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Russian plane crash kills 31

admin — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:11:49 +0000

[China Post]- A passenger plane has crashed about a thousand miles east of Moscow in Siberia. The death toll stands at 31. The other twelve people has been taken to hospitals with serious injuries.

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Russian city passes anti-gay bill

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:37:12 +0000

[St. Petersburg Times]- St. Petersburg, Russia has passed an anti-gay bill despite of world wide protests. The bill will make illegal “the promotion of sodomy, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism.” Protests and petitions had asked for a no vote from politicians.

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Russian Police Chief sacked, HQ sealed off

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:28:42 +0000

[St. Petersburg Times]- St. Petersburg’s Chief of Police Mikhail Sukhodolsky was removed from his position by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Special task force officers had surrounded police headquarters prior to the chief’s exiting the building.

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St. Petersburg, Russia

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Moscow rallies for and against Putin

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:23:54 +0000

[CNN]- Large rallies took place in Moscow to show support for Vladimir Putin’s reelection bid and to protest Russian election fraud. Putin is slated to be the United Russia party candidate in next month’s presidential election. Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov is running against him. Protests have taken place objecting to Russia’s parliamentary election results in December. The election for president will take place on March 4.

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U.N. resolve on Syria brutality blocked by Russia and China

kaitlyn — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:06:27 +0000

[LA Times]- Russia and China stopped the United Nations Security Council’s resolution for the violent attacks in Syria. The resolve was supporting an Arab League idea which might have quickened Syrian President Bashar Assad’s leave from office. Russia and China put a halt to the plans because they felt that the resolution by the U.N. was one sided and would only hold the government accountable, not the rebels wanting Assad to leave.

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United Nations Securtiy Council

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UN resolution on Syria could cause civil war

kaitlyn — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:52:49 +0000

[Voice of America]- According to Russia, a Western and Arab exertion for the UN to find a resolution on Syria will inevitably lead to civil war. Russia’s foreign minister, Gennady Gatilov believes that the consistent push for Western and Arabs resolution will not lead to a compromise. Recent fighting in the Damascus suburbs and central province of Homs in Syria led to about 100 civilian deaths.

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PM Putin calls for stiffer penalties for employing illegals

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:10:29 +0000

[St. Petersburg Times]- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has asked for those responsible for employing illegal aliens to be subject to criminal charges. Currently the penalties for such actions are fines. Putin is also wants to see a program where immigrants be required to pass language and cultural tests.

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Medvedev sacks another governor due to poor election results

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:13:43 +0000

[The Moscow Times]- President Medvedev of Russia took action against a third governor Tuesday. Anatoly Brovko has been removed as governor of Volgograd Oblast. Officially Brovko has resigned, but the opposition stated that he was forced out of office as a result of poor voter support in last month’s elections.

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Dmitry Medvedev

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Putin is asked not to run for presidential campaign

kaitlyn — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:14:37 +0000

[Washington Post]- Vladimir Putin, the Russian Prime Minister recently released a website displaying his presidential campaign. Statements from skeptics overflowed the website with complaints about Putins decision to run. The website is currently blocked due to the cynical comments that were posted to the site.

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Vladimir Putin with Boris Yeltsin

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Kremlin Keeps Silent on New Massive Protest

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:04:23 +0000

This comes from the sptimes.ru. “Between 29,000 and 120,000, by various estimates, rallied on Prospekt Akademika Sakharova on Saturday to protest alleged violations at the Dec. 4 parliamentary elections, won by the ruling United Russia party, as well as the Kremlin’s overall tight control of the country’s political life.”

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Akademika Sakharova Avenue, Moscow

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