NEWS

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PUSSY RIOT ROCKER FACES PRISON TRANSFER

The St. Petersburg Times

PERM — Jailed Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina, who is currently serving a two-year sentence at a penal colony in the Perm region town of Berezniki, may be transferred to another correctional facility, two news reports said Wednesday.

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UDALTSOV SEES HOUSE ARREST EXTENDED

The St. Petersburg Times

MOSCOW — Opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov, who has been accused of scheming to incite “mass disorder,” will spend the summer at home.

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DEMONSTRATORS FLOUT NEW LAW

By Sergey Chernov
The St. Petersburg Times

Nine protesters were detained at a Strategy 31 demo for the right of assembly Sunday as a new local law imposing further restrictions on the rallies in St. Petersburg, signed by Governor Poltavchenko on March 19, came into force in the city.

BRITISH MUSICIAN CANCELS RUSSIAN CONCERTS IN PROTEST OVER NGO 'CRACKDOWN'

The St. Petersburg Times

A famous British musician has canceled his upcoming concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg due to what he sees as a crackdown on human rights organizations.

ORGANS HARVESTED FROM RUSSIAN ADOPTEES

By Vladimir Goryachev

MOSCOW — The Foreign Ministry said organs from adopted Russian children who died in the U.S. may have been used in transplants, a news report said Monday.

GAZPROM CONTINUES TO MOVE OFFICES TO CITY

COMBINED REPORTS

ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) — State-owned gas giant Gazprom will soon move two departments to St. Petersburg.

IN BRIEF

Laugh for Longevity . ST. PETERSBURG (SPT) — People with a healthy sense of humor usually find an inventive way out of difficult situations, Maria Galimsyanova, an associate professor in psychology at St. Petersburg State University, said April 1, Interfax reported.

PUTIN CALLS FOR SOVIET HONORS TO BE RESTORED

By Jonathan Earle
The St. Petersburg Times

ROSTOV-ON-DON, Southern Russia — President Vladimir Putin described the Soviet Union as a land of opportunity and called for two Soviet relics, mandatory school uniforms and the “Hero of Labor” award, to be dusted off in the name of social justice, during an informal meeting with supporters in Rostov-on-Don on Friday.

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