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Dagestan Lawmakers Vote Against Direct Leader Elections

20:29 18/04/2013

The legislature of Russia’s North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan on Thursday voted overwhelmingly against reintroducing direct elections of the regional head.

Main News of April 17
00:40 18/04/2013
Russia, US Agree to Set Up Adoptee Working Group - Ombudsman
00:24 18/04/2013
Russia and the United States have agreed in principle to establish a bilateral working group to monitor the way adopted children from Russia are treated in American families, Russia’s children’s rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov said on Twitter Wednesday.
Russian Communist Leader Zyuganov Slams Government Policy
22:09 17/04/2013
The head of Russia’s Communist Party on Wednesday lambasted the government's current social and economic policies, saying they are detrimental to the country’s economy and that a new cabinet is required to lead Russia out of a crisis.2
Kremlin Foe Navalny's Trial Gets Off to False Start
19:42 17/04/2013
The start of the high-profile trial of Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption crusader who led last year's mass protests against President Vladimir Putin's rule, was adjourned on Wednesday after just 40 minutes.
Putin Criticizes 'Worthless' Officials in Leaked Video
18:00 17/04/2013
A website leaked a video on Wednesday showing President Vladimir Putin apparently criticizing senior officials at a meeting with ministers and governors the previous day, just hours before Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev addressed the Russian parliament.
Trial of Kremlin Foe Navalny Delayed Until April 24
11:37 17/04/2013
The trial of Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption crusader who led last year's mass protests against President Vladimir Putin's rule, was delayed on Wednesday until April 24.
Saakashvili Wants Improvement in Relations with Russia
02:50 17/04/2013
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on Tuesday he was not against mending diplomatic relations with Russia that were severed several years ago.1
Second ‘Foreign Agent’ NGO Probed in Russia
17:13 16/04/2013
Russian prosecutors have opened a case against a regional non-governmental organization accused of not registering as a “foreign agent” in the wake of a wave of inspections of NGOs, a rights group reported on Tuesday.
Matvienko Slams Europe Over 'Russophobia' and Visa Stance
15:36 12/04/2013
Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matvienko lashed out at European politicians at an international conference in St. Petersburg on Friday, claiming Russophobia in the Parliamentary Assembly Council of Europe (PACE) was obstructing Russian-European cooperation and suggesting the EU’s stance on visa requirements and human rights was hypocritical.1
Russia’s Anti-Magnitsky List May Include over 100 Americans
06:50 12/04/2013
The Russian response to the so-called Magnitsky List may include the names of 104 officials from the United States banned to enter Russia, Kommersant daily reported on Friday.
Dozens in ‘Risk Group’ over Moscow Riots Case – Opposition
15:06 11/04/2013
The list of suspects in the controversial investigation into last year’s riots at an anti-Kremlin rally in Moscow is much longer than previously announced, an opposition website said on Thursday.
Mass Disorder Plotting Case
15:06 11/04/2013
Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov and two other opposition figures, Konstantin Lebedev and Leonid Razvozzhayev face charges of plotting mass disorder together with an influential Georgian politician.
Finnish Minister Apologizes for ‘Wrong’ Putin Blacklisting
07:53 11/04/2013
Finland’s Interior Minister Paivi Rasanen has apologized to Russian President Vladimir Putin after he was erroneously put on a secret blacklist of people with connections to criminal activity, Finnish media reported.
Main News of April 9
00:49 10/04/2013
Russian Deputy Asks Obama to Put Him on Magnitsky List
20:24 09/04/2013
A Russian deputy from the northwestern Leningrad Region’s legislative assembly, who is also the leader of the ruling United Russia party’s regional branch, has asked US President Barack Obama to put him on the so-called Magnitsky List, the party reported Tuesday.1
Armenia Holds Inauguration of President Serzh Sargsyan
15:26 09/04/2013
Armenian incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan was sworn in on Tuesday after being reelected as the country’s leader in February presidential elections.
Main News of April 8
23:59 08/04/2013
Putin Calls Thatcher 'Colorful' Politician
23:53 08/04/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday praised the late former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as a "colorful" politician.1
EU, US Officials Welcome Kiev Pardon For Tymoshenko Allies
15:18 08/04/2013
European Union and United States officials have welcomed the pardoning of Ukraine's former Interior Minister Yury Lutsenko and former Environmental Protection Minister Georgy Filipchuk, and called on Kiev to address more cases of what it sees as selective justice.

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