedev cuts party registration red tape
President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law a bill that significantly simplifies the procedure of registration for new political parties.
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03.04, 19:12
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Libyan scenario unacceptable for Karabakh - LavrovRussia believes that everything possible must be done for a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh territorial conflict, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. |
03.04, 18:45
Lib Dems initiate selected amnestyLib Dems have submitted to the State Duma a bill on proclaiming an amnesty when Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as President on May 7. |
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03.04, 17:32
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‘Hotheads’ in Middle East provoking Iran, Russia saysAs the international community holds its breath over the Israel-Iran showdown, Russia rejects military action as a means to ending the crisis, calling for a full court diplomatic press to end the crisis. Iran tension |
03.04, 16:05
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Patriarch urges strength in face of smear campaignThe head of the Russian Orthodox Church claims that the church is under an information attack, after several scandals broke out in less than a month. |
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03.04, 12:46
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No presidential pardon for KhodorkovskyThe head of the Presidential Council for Human Rights has said that Dmitry Medvedev turned down the experts’ suggestion to pardon former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who is serving a sentence for money laundering and theft. |
02.04, 18:35
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Rights group voices alarm over Stalin image on schoolbooksRussia’s Memorial Society – a veteran human rights group with a focus on Stalin-era repressions – has expressed protest at Stalin’s image appearing on school notebooks. |
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02.04, 15:41
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Russian MP threatens to drop extradition to USThe head of Russia’s parliamentary committee on foreign affairs has announced on Twitter that a US court is setting a precedent with Viktor Bout’s case, and that Russia will not hand over US citizens from now on, but will put them on trial. Viktor Bout case |
02.04, 15:37
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Political complaints remain a rarity in RussiaOf the 26,000 complaints received by Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner in 2011, just 1.8 per cent dealt with the subject of political rights. |
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02.04, 13:31
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Western money ‘not option’ for Russian oppositionThe chairman of Russia’s liberal Yabloko party Sergey Mitrokhin says that any kind of foreign sponsorship is unacceptable for the Russian opposition. |
02.04, 12:55
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Russia to form National Guard to answer new challenges - reportA Russian newspaper reports that the country’s authorities are pondering the creation of a new power agency, the national guard, to fight external and internal threats. |
officialword
27.02, 08:05
Russia and the changing world
In the run-up to Russia’s presidential elections, prime minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin has published his seventh article in which he defined Russia’s niche in a “changing world.”
Election 2012
18.01, 14:55
Russia to block any UN decision on foreign intervention in Syria – FM
Outlining a year in Russian foreign policy, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reiterated Moscow’s insistence on an immediate halt to violence in Syria and the start of a national inclusive dialogue.
