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In Panama Papers, a trace to Karelia

Investigative journalists find a link between notorious violinist Sergey Roldugin and a posh hotel and leisure complex in the Republic of Karelia.

April 05, 2016

Kirkenes and Severomorsk, good friends

As political chill and Russian militarization strains east-west relations, the Mayor of Kirkenes, the Norwegian border town, goes to Russian Navy headquarters of Severomorsk to sign a friendship agreement.

April 04, 2016

Glasnost Defense Foundation appeals ‘foreign agent’ label in court

The Russian organization Glasnost Defense Foundation has appealed against the Ministry of Justice’s decision to label the organization as ‘foreign agent’.

March 30, 2016

Social protest in Karelia

Several hundred people went to the streets in the small Karelian town of Olonets in a protest against mounting housing tariffs.

March 21, 2016

Offended city mayor sues newspaper

Mayor of Severomorsk, the Russian Navy city, says news agency Sever Post has defamed his reputation.

March 18, 2016

Norilsk Nickel sells air company Nordavia

March 18, 2016

This is Russia’s biggest death trap

Watch carefully next time you cross a Russian street. In 2015, more than 1200 were killed in pedestrian crossings.

March 16, 2016

One more indigenous peoples' organization declared ‘foreign agent’

Russia’s Ministry of Justice has included the UN-related indigenous peoples’ development fund “Batani” in the list of NGO’s declared as foreign agents.

March 15, 2016

Sputnik closes Nordic language services

Less than a year after the launch, Russian information agency Sputnik closes its websites in all Nordic languages.

March 14, 2016

Newspaper gets fine for «desecration of war memorial»

A court in the Komi Republic decides that independent newsmaker 7x7-journal violated the law when it described a WWII memorial by the slang name commonly used by locals.

March 11, 2016

Swede wins Finnmarksløpet

Petter Karlsson from Sweden today became the first foreigner to win the 1000 km long sled dog race Finnmarksløpet.

March 11, 2016

Sweden appeals land use case

The Swedish State has appealed the court decision in the Girjas case, where the Sami population of small village in Northern Sweden won a historic case in a long-running battle over land rights.

March 11, 2016

Sacked Pechenga newspaper editor wins in court

Irina Iskorneva sued local authorities for unreasonable dismissal. And wins the case.

March 09, 2016

Russian tourism plunges

The number of Russians traveling abroad for holidays plunged more than 30 percent last year.

March 09, 2016

Murmansk university loses accreditation

The standard of teaching is unsatisfactory, federal education control authorities say.

March 09, 2016

In midst of a Karelian forest, a lighthouse of free press

The remote village of Kalevala houses a bold team of journalists who refuses to compromise on principles of press freedom and give in to pressure from authorities.

March 08, 2016

Swedish archbishop wants ‘truth commission’ for abuse against indigenous Samis

Archbishop Antje Jackelén wants Sweden to set up an independent commission that will look into the state’s injustices against the country’s indigenous Sami people throughout history.

March 08, 2016