Showing posts with label lost credibility russia decline violations unethical corruption decline trust fairness crime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lost credibility russia decline violations unethical corruption decline trust fairness crime. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Russia: TV Generation Cracks Down on Internet Generation « Russia Watch

Russia: TV Generation Cracks Down on Internet Generation « Russia Watch:   After the protest, Irina, age 21, Google-chatted me at 1 am from her apartment: “For the first time in my life I felt like I have many pals in this city.” She had just joined the largest demonstration seen in Moscow in years — 6,000 Muscovites charging that blatant and massive electoral fraud took [...]

Monday, December 5, 2011

Western monitors: violations marred Russian vote

Western monitors: violations marred Russian vote

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European monitors say that Russia's parliamentary election has been tilted in favor of the ruling party and marred by violations, but that the voters still have taken advantage of their choice.

The monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and other European institutions said in Monday's statement that the vote was marked by a convergence of the state and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party, limited political competition and a lack of fairness.[ read more at link]