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Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) - The Russian government should closely examine evidence gathered by the Austrian government which indicates the president of Chechnya,

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Our friends at Global Europe take note of the fact that during 10 years of Vladimir Putin’s rule,

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: A top investigator with the Investigative Committee of Russia's Southern Federal District has reportedly confirmed that authorities have identified a suspect in

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): “We are living through a period of global backsliding of democracy and autocratic assault on vital freedoms,” Yuri

A member of the Czech Senate has written a strongly-worded letter to key U.S. senators complaining of discriminatory personnel policies aimed against foreign journalists employed by the

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) - The Olympic Movement urgently needs to focus on human rights reform, Human Rights Watch said today as the

Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (Moscow) - The Russian authorities should investigate the arbitrary detention of three human rights advocates in Chechnya and hold those responsible

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Russia provides a challenging “test case” for the Obama administration’s approach to promoting democracy while engaging authoritarian regimes,

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): Russia must democratize, join NATO and the EU, shrink its military, and disband its Interior Ministry and Federal

Democracy Digest from the National Endowment for Democracy (NED): The U.S. today rejected Russian proposals for new European security architecture, dismissing the notion of regional spheres of

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: A Russian journalist was recently beaten to death in police custody, reports the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).

International Freedom of Expression eXchange: IFJ calls on Russian authorities to act immediately over the "savage" killing of journalist Konstantin Popov.

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Human Rights Watch (HRW) - (New York) - Russia's ratification today of a key reform to the European Court of Human Rights is a positive move