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Kyrgyzstan: Russian inaction reflects elite indifference

Why has Moscow refused to intervene in the current humanitarian crisis in Kyrgyzstan? Its inaction reflects the state of Russian public opinion, writes Stephen Sestanovich, a board member of the National Endowment for Democracy: The humanitarian-intervention urge is not deeply woven into public discourse. Policymakers don’t feel the pressure of NGO moralism or parliamentary outrage

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US supporting – not exporting – democracy in Russia, says Obama

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Democracy remains on the US-Russian agenda, President Barack Obama said today. But it is best advanced through the

Russia criticizes human rights violations in….. Russia

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Russia’s delegates to the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly have surprised human rights activists by approving a draft

Reviewing the reset with Russia

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Analysts are using the occasion of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s arrival in the United States today to reconsider

Russia: Investigate Beating of Human Rights Lawyer

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - Russian authorities should investigate the beating of a human rights lawyer by police in Dagestan and bring the perpetrators

New threat to Russia’s dissenters

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Even hardened KGB operatives were unnerved by veteran dissident Lyudmila Alexeyeva: Back in the Soviet era, she would

Central Asia: don’t call dictators democrats

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Kyrgyzstan’s recent regime change is more likely to expand Russia’s influence than generate any democratic domino effect. “Illusions

Address to President Medvedev Regarding the Human Rights Situation in the North Caucasus

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - Dear Mr. President, Human Rights Watch wholeheartedly welcomes your initiative to meet with the Presidential Civil Society Council and independent experts

“The Katyn Problem in Contemporary Russia” | Memorial

Professor Aleksandr Guryanov's presentation [translated from Russian] from the Katyn observances at the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress, May 5, 2010. This is sent with permission

U.S. International Broadcasting in Leaderless Limbo | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

U.S. International Broadcasting in Leaderless Limbo | The Foundry: Conservative Policy

U.S. International Broadcasting in Leaderless Limbo | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

U.S. International Broadcasting in Leaderless Limbo | The Foundry: Conservative Policy

VOA launches Digital Frontiers web project

FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog, May 06, 2010, San Francisco -- Dr. Kim Andrew

Human Rights in Russia Hearing May 6, 2010

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - View post: Human Rights in Russia Hearing May 6,

VOA Russian blog under porn attack

An unknown hacker has posted a pornographic video on the VOA LiveJournal blog. The image seen on the VOA site showed a naked woman in a

Voice of America Russian Service LiveJournal Website Under Porn Attack

FreeMediaOnline.org & Free Media Online Blog, May 02, 2010, San Francisco -- An unknown hacker

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