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  • Putins Frustration Grows as Russias Economy Slumps

    General Sources - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Russia is founded on an implicit social compact: People have given up some freedom in return for economic prosperity. Now, Putin's authoritarian ways could be killing the economic growth that has helped keep him in power. Time and time again, Russia's leaders have pledged to restructure the country's economy, making it less dependent on oil and gas. In an interview this ...

  • Pussy Riot member denied parole by Russian judge

    Euro News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    A Russian court has refused to grant parole to a jailed member of the Pussy Riot punk band. According to supporters, the judge ruled against Maria Alyokhina because she had broken prison rules. The breaches included not making her bed and writing letters during meal times. She was jailed after performing a so-called punk prayer in a Moscow cathedral against Vladimir Putin, during his ...

  • Kremlin cracks down on recruiting in former USSR by Syrian rebels

    World Tribune - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

    Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW -- Russia has launched a crackdown on efforts to recruit fighters for the Sunni revolt in Syria. Officials said the Kremlin has ordered authorities to intensify monitoring of Islamist groups in Russia to stop the recruitment of fighters to ...

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