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Заявление – 05.07.2023
This is a translation of the statement published here. 5 июля Генеральная прокуратура России признала Проект «Алтай» (“The Altai Project”) «нежелательной организацией». Это 93-я зарубежная организация, удостоившаяся этого почетного знака за содержательную и эффективную поддержку российского гражданского общества. «В своем заявлении Прокуратура России исказила и представила в ложном свете законные природоохранные мероприятия, которые организовывались под…
Read MoreStatement on 5 July 2023
On July 5th, the Russian prosecutor general’s office declared The Altai Project an “undesirable organization”. It is the 93rd foreign organization to receive this badge of honor for meaningful and effective support of Russian civil society.
Read MoreRussia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome: Transboundary impacts
The recent launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan of a rocket has once again brought to the forefront the dangers posed by this space facility that is operated by Russia’s RosKosmos space program. When a rocket is launched, boosters, rocket fragments, and other waste fall away, landing with a crash back on Earth. Generally, they…
Read MoreAltaigate. The Final Chapter. (Novaya Gazeta article)
NovayaGazeta.ru: Altaigate. The Final Chapter By Elena Racheva 16 Feb 2017 A helicopter carrying Anatoly Bannykh, well-known organizer of hunting trips for wealthy government officials, has crashed into Lake Teletskoye. This is his second catastrophe. The first cost Bannykh the vice-premier’s seat. Today’s crash, it seems, will have cost much more. The Ministry of Emergency Affairs…
Read MoreAltai Pipeline: One step forward for Ukok, one step back for sacred sites
Despite eliminating the Altai route in 2013, threats to Ukok Plateau remain. Gazprom continues to negotiate and plan an eastern pipeline route.
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