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Russian Opposition Party Decries Recognition of Georgian Breakaway Regions

The United Civil Front, the Russian opposition political party led by Garry Kasparov, has released a statement denouncing President Dmitri Medvedev’s decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two breakaway regions within Georgia.

August 27th, 2008 | Continued

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Russian Democratic Forces on the Georgia Conflict

A group of Russian Democratic political figures have released a statement on the conflict over South Ossetia. “No one won from the war,” they write. “More precisely, everyone lost.” Translation by theotherrussia.org

August 20th, 2008 | Continued

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Kasparov: The West Fueled Putin’s Sense of Impunity

Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov comments on the war between Russia and Georgia, blaming the West for letting Russia slip into authoritarianism.

August 15th, 2008 | Continued

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Russia Recognizes Georgian Breakaway Regions – Reactions

Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has signed decrees recognizing the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, two breakaway regions within Georgia. Reactions from the international community and Russian experts.

Aug 26, 2008 | Continued
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Human Rights Watch on South Ossetia – Part 2 (video)

Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who just returned from South Ossetia, describes the conclusions of her investigation there. Video prepared by Dmitri Borko, exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.

Aug 25, 2008 | Continued
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Human Rights Expert Explains the Conflict in South Ossetia (video)

Tatyana Lokshina, a researcher for Human Rights Watch who recently returned from South Ossetia, describes the conclusions of her investigation there. Video prepared by Dmitri Borko, exclusive translation of theotherrussia.org.

Aug 23, 2008 | Continued
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Russia Ready To Sell Arms to Syria

Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister, has said Russia is ready to sell high-tech defensive arms to Syria, as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in Moscow.

Aug 21, 2008 | Continued
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Criminal Case Launched Against Russian Opposition Blogger

Authorities in Russia’s Kemerovo oblast have launched a criminal investigation against Dmitri Solovyov, an opposition activist with the Oborona Youth Movement, for entries in his LiveJournal blog.

Aug 18, 2008 | Continued
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Funding of Russian Army to be Substantially Increased

After an analysis of Russia’s military campaign in South Ossetia and Georgia, the Russian Army’s funding will be substantially increased.

Aug 14, 2008 | Continued
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Illarionov: Russia Lost the Georgian War

Andrei Illarionov , a liberal economist and former policy advisor to the Russian president, has released his conclusions on the war in Georgia. The “financial, foreign policy, and moral losses of Russia are much more significant than those of Georgia,” Illarionov argues. The text first ran in the Yezhednevny Zhurnal online newspaper.

Aug 13, 2008 | Continued
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