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Bill would allow Russia to tag journalists as “foreign agents”

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 11:47 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 5, 2018 at 11:51
Duma, international relations, journalism, law, legal, media, press
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It is another crackdown on the Russian media, and it will make it even harder for Russian journalists to engage

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Russian government to raise retirement age by several years

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 16:02
Duma, employment, laws, retirement, social benefits, social security
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We live longer, are active longer, and therefore we need to work longer, Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev argues as

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Murmansk Governor Marina Kovtun loses ground in international affairs

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 10:40
cross-Border cooperation, Duma, Finland, international affairs, Ministry of Economic Development, Murmansk, Norway, Russia
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The Murmansk legislative assembly, the regional Duma, on March 12th, adopted a revision of the regional Charter, which ultimately might

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United Russia wins elections in Russia’s western Arctic

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, September 19, 2016 at 13:27
Duma, Karelia, Murmansk, parliament, Yabloko
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The United Russia wins 39,3 percent of the votes in regional parliament elections in Murmansk, a significant increase compared with

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