Poltical Barometer №77, 18th – 24th December 2006.
Report of the Torshin Commission; Gosduma refused to ratify Protocol № 14 to Human Rights Convention; Russian reaction to the death of Niyazov  » 

Political barometer №75, December 4th – 10th, 2006
All traces of radiation in the case of Litvinenko belong to former FSB agents; Moscow authorities forbade „March of disagreement“; Legal procedure against the mayor of Archangelsk, who announced his ambition to become president  » 

Political barometer №74, November, 27th – December, 3rd, 2006.
Main issues: Elena Baturina tried to destroy furure issue of Russian „Forbes“ magazine; Jury verdict once again dissatisfied court; Results of the elections in the district of Perm  » 

Political barometer №73, November 20th – 26th, 2006
Main issues: Alexander Litvinenko died; Russia-EU-summit failed; Federal Council approved law cancelling minimal voter participation in elections  » 

Political barometer № 72, November 13th – 19th, 2006
Main issues: Movladi Baysarov killed in Moscow; Correction of electoral laws continues; Yuri Levada died; Doctors confirm Litvinenko was poisoned  » 

Barometer of Democracy, No.57, June 26 – July 2, 2006
Issue’s headlines: Amendments to the anti-extremism law pass in the first reading; Racist attacks in Moscow; Kremlin opposes participation of western diplomats in the “Different Russia” conference; State Duma abolishes the “Against all candidates” option at elections of all levels; Putin ordered to terminate the killers of the Russian diplomats  » 

Barometer of democracy № 56, June 19 – 25, 2006.
Themes of the issue: Conflict over lands in South Butovo; Minister for Justice and Prosecutor General: Swapping places; The Governors’ letter about extremist politicians; Vladimir Linderman deported to Latvia; Court refused to close “Bankfax” Information Agency  » 

Barometer of Democracy, No.55, June 12 – 18, 2006
Key topics: State Duma to consider amendments to the “law on extremism”; The “Furniture case” reanimated; The conscription deferrals abolition bill adopted in third reading; “President of Ichkeria”, Saidullayev, killed  » 

Barometer of democracy, №54, June 5 – 11, 2006
Main themes: Abolishing of the “against all candidates” option in ballot-papers; Scandal at the World Association of Newspapers Congress; The “Memorial” Society found a secret prison of the Ministry of the Internal Affairs in the center of Grozny; Khodorkovsky is confined to punishment cell for the third time; The Public Chamber demands restriction of the participation of the “extremists” in the elections  » 

Barometer of democracy, №51, 15 – 21 May 2006
Main themes: dispersal of the tent rally of deceived housing co-investors; leaders of the NBP Moscow division were arrested; gay-parade in Moscow was officially banned  » 

Barometer of democracy, №50, May, 8 – 14, 2006
Main themes: Sentences to the activists of the National Bolshevist Party; President of the Russian Federation addresses the Federal Chamber; Cleansing amongst the high rank military and security service officers; Participation of the Nazi in the demonstrations on Victory Day (May 9)  » 

Barometer of democracy № 49, April the 23rd - May the 7th
Main themes: opposition persecuted in the regions of Russia; arrest of the property of the highschool-lyceum funded by Yukos Oil Company; Racist demarches  » 

Barometer of Democracy, №48, April 17 – 23, 2006
Headlines: Verdict Reached on Svetlana Bakhmina Case; Khodorkovsky is Placed to the Solitary Confinement Cell; The Public Verdict Foundation Left without Means to Support the Human Rights Hotline; Liquidation of Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers Sought; The Number of Racial Crimes not Decreasing  » 

Barometer of democracy, №47, April 10 – 16, 2006
Key topics: New racist attacks; Court decisions: the freedom of speech and the status of NGOs; Democratic and antifascist rallies in Moscow and St. Petersburg  » 

Barometer of Democracy, №46, April 3 – 9, 2006
Issue’s headlines: one more murder in St. Petersburg; the Russian Ecumenical Council adopts Declaration of Human Rights; newspaper editor in Vologda tried in the court of law; amendments to the mass media law; Moscow City Duma to consider amendments to the federal law on public associations; the Constitutional Court on the court by jury in Chechnya  » 

Barometer of Democracy, №45, March 27 – April 2
Key topics: sentences passed on Alexander Koptsev and the murderers of Khursheda Sultonova, racist attacks in Moscow; abolition of conscription deferrals; amendments to the antiterrorist legislation; Baikal protection picket and other “unauthorized” rallies; sentence on the case of Alexander Pumane  » 

Barometer of democracy, №44, March 20-26
Main events: Attack on Marina Litvinovich; MVD Chief of Kabardino-Balkaria Khachim Shogenov dismissed; Lukashenko is supported by Russia’s authorities; Those accused of killing a Tadjik girl were found guilty only of hooliganism; Acquittal of Oleg Scherbinsky  » 

Barometer of democracy, 43, March 13-19
Main events: Accounts of the foundation Open Russia are frozen; Khodorkovsky was again put into a penal isolation ward; Mikhail Trepashkin went on hunger strike after being denied conditional early release; In Perm the circulation of the newspaper Perm Observer was arrested; Criminal case initiated against the internet forum «kovrov.ru»; Army C-in-C does not consider Sychev to be the victim of hazing; In Moscow City Duma United Russia monopolized the right for holding deputies’ hearings; Amendments to the law on migration  » 

Barometer of democracy, №42, March 6-12
Main events: Echo of the cartoon scandal: new accusations; Prosecutor General’s Office questioned Andrei Babitsky; Regional elections; Kadyrov introduced mandatory wearing of kerchiefs in Chechnya; Employment certificate taken away from Khodorkovsky’s defence lawyer; Chairman of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev approves of decisions of the European Court for human rights; Amendments to the law on the Public Chamber  » 

Barometer of Democracy 2005: Year’s Review
Main Events: Yukos case ; Draft law on non-governmental organizations; Increasing governmental influence on economy; Monetization of social benefits; Echo of ‘colored revolutions; Kremlin and political parties: crises manipulation; North Caucasus events  » 

Barometer of Democracy No.41
Key topics: “Espionage” and “cartoon” scandals as grounds to liquidate mass media; “Terrorism threat” – the grounds to decline the suit of the FSB building picket organizers; Address of the National Civil Congress to parliaments of the “Big Seven”  » 

Barometer of Democracy No.40
Issue’s headlines: State Duma adopts the law “On counteracting terrorism”; Execution of the “Antifascist Pact”; Plenipotentiary Representative Kozak requests Prosecution General to examine Akhmad Kadyrov; United Civil Front Conference – Kassyanov and Khakamada launch a new movement ; Prosecution authorities warn “Memorial”  » 

Barometer of democracy №39, February 13th – 19th, 2006
The themes of the issue: As a result of the “cartoon scandal” a newspaper is closed in Volgograd; The Supreme Court confirmed just another refusal to register the candidates from the “Motherland” at regional elections; Sergey Ivanov, the Vice-Prime Minister, makes a statement concerning hazing at the State Duma; The creation of the National Counterterrorist Committee; Prosecutor Shepel and the “Mothers of Beslan” demanded to reinstate the death penalty  » 

Barometer of democracy №38, February 6 - 12
Themes of the issue: Motorists show solidarity with oleg scherbinsky; Kadyrov bans danish humanitarian organizations from working in chechnya; Putin recalls ngos and “spies” again; Putin’s statement about the possibility of negotiations with “hamas”; Draft law against spreading extremist information  » 

Barometer of Democracy № 37, January 30 – February 5
Main Events: Picket at the FSB building; Public response to Andrei Sychov tragedy; Verdict reached on Stanislav Dmitrievsky lawsuit; Putin’s annual press conference; National Bolshevist Party is denied registration time and again  » 

Barometer of democracy № 36, January 23-29
The main themes: Continuation of the spy scandal; Hazing in Cheliabinsk Tank Academy; Resolutions of the Parliament Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Court’s decision on “Mikheev’s lawsuit”  » 

Barometer of Democracy № 35, January 16 – 22
Main events: Spy scandal: NGOs are accused in having connections with British Intelligence; First meeting of the Public Chamber; the President has signed the law on non-governmental organizations  » 

Barometer of democracy № 33, December 19 – 25
Main events: the Constitutional Court confirmed the abolition of gubernatorial elections; draft bill on public organizations passed third reading; rules of holding rallies in Moscow became tougher.  » 

Barometer of democracy, №32, December 12 – 18
Main events: Antifascist march in Moscow; Second National Civil Congress, Intrigues of party construction: the Democratic Party of Russia and the Russian Party of Pensioners; Draft legislation on noncommercial organizations; authorities of Blagoveschensk organized a provocation at a meeting of the population with human rights activists  » 

Barometer of Democracy, №31, November 21-27
Main events of the week: Ban on "anti-fascist march", Olga romanova was put off the air on Ren TV , Amendments to law on nongovernmental organizations were adopted in the first reading  » 

Barometer of Democracy, №30, November 13 – 20
Main events: Personnel changes in the Government and the Administration. Amendments to the legislation on public and non-commercial organizations. Russian human rights activists’ appeal to the Western heads of states. Formation of the Public Chamber. Treaty on allied relations with Uzbekistan. Murder of an anti-fascist student and beating of left oppositioners in Saints Petersburg  » 

Barometer of Democracy, №29, October 31 - 6 November
March of right radical organizations. Repression campaign in Kabardino-Balkaria. People’s Unity Day. Shenderovich - single candidate of democrats. Campaign against Shenderovich in mass media  » 

Barometer of Democracy, №28, October 24 – 30
Week's development: A meeting took place in Samara against the abolition of the Mayor's elections; Amendments to the legislation on public and non-commercial organizations; Threats to Viktor Shenderovich and an assault on Ivan Starikov; Sunday rallies in the Lubyanka Square  » 

Barometer of Democracy, №27, October 17 – 23
Week’s developments: Khodorkovsky’s lawyers not deprived of their status. Tax bodies to charge fines without court decisions. Law on parliamentary scrutiny adopted in the first reading. Khodorkovsky sent behind the Ural Mountains  » 

Political Barometer №71, November 6 – 12, 2006
Main issues: In Moscow club debates with DPNI leader have been prohibited; In Russia the minimal voter participation at elections can be abolished; Strasbourg Court ordered Russia to pay compensation for killed Chechens; Putin declared, that in the world „the potential of conflict grows“  » 

Barometer of Democracy, №26, October 3 – 9
Week's developments: Campaign continues against Yukos and its shareholders. Viktor Shenderovich will run for the State Duma membership. Karimov's declaration about Uzbekistan's rapprochement with Russia. Presidium of the Supreme Court revoked the decision to refuse the elimination of NBP. Presidential Plenipotentiary Representative Poltavchenko proposes to bury Lenin's body  »