Open Russia files confiscated by the Interior Ministry's Extremism Center. Police photo
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The following news items were taken from Novaya Gazeta, 7:40 na perrone, RBC, Gazeta, Meduza, Izvestiya, and Reuters.
- Open Russia Declared 'Undesirable' Organization in Russia
- Open Russia Says Ban is on Its Foreign Organizations, Not Moscow Branch
- Navalny Attacked with Indelible Disinfectant Zelyonka En Route to Global Event Forum; Suffers Chemical Burn of Eye
Translation: Navalny and I were on our way to the Global Event Forum where he was supposed to speak now. They attacked Alexey and spilled zelyonka [indelible disinfectant] on him.
- An Investigative Journalist and a Blogger Attacked in Russia
- Mayor's Office Approves Opposition March for May 6 on Sakharov Avenue
- The Voice of 'Grumpy': Fellow Serviceman of Russian Colonel Believed Responsible for MH 17 Speaks by Pavel Kanygin [Russian]; Unian English Summary
- Russia’s Neo-Feudal Capitalism by Anders Aslund [English]
-- Catherine A. Fitzpatrick
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