The latest: Russia Commemorates Victims of Political Repressions

30.10.2006
Russia Commemorates Victims of Political Repressions
Russian rights activists held annual commemorations of the victims of political repression with a seminar, rally and Internet listing of the names of close to 1.5 million victims of Soviet political terror.

30.10.2006
Russian Court Rejects Khodorkovsky’s Challenge Against Ban to Share Food With Inmates
Russia’s highest court on Monday rejected a legal challenge by jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky against official regulations that forbid prisoners to share food with each other.

30.10.2006
U.S., Russia Responsible for World’s Strategic Stability — Russian Minister
Russia and the United States are both responsible for maintaining global strategic stability, the Russian foreign minister said Monday at a meeting in Moscow with a top U.S. military officer.

30.10.2006
Moscow Mayor Orders Construction of Golf Facilities, Urges Russians to Take Up Golf
Moscow city hall has allocated 100 hectares of land in the center of the Russian capital for construction of a golf course, the RIA news agency reports. The initiative has won support of the mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov.

30.10.2006
Draft UN Resolution on Iran Exempts Russian Bushehr Plant From Sanctions
The three European powers draft resolution on Iran specifically exempts the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear plant from nuclear and missile-related sanctions against Tehran.

30.10.2006
Pro-Kremlin Youth Activists Held by Police After Protesting U.S. Space Doctrine Near Moscow Embassy
Three activists from a pro-Kremlin youth group were detained Monday as they picketed the U.S. embassy building in downtown Moscow.

30.10.2006
Russia, U.S. Top Military Officials Discuss Cooperation in Moscow
The top Russian and U.S. military officers met in Moscow to discuss bilateral military ties.

30.10.2006
Egypt’s Mubarak Urges Russian Counterpart Putin to Run for Third Term
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged Russia’s Vladimir Putin to run for a third presidential term in 2008, despite a constitutional two-term limit, according to a newspaper interview published Monday.

30.10.2006
6 Go on Hunger Strike in Azerbaijan Demanding to Stop Repressions on Media
Six activists of the Azerbaijani Azadliq party have begun a hunger strike in the headquarters of the opposition newspaper of the same name.

30.10.2006
Belarus Opposition Activists Voice Protest Against Minsk’s Alliance With Russia
Seven opposition activists were detained during an annual march commemorating the victims of Stalinist purges in Minsk, Belarus.

30.10.2006
Two Russian Students Get Prison Terms for Internet Marriage Fraud
Two students from the Russian city of Yekaterinburg have been jailed for committing matrimonial fraud with foreigners over the Internet, the Interfax news agency reported on Monday.

30.10.2006
Moscow Urges Macedonia to Probe Attack on 4 Russian Diplomats
Russia has urged Macedonian authorities to investigate swiftly and impartially an attack on four Russian diplomats, Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

30.10.2006
300 Russians March to Protest Racial Hatred in St. Petersburg
About 300 people marched Sunday in Russia’s second largest city St. Petersburg to protest the rising tide of xenophobic attacks there and in other major cities, news reports said.

30.10.2006
Russian Woman Found Dead in Italy, Fiance Faces Murder Charges
Body of a 32-year-old Russian woman was found on Saturday night on highway wayside not far from Ravenna, Italy. 40-year old fiance of the victim has been apprehended over murder charges.

30.10.2006
Angolan President Arrives in Moscow to Discuss Economic, Political Cooperation
Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos arrives in Moscow for a three-day visit Monday with an agenda dominated by bilateral economic and international issues, the Kremlin press service has said.