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The human rights situation in Russia is not improving, according to the annual report of the U.S. Department of State. The space for criticism is narrowed, there is no free elections, journalists are killed and maimed, and Mikhail Khodorkovsky remains in jail. U.S., however, are not ideal: it offended Muslims and blacks, American officials acknowledge.

The U.S. State Department on Saturday issued an annual report on human rights in 2010 to more than 190 countries around the world - 2010 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. Situation in Russia, the report devoted almost 100 pages ( China, by comparison, more than 400).

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Along with Ukraine and Belarus, Russia was among the European countries where the human rights situation is assessed as ... Positive changes in this area in the Russian Federation State Department had not noticed, the only plus - the freedom of Internet, the report says. ...

In this regard, Russia compares favorably with many other countries the State Department has counted at least 40 states, blocking access to the Internet and social networks for their citizens. The biggest criticism of the authorities is worthy of Myanmar, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam, where in the past year has been organized under surveillance and then arrested 25 bloggers who have confiscated the phones and computers. ... And even some of the activists were tortured so they opened the passwords on their computers or their adherents were given, ...

By blocking access to Internet resources, governments are trying to prevent the revolution and the protests of its citizens, according to the administration of U.S. President.

In Russia the day before the publication of the U.S. State Department report, the FSB has taken the initiative to ban the Russians access to popular services. Skype. ,. Gmail, Hotmail. , Talks on which intelligence can not control at any time.

These services - a threat to national security, the FSB spokesman said at a meeting of government commission. After criticism from an unnamed source in the Kremlin security service disavowed the statement by its representative, stating that he ... Nevertheless, the question will be discussed specifically in the government established an interdepartmental working group, whose verdict shall be announced by October 1, 2011.

Others violated the rights of Russians in the past year, as always, to the report of the U.S. State Department. ...

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... There have been cases of discrimination, harassment and violence against religious and ethnic minorities. Continued instances of social discrimination disabled people, ethnic minorities and immigrants of color. Workers' rights were limited, ...

Personally in the study mentioned, in particular, episodes of severe beating of journalist Oleg Kashin, Anna Politkovskaya's murder and death in a Moscow prison lawyer fund «Hermitage Capital» Magnitsky. Also, the report talks about trying to head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov to sue the head of the Human Rights Centre ...

A separate chapter is given a report of ex- Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was sentenced last year to 14 years in prison.

Various observers say about the political motivation of this trial, the authors report.

U.S., however, are not ideal, said foreign journalists, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner, who was quoted by ... On the problems of human rights in the United States said in a report prepared earlier at the request of the UN. It is still not fulfilled a campaign promise by U.S. President Barack Obama to close Guantanamo prison, recalled Posner, there is only improved conditions of detention and is not used violent methods of interrogation. In addition, the problem of discrimination against Muslims in the United States and the Negro American official said, but that in his opinion, does not question the democratic structure of the country. ... We openly discuss the problems that exist in our society, ...









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