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Khodorkovsky to wait even longer for a verdict as his trial is adjourned

The verdict in the Mikhail Khodorkovsky trial was due on Wednesday. But the court dramatically adjourned the hearing until December 27th, with no explanation to the relatives or supporters of the defendant. Russia's former richest man is facing 14 years in prison, accused of stealing oil extracted by his company Yukos over 6 years. His defence team says the accusations are absurd and insists that he is a victim of a political witchhunt, orchestrated at the highest level.

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23/05/2012 - CANADA

Students in Quebec march against tuition fee hike

Student protests in the Canadian province Quebec are into their fourth month. Hundreds were arrested at marches to mark 100 days since the protests began. Students are demonstrating against an 80 percent rise in tuition fees in Quebec, the Canadian province that has until now enjoyed the country's lowest rates for higher education.

23/05/2012 - EGYPT

Egyptians head to the polls

Egyptians go to the polls in the country's first truly contested presidential election on Wednesday. With an array of candidates to choose from, voters will decide who's the best man to lead them through the last phase of the country's troubled democratic transition that began with Egypt's revolution in January last year. Cairo correspondents Kathryn Stapley and Sonia Dridi talked to some of the activists whose protests in Tahrir Square changed the course of Egypt's history.

22/05/2012 - EGYPT

A troubling time for Egypt's Coptic Christians

Egyptians go to the polls tomorrow to vote for a new president for the first time since Hosni Mubarak was ousted during the revolution last year. Two of the front-runners in the presidential race with a realistic chance of winning are devout Islamists, which is troubling for Egypt's Coptic Christians. They are Egypt's largest religious minority and many of them don't think any of the candidates are capable of protecting them from the religious violence that has been steadily increasing.

22/05/2012 - WEST BANK

'The Battle of the Empty Stomachs'

Palestinians nicknamed it "the battle of the empty stomachs". For weeks, 1,600 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails refused food and drink in what became the longest ever mass hunger strike. Israel finally capitulated and a deal was reached, allowing those in isolation back onto the general wards, and visas for those family members wishing to visit from Gaza. In exchange, prisoners agreed not to carry out "security activities" such as recruiting for terrorist missions.

21/05/2012 - SERBIA

Serbia's new president - nationalist or not?

Serbia has elected a new president - and it's not the one that most people were expecting. Tomislav Nikolic has unseated Boris Tadic, the man in power since 2004. Observers are worried about the new head of state, who used to be part of the ultra-nationalist Radical Party. He once said he would prefer to be allied with Russia than join the EU, but he has since toned down the rhetoric, saying he will take Serbia to Europe after all.

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The Hip Hop parade

by Anonyme - 28/12/2010 - 04:54

Its time they string up the hideous Wall Street scumbags too.

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KHODAKOVKSKY TRIAL

by Anonyme - 25/12/2010 - 19:53

I FEEL SORRY FOR THIS MAN. HE HAVE TRIED TO DO SOMETHING POSITIVE BUT THE RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION HAS PUT HIM IN PRISON. HE IS NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO FACE THAT BRUTAL AND WILL NOT BE THE LAST ONE. BY MY ESTIMATION, HE WILL HAVE TO SERVE ALL OF HIS REMAINING LIFE IN PRISON, UNLESS PUTIN IS EITHER DEAD OR OUT OF OFFICE. THAT IS THE TRAGEDY NOT ONLY FOR HIM BUT ALSO FOR THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE. SENDING MIKHAIL KHADOKOVSKY TO PRISON, THE STATE HAS SENT ITSELF TO PRISON WHERE THERE IS NO RETURN BUT DEATH AND DESTRUCTION.

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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

by Anonyme - 21/12/2010 - 21:40

Hi
My own personal view is that he should stay in jail because
of the 4.5 Billion which went through his bank Menatep and
which has never been recovered!!!
Bye

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