Russia: Halt "Incitement" Prosecution of Human Rights Defender

                   
alertnet.org     May 14, 2008            

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. (Moscow, May 14, 2008) _ The Russian authorities should stop the criminal prosecution of Yuri Samodurov for hosting a controversial art exhibition, Human Rights Watch said today. Samodurov... [read full story]                

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Russian museum director faces charge of inciting religious hatred

iht.com     May 12, 2008          

The charges against the director of the Sakharov Museum in Moscow stem from an investigation of a display of pornography-infused art works, some mocking the Russian Orthodox Church. ... A museum director who helped organize an exhibition of censored Soviet and post-Soviet...                

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Sakharov Museum Director Charged with Inciting Hatred

voanews.com     May 13, 2008          

Russian authorities have charged the director of Moscow's Sakharov Museum with inciting hatred and offending human dignity. A lawyer Anna Stavitskaya for museum director Yuri Samodurov says prosecutors filed the charges against him Tuesday. The case follows a 2007 exhibition at the museum of art...                

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Russia: Halt “Incitement” Prosecution of Human Rights Defender

hrw.org     May 13, 2008          

Yuri Samodurov prosecuted for hosting controversial art exhibition (Moscow, May 14, 2008) – The Russian authorities should stop the criminal prosecution of Yuri Samodurov for hosting a controversial art exhibition, Human Rights Watch said today. This puts a huge question mark over basic freedom...                

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Hmmm . . . Why No Christian Riots Around the World Over This?

debbieschlussel.com     May 14, 2008          

By Debbie Schlussel We all know--or should--about the years of international Muslim rioting and violent outrage over Mohammed cartoons published in a Danish newspaper. We've all seen the signs they held several years ago at a London rally, screaming (and threatening): Behead Those Who Insult...                

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