1999
Chickens in Tobacco
On the State Duma's anti-tobacco law and the dispute among deputies over the rights of non-smokers.
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1999
Unnatural Selection
On the rise of teenage drug addiction in Moscow, Health Ministry statistics, and the views of addiction doctors.
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1999
The Patient Cured Himself
On an attempt to shut down Moscow Hospital No. 32, which treated low-income patients free of charge.
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1999
The Story of a Swastika
An investigation into an attack on a young Tajik man in Moscow, and how police handled evidence of a hate crime.
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1999
A Queen of Special Standing in Moscow
On the influence of the Moscow City Court's chairperson over judicial appointments, and on the independence of the capital's court system.
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1999
Diagnosis: Completely Controllable
A follow-up on the Moscow City Court — on how political interests shape the appointment of judges.
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1999
Mironov Served the Democrats...
On the work of Russia's Human Rights Commissioner, and how effectively he actually helped ordinary people.
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1999
The Crown Scratches When You Kiss It
A dispatch from Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones's wedding in Windsor — society reporting from Britain.
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1999
Life Outside the Window Is Trouble
An interview with a journalist of the 1960s generation about family, grandchildren, the profession, and his outlook on life.
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2000
To Some, a Judge's Robe Looks Like a Straitjacket
On judge Sergei Pashin, known for his humane approach to defendants, and how a judicial panel removed him from the bench for the second time over his independent stance.
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2001
Hours of a High, a Year of Suffering
An interview with addiction specialist Yakov Marshak on treating drug dependency, the dangers of home detoxification, and how to properly support loved ones.
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2001
Aren't You Tired of Being Feared?
On how Russian authorities denied Norway the chance to test for radiation safety during the raising of the submarine Kursk, and on wanting to live by shared European standards of openness.
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2003
The Yukos Case: Have Psychotropic Drugs Been Used?
On a letter from Tatyana Pichugina in defense of her husband, a Yukos security officer accused of murder, and questions about the conditions of his detention.
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2003
Is Journalism Worth a Life?
On the attempted murder of journalist Mikhail Komarov in Ryazan, and how police and prosecutors responded to an attack on a man who wrote about local oligarchs.
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2005
The Doctor Was Refused Help
On the search for a Jordanian doctor, Hassan Ar-Rkeibat, abducted in Moscow, and how his brother spent months trying to get law enforcement to pay attention to the case.
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