August 18, 2010 Access to information, International climate conferences Millionaire Russian Duma deputy allegedly orders raid on international anti-corruption offices in Vladimir VLADIMIR, Russia – The offices of the international anti-corruption NGO Transparency International in the Russia city of Vladimir, 200 kilometers…
August 15, 2010 Access to information, Accidents and incidents, Radwaste storage at nuclear fuel cycle plants in Russia Russia emergency minister threatens to ‘deal with’ those spreading radiation ‘rumours’ about wildfires in contaminated areas NEW YORK/ST PETERSBURG – Russian emergency officials have come up with a novel tool to smother the spate of heat…
August 2, 2010 International climate conferences, Nikitin Case Russian parliament passes Kremlin bill to vastly expand secret police powers NEW YORK – Russia’s president Dmirtry Medvedev last Thursday signed into law a bill that expands the powers of Russia’s…
July 29, 2010 Access to information Tensions over Moscow’s Khimki forest mounting to a boiling point as Bellona and activists appeal to government and foreign nations ST. PETERSBURG – Amid worsening conditions for ecologists trying to save the Khimki forest in the Moscow region from clear…
July 27, 2010 Access to information, International climate conferences Environmental camp against clear cutting of Moscow forest disbanded by unknown masked youths MOSCOW – In another violent attempt to deter environmentalists from opposing the deforestation in the Moscow region to build a…
