News Archives - Page 2 of 41 - Mikhail Khodorkovsky

October 17, 2019

Shortlist for 2019 Journalism as a Profession Awards Announced

This year’s finalists will gather at the award ceremony in Berlin this November.

September 30, 2019

Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Oleg Sentsov Speak at Annual Human Rights Conference in Berlin

The conference was attended by human rights leaders from Germany and Russia

September 13, 2019

Historic Win for Democrats in St Petersburg Elections

Unprecedented gains in the municipal elections indicate a gradual changes of tides.

September 2, 2019

Alex Gibney’s Citizen K Captivates Venice Film Festival

Gibney’s best work ‘in a decade’ stuns Venice

July 22, 2019

Why Russia’s Defence Industry Complex Can’t Pay Off Its Debts

Enterprises in the defence industry complex (DIC) have two trillion rubles ($31.78 billion) of debt. There is no way they can pay off this debt: they’ll write it off and then hush it up.

July 17, 2019

Thousands March as Kremlin Obstruction of City Elections Exposed

Impassioned Muscovites march in support of democratic choice.

July 12, 2019

Can The Moscow Elections Save Russia from Revolution?

Real change after city elections could diffuse tensions in Russia.

July 11, 2019

Fake Candidates, Queues and a Very Important Deputy. The Petrogradsky Plot.

The story of one St Petersburg activist’s fight to get on the ballot sheet

July 11, 2019

Why the Russian Local Elections Matter

Grassroots politics can revive belief that change is possible

July 1, 2019

Russian Return to PACE Divides Europe, Safeguards Activists

Decision praised by activists, despite sharp criticism from post-Soviet bloc

June 13, 2019

Ivan Golunov: a Lone Victory or the Catalyst for Change?

Can Russian civil society use this momentum to achieve long-lasting change?

May 17, 2019

Yekaterinburg: a battle of kings and lords

The battle for public spaces unnerves the Kremlin