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A Kommersant daily's political correspondent, Oleg Kashin, was attacked and severely beaten by unknown people near his house early on Saturday. 

The Russian Presidential Council on Human Rights has launched a campaign to ensure that the rights of Russian voters are respected with “surgical precision” during the presidential elections on March 4.
President Dmitry Medvedev promised on Wednesday to personally look into the case of Taisia Osipova, an opposition activist’s wife jailed on drug charges.
A State Duma committee on Wednesday turned down a draft resolution on allegations of massive vote fraud in the December 4 parliamentary elections, that also included a call on Central Electoral Commission head Vladimir Churov to resign and the CEC’s dissolution.
In a throwback to medieval times, a regional official in Kazakhstan was included in a fresco of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem that adorns a local Orthodox Christian church.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has called on all EU member states to implement and widen sanctions against Belarusian officials responsible for serious human rights violations.
A majority of Russian citizens believe their country is unlikely to achieve economic prosperity in the next decade, according to a public opinion poll published by the Romir research group on Wednesday.
The pro-Kremlin United Russia party is planning to meet with political parties, opposition leaders and civic groups to discuss how to restore public trust in the country's elections, State Duma Deputy Speaker Oleg Morozov said on Wednesday.



