'In Russia, Police Obeys You'

14.06.2012 10:30

While Russia's police force is not known as the most gentle or subtle, in this video posted on the web they appear to at least be responsive to citizens' concerns.

Tags: Russia police

Zones: Transmission , Blogs , Russia

Russia Death-In-Custody Case Brings Unusually Prompt Police Reaction

13.03.2012 15:12

Sergei Nazarov was taken from a Kazan jail to a hospital, where he died the next day -- but not before telling doctors he had been tortured by police. All too often, such cases get covered up or ignored in Russia, but this one seems to be different.

Tags: police brutality , Russia police

Zones: Russia , Features , Picks , Tatar-Bashkir

Authors: Robert Coalson

Russian Police Force To Change Its Name, But Not Its Ways

27.02.2011 14:12

Russia is about to launch a reform that the authorities claim will clean up the country's ill-famed police. The Russian public is skeptical.

Tags: Russia corruption , Russia police

Zones: Features , Picks , Russia

Authors: Claire Bigg

Living In Truth: Another Russian Cop Comes Clean

08.02.2011 18:18

Another Russian police officer has decided to tell the truth. But this time it wasn't on a YouTube video, but in a courtroom.

Tags: Charukhin , opposition , Russia police , Yashin

Zones: The Power Vertical