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Kazakh Oppositionist Nurkadilov Found Dead, Ruled "Suicide"

November 29, 2005 | 1 Comment

Let me see if I get this straight. Prominent Kazakh opposition member, Zamanbek Nurkadilov, is found dead with two gunshots to the chest and one to the head and it’s ruled a suicide!? I mean forget the fact that shooting oneself in the chest not once but twice and then turning the gun […]

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Nov

29

Moscow is the Metro

November 29, 2005 | 2 Comments

You haven’t seen Moscow until you’ve taken the metro. Despite its need for modernization, the system is flawless. You can be almost anywhere in the city in 45 minutes. The stations are palaces. The metro is such a part of Moscow culture and aesthetics it is hard to imagine going there […]

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Nov

28

Новости 20.11 до 27.11

November 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment

I haven’t done a news roundup in a few weeks. It’s time to get back on schedule.
—Newsru.com is reporting that an anti-fascist rally in front of the Moscow city hall was broken up by OMON on Sunday. About two hundred protesters gathered in response to the rise in nationalism and racism. Shortly […]

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Nov

28

??????? 20.11 ?? 27.11

November 28, 2005 | Leave a Comment

I haven’t done a news roundup in a few weeks. It’s time to get back on schedule.
—Newsru.com is reporting that an anti-fascist rally in front of the Moscow city hall was broken up by OMON on Sunday. About two hundred protesters gathered in response to the rise in nationalism and racism. Shortly […]

Popularity: 1% [?]

Nov

21

Revolution Fades, Youth Emerges

November 21, 2005 | 3 Comments

Opposition parties are struggling to keep momentum going in Azerbaijan. The results of the recent Azeri parliamentary elections left the 125 seat legislature in control of the ruling Yeni Party. The Opposition received only 10 seats and claim that the elections were rife with fraud, a claim that has been supported by the […]

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Nov

16

Natsbols Banned Again

November 16, 2005 | Leave a Comment

In a reversal of its own decision, the Russian Supreme Court upheld the Moscow Regional court’s ban of the National Bolshevik Party. The Supreme Court’s ruling further reveals the farce of Russian democracy. Forget about what you think about the NBP, the fact that the Supreme Court contradicted itself so quickly, shows that […]

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Nov

10

Revolution Brewing?

November 10, 2005 | 1 Comment

Demonstrations versus demonstrations. Who can mobilize the most people to their side? Such is the current situation following Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan. Yesterday opposition parties called out their supporters to Qalaba (Victory) Square in Baku for a three hour protest. The organizers peacefully dispersed the crowd despite calls for the […]

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Nov

7

The Counting Begins!

November 7, 2005 | 1 Comment

The elections for parliament in Azerbaijan are now over. Now the difficult part of tallying the votes begins. The prospective sides are taking their predictable positions. Officials from the governing Yeni Azerbaijan Party insist that the elections were fair and square, while the opposition parties claim that nothing of the sort occurred. […]

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Nov

5

Новости 30.10 до 5.11

November 5, 2005 | Leave a Comment

—Things continue to heat up in Azerbaijan before tomorrow’s elections. Azeri police raided the headquarters of two opposition parties, Popular Front of Azerbaijan and the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, arresting their campaign directors, Gabil Mammadrzayev and Faramaz Javadov. The arrests are yet another attempt by the Aliyev government to preempt any chance the parliamentary […]

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Nov

5

??????? 30.10 ?? 5.11

November 5, 2005 | Leave a Comment

—Things continue to heat up in Azerbaijan before tomorrow’s elections. Azeri police raided the headquarters of two opposition parties, Popular Front of Azerbaijan and the Democratic Party of Azerbaijan, arresting their campaign directors, Gabil Mammadrzayev and Faramaz Javadov. The arrests are yet another attempt by the Aliyev government to preempt any chance the parliamentary […]

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