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Courts and the Media: A Loveless Story? Part 2

Details: 19 December 2011; Ekaterina Mishina

Prof. Ekaterina Mishina continues her analysis of difficult relationship between the Russian courts and the country's media.

Details: Nation

Andrei Piontkovsky: The Russian Spring Has Begun

Details: 16 December 2011

In his recent The Wall Street Journal op-ed Andrei Piontkovsky emphasizes that there is no way to hold back the growing wave of protest in Russia. Below IMR reprints Piontkovsky’s answers to follow-up questions from WSJ readers.

Details: World

Signs of Progress on the "Magnitsky Act"

Details: 16 December 2011

On December 14, U.S. Congress held an open hearing on the state of human rights and the rule of law in Russia. Invited experts supported the country’s recent protests, and State Department officials indicated the possibility of a dialogue with Congress on the “Magnitsky Act.”

Details: Nation

Russia's Turning Point

Details: 10 December 2011; Olga Khvostunova

Unprecedented social activity in Russia during this week brought attention to the country’s political crisis from all over the world. Russian and foreign media closely followed the course of what might be the beginning of the ‘Russian spring’, while policy analysts attempted to assess the implications of this upheaval.

Details: Nation

An Expected Surprise

Details: 06 December 2011; Georgy Satarov

The Institute of Modern Russia's Expert, a well-know political scientist and a former aid to President Boris Yeltsin, Georgy Satarov reflects on United Russia's leaders electoral modus operandi, and on the broad spectrum of the election results consequences. Part I.

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