Stop the Untouchables. Justice for Sergei Magnitsky.

Court upholds posthumous investigation against Magnitsky

masa — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:15:00 +0000

ITAR TASS. The Moscow City Court on Monday, May 21, upheld the decision to resume the investigation of Hermitage Capital Management auditor Sergei Magnitsky, who was charged with tax evasion and who...

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Moscow Warns West Against Interfering in Magnitsky Case

masa — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:12:45 +0000

RIA Novosti. Russia considers it unacceptable for other countries to interfere in its domestic court trial over the late Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky charged with tax evasion, the Russian Foreign...

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Senator Cardin, Interview for VOA

masa — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:11:58 +0000

Voice of America. In his interview to VOA's Victoria Kupchinetsky, Senator Cardin talks about "Magnitsky list", shares what he would tell Vladimir Putin if he had a chance to sit down with him.

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Get tougher with Vladimir Putin

masa — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:07:27 +0000

Boston Globe. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to forego the G8 summit this weekend at Camp David is a noteworthy snub that merits a stiff response. Putin’s absence has engendered a lot of...

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The Myth of a U.S.-Russia Strategic Partnership

masa — Mon, 21 May 2012 08:00:27 +0000

Wall Street Journal. After four years of Dmitry Medvedev keeping the czar's throne warm, Vladimir Putin is once again Russia's president. There were no public celebrations to accompany Mr. Putin's...

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In This Russian Trial, The Defendant Is A Dead Man

masa — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:40:00 +0000

NPR. The Russian government is about to put a dead man on trial. Sergei Magnitsky was a tax lawyer for the investment fund Hermitage Capital, at one time the largest foreign investment firm in Russia.

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It is not time to normalize trade relations with Russia

masa — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:37:07 +0000

Deseret News. The Obama administration should "go slow" on normalizing trade relations with Russia until Moscow shows it's serious about curbing human rights abuses.

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Peter Westin launches In from the Cold: the rise of Russian capitalism

masa — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:44:22 +0000

BSR Russia. Russia's transformation from central planning to a market-based economy over the past 20 years must rank as one of the biggest economic stories of our time, according to a new book on the...

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Presidential Human Rights Council dissatisfied with Magnitsky case investigation

masa — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:34:57 +0000

Interfax. The Presidential Human Rights Council is dissatisfied with the tempo of the investigation into the death of Hermitage Capital attorney Sergei Magnitsky at a Moscow detention ward.

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President Obama must stand up for Russia’s dissidents

masa — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:11:11 +0000

Daily Telegraph. A network of student presidents from universities around the world, College-100 (or C-100), has done a sterling job of exposing corruption in Russia, producing the video below about...

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