January 21, 2021 Russian human rights issues, Russian NGO law Putin signs new amendments to Russia’s controversial ‘foreign agent’ law As 2020 closed, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a package of controversial new laws expanding the government’s powers to label…
January 13, 2021 Air Pollution, Climate change, Nuclear Russia, Renewable energy, Russian human rights issues Bellona’s Russian offices sum up the work they did in 2020, a most unusual year The past year has been unusual throughout the world. Restrictions related to holding public events, gathering in offices and taking…
December 18, 2020 Nuclear issues, Russian human rights issues Rashid Alimov, who helped sound alarms on Russia’s radiation dangers, succumbs to covid-19 Rashid Alimov, a prominent environmentalist who led vigorous efforts to inform Russians of radiation dangers and campaigned for clean air…
October 26, 2020 Access to information, Industrial Pollution, Russian human rights issues Harmful algae bloom behind mass die off of marine animals in Russia’s Far East, scientists say Scientists have determined that a mysterious die-off of marine animals off the coast of Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East earlier…
October 9, 2020 Access to information, Industrial Pollution, Russian human rights issues A toxic brew off Kamchatka’s beaches is killing marine life and puzzling environmentalists The first to fall sick were the surfers.
