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New face of Russian philanthropy

04/02/2010 written by Liuba Jannsen

Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin pledges his fortune to charity in the next 10 years

Tags: Philanthropy

EU prize goes to Memorial

22/10/2009 written by Olivia McConhay

Emphasizing the current Human Rights and civil society struggles in Russia

Tags: battles

First steps to end civic groups' repression

22/06/2009 written by Staff

Medvedev has introduced a set of measures which should alleviate civil groups' repression

Tags: Human Rights Watch

Russia's NGOs: “strangled by red tape”

04/05/2009 written by Staff

Voronezh human rights lawyer Olga Gnezdilova gives an overview of the results for the civil sector from the 2006 amendments to the Russian law on NGOs

Tags: NGOs, Human rights, Democracy

Red Cross granted access to South Ossetia

20/08/2008 written by Staff

The humanitarian organisation hopes to bring refugees back together again and to supply much needed assistance to the crisis region.

Tags: NGOs, Red Cross

Tributes honour Russian Gulag writer Solzhenitsyn

04/08/2008 written by Staff

Nobel prize-winning Russian writer dies at age of 89

Amnesty International up in arms over Russian rights

28/07/2008 written by Staff

Amnesty International deplores today’s reported arbitrary detention and beating of human rights activist Zurab Tsechoev, in Ingushetia.

Tags: Human rights, Amnesty International

Russia: Anna Dobrovoloskaya

31/05/2008 written by Staff

Anna Dobrovoloskaya sheds light on Russian civil society's challenges: public opinion, the government.

Tags: Human rights

Russia: Grassroots activist wins green prize

21/04/2008 written by Staff

Marina Rikhvanova is one of 7 grass-roots environmentalists to receive the 2008 Goldman Environmental Prize. Her feat? To have rerouted an oil pipeline, saving Lake Baikal from harm

Tags: Interviews

Russia: Business chooses csr

17/04/2008 written by Staff

Csr is on the rise as Russian enterprise strives to change its "wild east" reputation. But Russian csr is distinctive for wanting to play by the rules of the international market

Tags: Philanthropy

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