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Oil spill in Komi village colors local stream black

There is an oil spill 500 meters from my house, right in the village, says deputy chairman of environmental group Save Pechora
November 17, 2017

Day of remembrance in Petrozavodsk

Marking the annual Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Political Repression, the official Karelia strove not to mention the name of Yury Dmitriev, one of the pioneers in locating and investigating such sites of mass burial.
November 02, 2017

In the middle of apocalypse

A photo report from Usinsk, its people and its oil
October 10, 2017

Karelian historian Yuri Dmitriev recognized as political prisoner

The criminal case against Dmitriev is politically motivated and aimed at stopping the activist from commemorating victims of Stalinist repressions, human rights organization Memorial says.
August 04, 2017

What happened during and after the live call-in with Putin in Apatity?

On June 15, during the live call-in with Vladimir Putin, oncology patient Darya Starikova complained to Vladimir Putin about the absence of doctors of narrow specialization and the unfinished polyclinic in Apatity, the town in the Kola Peninsula. The call set regional health authorities in motion.
July 16, 2017

Arkhangelsk libraries removed books purchased by Soros Foundation

Employees of libraries in Arkhangelsk have reportedly been ordered to remove all books marked by the seal of the Soros Foundation from their shelves.
July 11, 2017

Protesters in Komi village demand an apology from the president of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov

In a rally, the residents of the Shchelyabozh village demand the closure of the nearby Alabushinskoye field and a stop to well drilling along local rivers.
May 19, 2017

The Yuri Dmitriev Affair

The 61-year old researcher has spent nearly the last three months in Pretrial Detention Facility No. 1 in Petrozavodsk. During this time, solo pickets supporting Dmitriev have been held on the streets of the Karelian capital, his case has been discussed at a traveling session of the Presidential Human Rights Council, and the republic got a new governor.
May 11, 2017

Media watchdog Roskomnadzor issues «friendly warning» to newspaper Vecherny Murmansk after it chastised anti-corruption activists

The newspaper owned by the Murmansk city government called the participants in the recent street rally «scums» and «hooligans».
May 03, 2017

Two additional years behind Arkhangelsk bars for political prisoner Sergey Mokhnatkin

He "disorganized the colony's work", a local court rules.
March 22, 2017

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