By Clare Angeroth Franks, REEI alumna Deaths which occur in state custody are a growing crisis in the Russian Federation. While there are no official statistics on deaths in custody in the country, more than one third of deaths associated with law enforcement agencies and the Federal Penitentiary Service (Федеральная служба исполнения наказаний or FSIN) are not adequately explained. Most often, the public only learns that… Read more »
Tag: Mass Media
Blog series on Symposium on Human Rights in Russia: Panel 4, Developing a regional human rights network in Russia
This is the fourth in a series of five blog entries from the “Symposium on Human Rights in Russia: The Life and Legacy of Lyudmila Alexeyeva,” which took place on November 15-16, 2019 on the campus of Indiana University—Bloomington. The blog entries were written by graduate students who come from a variety of disciplines at… Read more »
Blog series on Symposium on Human Rights in Russia: Panel 3, Monitoring courts, police, and prisons
This is the third in a series of five blog entries from the “Symposium on Human Rights in Russia: The Life and Legacy of Lyudmila Alexeyeva,” which took place on November 15-16, 2019 on the campus of Indiana University—Bloomington. The blog entries were written by graduate students who come from a variety of disciplines at… Read more »
Blog series on Symposium on Human Rights in Russia: Panel 2, Freedom of Assembly
This is the second in a series of five blog entries from the “Symposium on Human Rights in Russia: The Life and Legacy of Lyudmila Alexeyeva,” which took place on November 15-16, 2019 on the campus of Indiana University—Bloomington. The blog entries were written by graduate students who come from a variety of disciplines at… Read more »
Blog series on Symposium on Human Rights in Russia: Panel 1, Memories of Lyudmila
This is the first in a series of five blog entries from the “Symposium on Human Rights in Russia: The Life and Legacy of Lyudmila Alexeyeva,” which took place on November 15-16, 2019 on the campus of Indiana University—Bloomington. The blog entries were written by graduate students who come from a variety of disciplines at… Read more »
Reflections on Angelina Davydova’s talk on Environmental Policies and Challenges in Russia
Written by Clare Angeroth-Franks, MA student in the Russian & East European Institute An environmental journalist from St. Petersburg with broad expertise, including on Siberia, Angelina Davydova is based at UC Davis as a Humphrey Fellow this year. She has more than 10 years of professional experience of working with Russian and international media. Among other honors, she… Read more »
Reflections on Valery Nechay’s lecture: “Serving the Public and … Autocrats: How Free Media Promote the Survival of Authoritarian Regimes?”
Written by Dima Kortukov, PhD student in Political Science “Serving the Public and … Autocrats: How Free Media Promote the Survival of Authoritarian Regimes?”: Reflections on Valery Nechay’s lecture In the last quarter of the 20th century, dictatorial regimes collapsed in numerous states across diverse regions such as Latin America and Eastern Europe. But as… Read more »
Elena Volochine discusses propaganda and Russia at the Media School Speaker Series
This article was written by Olivia Hauser, senior in The Media School. The lecture & visit by Elena Volochine was a result of RSW’s collaboration with the Media School, the Center for Documentary Research & Practice, and the IU Cinema. Propaganda creates a hostile environment using fear as its most important emotion, a Moscow-based journalist… Read more »
2018 Russian Presidential Election: Results preordained, future uncertain
Written by Megan Burnham, RSW graduate affiliate Vladimir Putin coasted to victory on March 18th, winning his fourth term as President of the Russian Federation. Figures place the voter turnout at about 67.5% of the registered voter population, with incumbent Vladimir Putin receiving about 76.7% of the popular vote. These results are hardly surprising: enjoying… Read more »