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US President George Bush has said he will tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that non-governmental organizations should be able to function "without intimidation" and that Russia needs to have an "active civil society"...

The Russian Duma , the lower house of parliament, overwhelmingly passed a draft law Wednesday that would give Russian President Vladimir Putin the right to use Russia's armed forces and secret services...

European countries need to improve extradition and criminal cooperation procedures in order to face the growing threat of international crime, Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika told the seventh session of the Conference of Prosecutors General of Europe ...

President Bush has imposed a US travel ban on Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and his associates. In a proclamation released Monday, Bush cited election fraud, corruption and human rights violations as reasons for...

Leading Monday's international brief, Japan has raised concerns that a navigation ban on commercial ships in part of the East China Sea may actually violate Japan's sovereignty and international law under the UN Convention on the...

A controversial Russian law imposing restrictions on domestic and foreign nongovernmental organizations operating in the country took effect Monday. The new law, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in January, implements strict registration requirements, imposes financial oversight...

A Moscow court ruled Monday that the Russian Human Rights Research Center , a major human rights umbrella group, will remain open despite increased government control over NGOs. The Russian Justice Ministry had requested...

International election observers said Monday that this weekend's elections in Belarus , which secured a third term for Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko , were "severely flawed" and failed to meet democratic standards. Lukashenko, whom...

Russian civil aviation pilots have drafted an address to President Vladimir Putin expressing concern over a provision in a new anti-terrorism bill allowing for the shooting-down of hijacked planes. The bill was passed last month by...

Leading Thursday's international brief, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has been named among possible target for UN Security Council sanctions being considered against high-ranking officials in the Sudanese government that are thought to be complicit in...