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Akaki Minashvili speaking about Sergei Magnitsky
OSCE Parliamentary Assembley
Akaki Minashvili, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Comittee in Georgia, was speaking to the OSCE PA about the rule of law in Russia and the Sergei Magnitsky case. He called on fellow delegates to support a resolution calling for visa bans and asset freezes in the government officals who played a role in the false arrest, torture and death of Magnitsky in 2009.
Sergei Magnitsky, a 37-year old Russian lawyer who was investigating the money laundering by the Klyuev Oorganised Crime Group, was falsely arrested, tortured and killed in police custody two and a half years ago. His killers have not been brought to justice in Russia.
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Russia’s WTO accession sparks debate over human-rights legislation
Russia’s expected invitation to join the World Trade Organization next month has ignited debate in Congress on a bill that targets Russian human-rights abuse and a trade law that could hurt U.S. businesses.
The debate over punishing Russian human-rights abusers and voiding a Cold War-era trade law poses a test for the Obama administration’s “reset” in relations with the former Soviet republic.
As a WTO member, Russia would enjoy regulated access to U.S. markets, even as Moscow has backslid on democratic reforms by cracking down on dissenters, limiting opposition and restricting the press.
Russia has threatened to end cooperation with the U.S. on Iran sanctions and Afghan transit if the U.S. implements the proposed Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act.
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Russia Responsible for U.S. Embassy Bombing
Eli Lake has a pretty big scoop today on Russian espionage in Georgia: A bomb targeting the U.S. embassy in Tbilisi has been linked, by Georgian intelligence, to a series of bombings around the country over the last 12 months that all lead back to Russia’s GRU.
A bomb blast near the U.S. Embassy in Tblisi, Georgia, in September was traced to a plot run by a Russian military intelligence officer, according to an investigation by the Georgian Interior Ministry.
Shota Utiashvili, the most senior official in charge of intelligence analysis for the ministry, said in an interview with The Washington Times that the recent spate of bombings and attempted bombings – including what he said was a blast targeting the U.S. Embassy – was the work of Russian GRU officer Maj. Yevgeny Borisov….
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Georgian TV – Jamieson Firestone on UK Prime Minister David Cameron concerns for Magnitsky case
3 March 2011 – Georgian TV News on Rustavi 2.
Georgian TV news programme features an interview with Jamison Firestone regarding the meeting of UK Prime Minister David Cameron with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov who was visiting the UK in February. Prime Minister Cameron had previously expressed frustration over the lack of progress with the investigation into the torture and murder of Sergei Magnitsky, in a letter to William Browder of Hermitage Capital. займы на карту срочно unshaven girl https://zp-pdl.com https://zp-pdl.com/how-to-get-fast-payday-loan-online.php payday loan
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