Archive for May 10th, 2007
Russia Accused of Shipping Arms to Sudan
By Sean at 10 May, 2007, 5:14 pm
Amnesty International has released a report charging Russia with illegally shipping arms to Sudan despite a UN embargo. In response the Russia Foreign Ministry issued a statement deny the charges. “No Russian weapons have been shipped to Darfur. . . Russia’s military and technical cooperation with other countries is in line with international [...]
Read More >>A Tale of Two Protests
By Sean at 10 May, 2007, 4:51 pm
Is there any difference between European and Russian social movements? Boris Kagarlitsky thinks the gulf is vast. I found his evaluation of the riots in Estonia and the “Other Russia” marches worth pondering. He writes in his latest column, “Bronze Soldier Takes a Shot”:
Here in Russia we have nothing to do [...]
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