A new 156-page investigative report identifies for the first time perpetrators of war crimes in Russia’s war in East Ukraine. … Continue reading New Report Identifies Perpetrators of War Crimes Committed by Russia and Russian-backed Forces in Ukraine War
Ilya Yashin addresses Russia’s Chechen Question with a daring Open Letter challenge to Kadyrov, on corruption, national security, private army, Nemtsov & other political assassinations. Continue reading Yashin and Kadyrov: Russia’s David and Goliath
Yesterday a prominent opposition politician in Russia, Ilya Yashin, friend and colleague of slain Boris Nemtsov, published an open letter … Continue reading Ilya Yashin’s Open Letter to Kadyrov Seeks Answers to Nemtsov Assassination
Russia and Turkey are embroiled in a war of words. Vladimir Putin, incensed that Turkey had the audacity to shoot … Continue reading Russia’s War of Words with Turkey: Brink of War or Cooperation, or Just Brinksmanship
“We do not receive wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves, after a journey through the wilderness which no one … Continue reading My Journey From East to West and Back
On Saturday November 7, 2015, a long-awaited memorial to a little-known modern genocide will beĀ dedicated in Washington D.C. It will … Continue reading History, Identity and Holodomor Denial: Russia’s Continued Assault on Ukraine
On JULY 17, 2014 Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 crashed in Eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board. A preliminary … Continue reading Placing MH17 disaster in context, ahead of Dutch report
Boris Nemtsov, Moscow, March 15, 2014, leading a protest against the annexation of Crimea and the war in Ukraine. Banner … Continue reading Activists in Russia Petition International Community to Investigate Boris Nemtsov Assassination
Russians took to the streets this weekend in the first major call to action by opposition politicians since their leader … Continue reading Not Dead Yet: Russiaās Opposition Rallies in First Major Protest Since Nemtsov Assassination
On Tuesday, September 9 Boris Nemtsov was posthumously honored with the International Republican Instituteās (IRI) 2015 Freedom Award. His longtime friend and colleague Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr accepted the award on his behalf this week in Washington, D.C. Kara-Murza delivered a moving tribute that reviewed Nemtsovās storied accomplishments as a young visionary reformer in the early days of post-Soviet Russia as well as highlighted Nemtsov’s personal attributes as a principled and decent human being. Continue reading Boris Nemtsov Posthumously Receives IRI 2015 Freedom Award
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