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...Kremlin may have hoped that by jailing Mikhail Khodorkovsky on tax evasion charges, they would eliminate any political challenge represented by the oil tycoon. Instead, the prison experience may be honing Khodorkovsky's credentials as a future challenger to President Putin - and, say his lawyer and a former KGB man who worked for his oil company, prompting the authorities to resort to some old Soviet tricks to stop...
Over the past 15 years, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly important actors in Russia. They are deeply involved in development work, environmental protection, human rights, and many other issues. However, the resurgence of Kremlin authoritarianism has lead to the suppression of NGOs—and all forms of independent civil society—which risks radicalizing marginalized elements of Russian society.Despite their useful social work, NGOs are seen by the Russian government as a challenge to its power. The government’s attempts to suppress independent actors in Russia have multiplied dramatically over the last few years...
...SEEMS WORRIED ABOUT SOME ANTIDEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENTS IN RUSSIA, SUCH AS KREMLIN CONTROL OF THE MEDIA. The U.S. should be concerned about Russian domestic issues if Russians are concerned. Yes, the media are under some assault. There are some authoritarian methods being used. That is not in the interests of the people. Democracy is fragile...
...from journals and meetings.) When President Summers suggested, much more charitably than necessary in my view, that the result, if not the intent, of the divestment petition was anti-Semitic, his remarks were decried as censorious. Censorious? I thought uffishly, wondering why I’d moved to the Kremlin on the Charles instead of joining the IDF and getting a nice new Galil assault rifle. I’ll show you censorious...
...Maskhadov, you see, is officially a terrorist in the eyes of the Kremlin. Hamas, however, isn't. Putin said so at his Kremlin press-conference on Thursday, where he extended an invitation - eagerly accepted - to Hamas's leaders to Moscow for an official visit...