Pro-Pussy Riot Priest Murdered in Russia
AFP August 6, 2013 A man stabbed to death a Russian priest who was deeply critical of Orthodox Church leadership and had supported the activist punk rock group Pussy Riot,…
Russia to Press for International Internet Behavior Code to Fight Emerging Threats
RT August 6, 2013 The new cyber security doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin outlines cyber attacks as a major threat to international security and suggests to fight it with…
Homosexual Athletes Could Be Prosecuted at 2014 Winter Olympics, Russian Lawmaker Suggests
Kirit Radia ABC News July 31, 2013 In Russia it is now illegal to even speak about homosexuality around minors, much less openly display gay pride. Technically the ban is…
Snowden Granted 1-year Asylum in Russia, Leaves Airport
RT August 1, 2013 NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum in Russia and is allowed to enter the country’s territory. The whistleblower has been granted temporary asylum…
Putin Urges International Community to Resist Repressions Against Christians
RT July 30, 2013 Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill. The rights of religious minorities, including Christians, are being infringed all over the…
Russia Faces Vodka Boycott in Backlash against Anti-Gay Law
Alec Luhn The Guardian July 26, 2013 There’s nothing more Russian than vodka, so when gay and lesbian activists decided to protest against the country’s persecution of homosexuals it made…
Russian Neo-Nazis Allegedly Lure, Torture Gay Teens with Online Dating Scam
Cavan Sieczkowski Huffington Post July 26, 2013 A neo-Nazi group in Russia has apparently enacted a disturbing campaign against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth by allegedly using a popular…
Edwards Snowden Still Stuck in Airport
BBC July 25, 2013 The BBC’s Daniel Sandford reports on the lawyer with a bag who intrigued journalists at Moscow Airport on Wednesday. ugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden has…
Russia, China Block U.N. Condemnation of Iran Missile Tests
Louis Charbonneau Reuters July 15, 2013 A U.N. Security Council committee is split over whether Iran’s missile tests last year violated U.N. sanctions imposed on Tehran because of its nuclear…