Dissent At Bolotnaya Square – OpEd
Rallies and protests, begun on December 5th following the results of the Duma elections, which took place on December 4th,
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Author: Grigory Pasko
Grigory Pasko is a Russian journalist and publisher of an environmental magazine. In November 1997 Pasko was arrested by FSB agents in Vladivostok and accused of espionage for publications on the environmental problems in the Japanese sea but found not guilty due to lack of evidence. He was found guilty of “abuse of his official position,” but released immediately under a general amnesty. He was recognized as a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. His articles appear at Robert Amsterdam's website (http://www.robertamsterdam.com) and are reprinted with permission.
Website: http://www.robertamsterdam.com
Articles by Grigory Pasko :
Business As A Battlefield – OpEd
After reading a petition, my friend called me and said that the story of Vitaly Arkhangelsky, a businessman from St
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A Letter To The Warden Of Segezha – OpEd
The Warden Correctional Establishment No 7 1 Leigubskaya Street Segezha City Republic of Karelia 186420 Citizen Warden, Neither your name,
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Don’t Play With Sharks – OpEd
The shark-like ways of the authorities in our country have long been known. There are myriad examples and it is
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Don’t Count On The Russian Justice System – OpEd
An Appeal to the International Community Within Russian law enforcement agencies corruption is rife, its members are highly sensitive to
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Atomic Cunning – OpEd
The seemingly endless nuclear crisis at Fukushima Dai-Ichi in Japan has raised a series of questions regarding both safety and
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Medvedev And Corruption – OpEd
Today our President Dmitry Medvedev once again spoke out against the scourge of corruption and the lack of rule of
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The Dancing Ramzan – OpEd
Out of all the regimes of the post-Soviet Republics, nobody seems to have made off with more money and power
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Russia’s Brain Drain – OpEd
It would seem I had already become accustomed to the notion that there is practically not one single corner of
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Questions To Rouse Russians From Apathy – OpEd
Against the background of the seemingly unending revolutionary uprisings across the Arab world, the nervous reaction of the Kremlin to
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