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December
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23.12.2008 Russia rewriting Josef Stalin's legacy
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — At first, the purpose behind the midday raid at a human-rights group's office here was murky. Police, some clad in masks and camouflage, cut the electricity to Memorial's offices and demanded to know if any drugs or guns were kept on the premises.
November
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28.11.2008 Window on Eurasia: Some Russians -- Christians and Communists -- Venerate Icon of Stalin
Vienna, November 27 – An Orthodox priest in a town near St. Petersburg has sparked controversy by putting up an icon showing the figure of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, with some believers and Communists viewing this as simple justice and others as an indication that many Russians have lost any sense of proportion or truth.
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28.11.2008 Ukraine to remove 10 Soviet-era monuments from Kiev streets
KIEV, November 27 (RIA Novosti) - Authorities in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev have decided to take down ten Soviet-era monuments, including eight statues of Vladimir Lenin, a municipal official said on Thursday.
26.11.2008 Our duty
14.11.2008 Katyn massacre memorial unveiled in Budapest
06.11.2008 Duma Deputies Applaud Proposal to Restore Dzerzhinsky Statue to Lubyanka Square
October
24.10.2008 Hu Jia: China's enemy within
24.10.2008 Hu Jia wins European rights prize
21.10.2008 Monk who helped make Tibet documentary says he was tortured while in prison
18.10.2008 Spanish judge to probe Franco era
01.10.2008 Medvedev honors victims of Stalin purges
01.10.2008 Russian court 'rehabilitates' last tsar
September
25.09.2008 Poland's former leader on trial
24.09.2008 Nobel Peace Prize could go to Chinese dissident: expert
16.09.2008 Cuban Democratic Directorate Calls for Massive Humanitarian Aid to Cuba
14.09.2008 The Problematic Pages
August
24.08.2008 Young Norwegians Gather Over 300 Signatures for the Release of Cuban Political Prisoners
20.08.2008 Violent Arrests of Cuban Opposition Activists in Revolution Square Protest
17.08.2008 Protests still unwelcome in Beijing
10.08.2008 Western words fall on deaf Russian ears
05.08.2008 Alexander Solzhenitsyn dead
July
27.07.2008 Moscow Patriarchate calls on the Russian Government
26.07.2008 The edge of madness
26.07.2008 Russia slams Bush for linking Nazi and Soviet evils
25.07.2008 Moscow accuses Ukraine of disrespect for Russian Church
25.07.2008 Cuban Activist at UN Condemns Systematic Torture, Seeks Support for Political Prisoners
23.07.2008 Could Josef Stalin be made a saint?
19.07.2008 Russians remember murdered tsar
18.07.2008 A War The West Must Stop
17.07.2008 Who’s captive now?
13.07.2008 China 'is fuelling war in Darfur'
11.07.2008 U.S. toy shop sells Vladimir Lenin lollipops online
09.07.2008 OSCE passes resolution on 1932-33 famine in Ukraine
04.07.2008 Harsh Repression Against Cuban Civic Opposition Movement
June
30.06.2008 Top Khmer Rouge diplomat in court
30.06.2008 Girls death leads thousands in China to riot
25.06.2008 Interview with Damian von Stauffenberg: The notion of good and evil must be restored
22.06.2008 Statement by Cuban Exile Organizations on European Union Sanctions Decision
22.06.2008 Cuban Human Rights Activists Arrested Mere Hours after European Sanctions Lifted
20.06.2008 European Union to lift sanctions on Cuba
17.06.2008 Lithuanian ban on Soviet symbols
15.06.2008 Baltic states remember victims of Soviet mass deportations
11.06.2008 Olympic torch arrives in Tibetan areas amid tight security
11.06.2008 Declaration on European Conscience and Communism issued in Prague
09.06.2008 Recording of Imre Nagy's show trial made publicly available
05.06.2008 Gorbachev Calls for Repression Museum
04.06.2008 As quake draws focus, China keeps Tibet under thumb
04.06.2008 China urged to carry over quake openness to Tiananmen
May
29.05.2008 Slovakia to investigate communist-era border killings
26.05.2008 Ethiopia's 'Red Emperor' sentenced to death
15.05.2008 Film Profile: Simo od Crne Gore / Simo of Montenegro
15.05.2008 Post-communist Mongolia's struggle
08.05.2008 Defector's story of ordeal in NKorea camp to be filmed
05.05.2008 Dalai Lama has committed 'monstrous crimes': China's state press
04.05.2008 Dalai Lama envoys prepare for China talks
02.05.2008 Chinese Uighur exile urges Olympic boycott over 'genocide'
01.05.2008 Amnesty fears for Vietnam Olympic torch protesters
April
30.04.2008 Nepal Maoists threaten to go it alone in new government
29.04.2008 Tibet govt-in-exile says 203 dead in Tibetan unrest
28.04.2008 Slovak nationalists want to abolish historical archives institute
23.04.2008 Khmer Rouge leader appears in Cambodia genocide court
21.04.2008 Latvia will force Europe to recognize communism' crimes
21.04.2008 Cambodia to open US-funded Khmer Rouge genocide museum
18.04.2008 In Cuba, speculation on possible travel freedom shockwave
14.04.2008 The 'voice' of Prague Spring recalls '68 broken hopes
11.04.2008 Stasi informant loses court privacy battle
07.04.2008 ANALYSIS-China faces long-term risks from tough Tibet stance
04.04.2008 Bulgaria Confirms Cold War Border Shootings of Germans
01.04.2008 Cambodia: The High Cost of Closure
March
16.03.2008 War crimes trial of Milosevic-era intelligence chief to start Monday
09.03.2008 Chinese ex-prisoner now global literary star
07.03.2008 Dark Days in Armenia
06.03.2008 A Dangerous Situation
04.03.2008 Analysis: Farc hostages are left high & dry after killing raid
February
28.02.2008 Raul Castro's election shows Cuban 'solidarity' : Hanoi
13.02.2008 One in six Bulgarian post-communist ministers had collaborated
12.02.2008 Cuban student denies arrest after government criticism
10.02.2008 Student who questioned The president of the Cuban National Assembly is Arrested
08.02.2008 Khmer Rouge victim confronts regime leader in court
07.02.2008 Videos hint at public discontent in Cuba
01.02.2008 Estonia to probe Soviet-era abuses
January
30.01.2008 Forensic experts to probe Nepal burial site
Facts
- August 6, 1940 - Estonia became a part of Soviet Union
- From June 1940 until August 1941, more than 7000 Estonian citizens were arrested
