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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.
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.
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