Latest posts by Alexey Sidorenko from August, 2010
Russia: Musicians Sign Petition for Detained Rapper
Ivan Alexeev (aka Noize MC ), a Volgograd-based rapper famous for its politically charged songs [EN], had been detained for 10 days after a concert where he sang an anti-police song. Blogger Norlink published [RUS] a petition for his defense that had been signed by the Russian rock-musicians.
Russia: New Bill to Rename Russian Police
Bloggers discuss [RUS] the Russian President's draft of police reforms bill published online at this website [RUS]. Proposed change of the name from “militsiya” [RUS] to “police,” one of the main symbolic changes in the draft, will alienate policemen even more, LJ user semen_serpent writes [RUS].
Russia: Pro-Kremlin Youth Movements Allegedly Forge Photos
Blogger mr-bison posted a research [RUS] of photos published by two pro-Kremlin youth movements (“Nashi” and “Molodaya Gvardia“). He points out that all the photos of the pro-Kremlin activists where they “were fighting with wild fires” are forged.
Russia: Leader of Khimki Forest Defenders Detained
Yevgenia Chirikova, a civil rights activist and leader of the Khimki forest park defenders [EN] has been detained, infox.ru reported [EN]. More than 30 policemen came to detain her after she gave a press-conference in the Independent Press-Center.
Russia: Pictures of Village Destroyed by Wild Fires
LJ user photomans posts [RUS] compelling pictures of Verkhnyaya Vereya, one of the villages destroyed by fires in Russia.
Russia: Ushahidi-based Project to Help Victims of Severe Fires
GV “RuNet Echo” team together with volunteers from different parts of Russia has launched “Russian Fires.ru” [RUS], an Ushahidi-based crisis crowd sourcing website. The project is aimed to bridge volunteers and the victims of wild fires that hit central part of Russia [EN].
