Russia makes U-turn after evicting Amnesty from Moscow office

[Ghost656]

[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-amnesty-office-idUSKBN12Y2J1[/url]
[quote]Human rights group Amnesty International can return to the Moscow office it was evicted from this week, a Kremlin human rights adviser said on Thursday after discussing the matter with President Vladimir Putin.

Amnesty has been a vocal critic of Russia over its bombing campaign in Syria and had said it believed the eviction might be part of an official crackdown on civil society groups.

Amnesty staff had turned up at their office in central Moscow on Wednesday morning to find the locks had been changed and the power cut off.
The Moscow city government, from which Amnesty leases the premises, said it was owed rent, but the group said payments were up to date.

"The lease has been restored completely. They (Amnesty) will be able to return to the office in the nearest future. Putin was informed of this," Fedotov said.[/quote]

[SweetSwifter]

Seems to bare all the hallmarks of a show of force. I'm not too surprised.

[Perogi Palooka]

And of course the building is now fully bugged, if it wasn't before.

[editline]5th November 2016[/editline]

Just to clarify, I'm pretty sure the US government would do the same thing if they ended up in a similar situation. That's just how this game is played.

[SirJon]

[QUOTE=richard9311;51312122]And of course the building is now fully bugged, if it wasn't before.

[editline]5th November 2016[/editline]

Just to clarify, I'm pretty sure the US government would do the same thing if they ended up in a similar situation. That's just how this game is played.[/QUOTE]

But the us is good and russia is evil

[Zero-Point]

[QUOTE=SirJon;51312284]But the us is good and russia is evil[/QUOTE]

Putin is bald. Know who else is bald?
Dr. Evil.
Case closed.

[gk99]

[QUOTE=SirJon;51312284]But the us is good and russia is evil[/QUOTE]

It's a shame that they seem to like invading places and building up stockpiles of armaments, because Russia is one of the major places I'd love to visit in my lifetime but I don't want to do it while there's any tension between us and them.

[Drury]

[QUOTE=gk99;51314502]It's a shame that they seem to like invading places and building up stockpiles of armaments[/QUOTE]

Then again your country is barely any different in this respect.

But yeah at least it's not a totalitarian shithole with a psychotic leader fucking it up more each passing day.

[sp]yet[/sp]

[Map in a box]

[QUOTE=richard9311;51312122]And of course the building is now fully bugged, if it wasn't before.

[editline]5th November 2016[/editline]

Just to clarify, I'm pretty sure the US government would do the same thing if they ended up in a similar situation. That's just how this game is played.[/QUOTE]

what use would either nation have with bugging the place