Published on Feb 27, 2016
Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow to honor slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov on Saturday, the first anniversary of his death. Nathan Frandino reports.
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Thousands of Russians marched through Moscow to honor slain Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov on Saturday, the first anniversary of his death. Nathan Frandino reports.
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The U.S. has imposed hundreds of sanctions against Iran for more than 30 years to temper the country's nuclear ambitions. And even though the sanctions against Iran were eased with January's nuclear disarmament deal, rules about how people in the U.S. can interact with Iran remain virtually unchanged. And their enforcement has brought harsh consequences. NewsHour's Ivette Feliciano reports.
Thousands of people marched in Moscow in honor of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov on the first anniversary of his murder. Marchers chanted slogans including "Russia without Putin!" and "Putin is a disgrace to Russia."
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Более 1000 человек пришли на согласованный митинг памяти оппозиционного политика Бориса Немцова, убитого ровно год назад в Москве. Трагедия объединила соперничающие силы: партию "Яблоко" и "Демократическую коалицию". На митинге также выступили представители бастующих дальнобойщиков.
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Почтить память Бориса Немцова в Екатеринбурге пришло несколько сотен человек. Еще до начала акции горожане приносили цветы к временной мемориальной доске. На пикете говорили, что к убийству Немцова причастно руководство страны, а смерть политика - это результат его оппозиционных взглядов.
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Russian Expats Resent Overbearing Approach of Russian Embassies Abroad by paul goble (noreply@blogger.com)
Paul Goble
Staunton, February 27 -- Many in the West view ethnic Russian diasporas as working hand in glove with Russian embassies abroad to promote Moscow’s interests, but in fact, there are serious tensions between them – and many Russians living outside of Russia resent the overbearing approach of Russian diplomats.
The latest clash between members of the Russian diaspora and a Russian embassy, one that has attracted attention throughout the Russian communities of Europe and in Moscow as well has occurred in Spain where activists infuriated at Russian embassy interference have published an open letter of complaint (ehorussia.com/new/node/12123 and dw.com/p/1I2wS).
Because they say there are no “independent” Russian-language media outlets in Spain, the group, which calls itself the Independent Observers Council, on February 14 published its open letter in the Netherlands on the independent Russian-language portal NewsRu.nl. The letter has been picked up and discussed on many Russian sites in the emigration.
The letter complained in particular about what it called “the unprecedented pressure” imposed on the Coordinating Council of Russian Compatriots of Spain, an umbrella group of more than 70 émigré organizations in which the roughly 65,000 ethnic Russians living there participate, by the Russian embassy in Madrid.
“More than 80 percent” of the Russian diaspora in Spain is female and consists either of Russians who have married Spaniards and moved to Spain or those who have come to Spain for work, typically as household servants. There are other groups as well, but “the ‘feminine character’ of the diaspora to a certain extend defines the main directions” of émigré actions there.
What has outraged the Russian expats in Spain has been the effort of the embassy to politicize the group and force it to adopt declarations against Ukraine, even though many of the Russian émigré groups regularly attract Ukrainian expats to their meetings and activities, and for the Kremlin even if the Russians in Spain do not feel so inclined.
Moreover, the Russian embassy handlers of the emigration have become increasingly heavy-handed, shifting from “recommendations” as in the past to direct orders and demands for the expulsion of Russian expats who are not sufficiently loyal to Moscow from groups which receive Russian government funding.
And these demands from the embassy are coming at a time when Russian diplomats are cutting back their funding of émigré activities. “Financial help was always limited,” one diaspora member says; but now it “has become minimal.” As a result, the emigres pay for most of their own activities and thus believe that they have the right to make decisions about them.
An embassy spokesman denied there were any problems and said that the expats’ letter reflected the mistaken and “slanderous” views of a tiny minority. He said that many emigres have praised the embassy and its offers for their support, something they would not do if any of the authors of the letter were correct.
But the Russian emigres themselves say that the protest letter reflects a sad reality. One from St. Petersburg said that she “doesn’t need to be taught how to love the motherland.” And another from Moscow declared that “those who love freedom should say away as far as possible from Russia and its embassy.”
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Fighting decreased significantly in the country following a truce brokered by the United States and Russia, despite reports of scattered violations.
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A top military official says Russia has halted all airstrikes in areas of Syria where armed groups, including government forces, said they would abide by a cease-fire.
UN: Syria talks to resume March 7 if truce ‘largely holds’by Michael Astor and Jamey Keaten | AP
The United Nations special envoy for Syria said Friday he plans to resume peace talks on March 7 if a cessation of hostilities negotiated by the United States and Russia that began at midnight local time “largely holds.”
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In a historic ruling, a Guatemalan court has convicted a former army officer and a former military commissioner for the sexual enslavement of women during the country’s civil war. It sentenced the men to 120 years and 240 years in prison respectively.
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Two separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan on Saturday left at least 26 people dead and nearly 50 injured, officials said, days ahead of expected talks between the government and the Taliban.
The first attack, in Asadabad near the governor’s compound in the eastern province of Kunar, killed at least 14 people and wounded 41 others, said Wahidullah Kalimzai, the province’s governor.
Hours later, a suicide bomber in Kabul set off his explosives at the entrance of the Defense Ministry’s headquarters as soldiers and officials were leaving their offices, killing at least 12 people and wounding eight, a statement from the ministry said.
The Taliban were responsible for the Kabul attack, said a spokesman for the insurgents, Zabihullah Mujahid. No one claimed responsibility yet for the blast in Kunar.
Violence has not abated across Afghanistan this winter, unlike in previous years, and it is expected to intensify in the spring, customarily the start of the insurgent fighting season.
The government of President Ashraf Ghani has been trying to engage the Taliban in negotiations, in the hope of reaching a political resolution to the long war. Officials from Afghanistan, the United States, China and Pakistan, where the insurgency’s leadership is based, recently invited the Taliban to face-to-face talks in Islamabad in March.
But the Taliban have yet to publicly declare whether they will attend, and Afghan officials have been playing down expectations that the talks would lead to a quick reduction in violence even if the insurgents participate.
The target of the attack in Asadabad appeared to have been a tribal elder named Hajji Khan Jan, who had orchestrated a local uprising against the Taliban in his home district, Dangam. Mr. Jan was among the dead, Mr. Kalimzai, the governor, said.
The attack occurred on the main road in Asadabad, in a crowded area that includes a park frequented by children. The bomber, believed to have been riding a motorcycle, detonated his explosives in front of a soup vendor’s stall. Most of those who died were civilians, including three brothers from one family. The city’s hospital was overwhelmed by the number of wounded people and issued a public appeal for blood donations.
“I went to the bookstore to buy books for myself,” said Ahmad Zaher, 25, who was wounded in the blast. “When I looked out, I heard a bang and saw a flame of fire out on the street, then I woke up and saw I am in a hospital bed.”
The Kabul bomber also picked a crowded market area, near the entrance of the Defense Ministry. The bomber was on foot, said Abdul Basir Mujahid, a spokesman for the Kabul police. He said that employees of the ministry might be among the dead.
As has become a routine in Kabul, where such attacks are frequent, firefighters washed away the gory remains on the street soon after the area was cordoned off by the security forces.
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Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press
February 27, 2016 Updated: February 27, 2016 3:18am
Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko, AP
Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoy of the Russian Military General Staff, speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. A top military official says Russia has halted all airstrikes in areas of Syria where armed groups, including government forces, said they would abide by a cease-fire.
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Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoy of the Russian Military General Staff, speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. A top military official says Russia has halted all airstrikes in areas of Syria
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Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoy of the Russian Military General Staff, speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. A top military official says Russia has halted all airstrikes in areas of Syria where armed groups, including government forces, said they would abide by a cease-fire. The screen shows, at right, a commander of the opposition unit that pledged adherence to the cease fire; at left, Lt.-Gen. Sergei Kuralenko at Hemeimeem airbase in Syria.
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Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoy of the Russian Military General Staff, speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. A top military official says Russia has halted all airstrikes in areas of Syria
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Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoy of the Russian Military General Staff, speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. A top military official says Russia has halted all airstrikes in areas of Syria where armed groups, including government forces, said they would abide by a cease-fire. The screen shows, at left, Lt.-Gen. Sergei Kuralenko at Hemeimeem airbase in Syria.
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Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoy of the Russian Military General Staff, speaks to the media in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. A top military official says Russia has halted all airstrikes in areas of Syria
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Russia grounds its warplanes in Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has grounded its warplanes in Syria to help secure a cease-fire brokered by Moscow and Washington that entered into force Saturday, a top military official said.
Lt.-Gen. Sergei Rudskoi of the General Staff of Russia's military said that while Russia will continue air strikes against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida's branch in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, it is keeping its aircraft on the ground for now "to avoid any possible mistakes."
Rudskoi said that 17 opposition units have contacted the Russian military to adhere to the truce that became effective at midnight local time.
He said the Russian military had established hotlines to exchange information with the U.S. military in order to help monitor the cease-fire and quickly respond to any conflict situations.
Rudskoi said that Russia has given the U.S. maps showing the location of opposition groups pledging to abide by the cease-fire as well as IS and al-Nusra units. He said 74 opposition units including more than 6,100 fighters have agreed to adhere to the truce.
The U.S., in its turn, also has provided the Russian Defense Ministry with similar maps and its own list of opposition units, which have agreed to respect the cease-fire.
Rudskoi said that a rebel unit that accidentally comes under attack should contact Russian or U.S. representatives who would quickly "take measures to end the violation and quickly de-escalate tensions."
"Russia is fully observing its obligations under the cease-fire," he said. "But it doesn't mean that the IS and Jabha al-Nusra militants can breathe a sigh of relief. The fight against bandit groups considered terrorist by the United Nations will continue."
He said that Russia is using 70 drones along with satellites and other intelligence means to monitor the situation in Syria.
The Russian coordination center at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria's coastal province of Latakia where Russian warplanes are based has 61 officers, who negotiate with groups willing to join the cease-fire and coordinate the deliveries of humanitarian aid.
The center chief, Lt.-Gen. Sergei Kuralenko, who spoke via a video link from the base, said fighting has stopped in 34 towns and villages in the provinces of Hama, Homs, Damascus. He added that his officers are currently preparing cease-fire documents for another 47 towns.
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ASADABAD, Afghanistan—A suicide bomber killed an Afghan militia commander and at least 10 others in the eastern province of Kunar near the border with Pakistan on Saturday, officials said.
Provincial Governor Wahidullah Kalimzai said the bomber rode up on a motorcycle to the entrance of the government compound in the town of Asadabad and blew himself up. At least another 40 people were also wounded.
“Most of victims were civilians and children who were either passing by or playing in the park,” he said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the apparent target of the attack, a tribal elder…
A portrait of Kremlin critic Nemtsov and flowers are pictured at the site where he was killed on February 27, with St. Basil's Cathedral seen in the background, at the Great Moskvoretsky Bridge in central Moscow
For many Syrians the cessation is a rare glimmer of hope - even if they don't think it will last, at least it's something for now.
