Posted on July 1, 2016. Tags: Doping, Olympics, Putin, Russia
Due to the International Association of Athletic Federations’ (IAAF) June 17th decision to maintain the suspension of the All-Russian Athletic Federation (ARAF), Russian track and field athletes will be largely ineligible for competition in the 2016 Olympic Games. Due to contrasting statements by the IAAF and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 21st, however, there reportedly remains […]
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Posted in Europe, Russia, World
Posted on May 7, 2016. Tags: Corruption, Law, LGBT, Politics, Putin, Repression, Russia
Vladimir Putin’s Russia has, especially in recent years, come under heavy criticism from many in the West. Much of this criticism, however, deals with Russian aggression toward Ukraine, the extrajudicial killings of critics of the Putin regime such as Alexander Litvinenko, or accusations of widespread corruption. All of these issues are clearly in violation […]
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Posted in Europe, Political Security, Russia, Security Issues, World