JRL NEWSBLOG: What the Papers Say, July 7, 2013

The Moscow Times and the BBC take a look at news highlights from Russian-language newspapers at www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/what-the-papers-say-july-7-2013/482824.html

A brief sample:

Novaya Gazeta

1. Alexei Polikovskiy article “Day in torture room” is a report from a courtroom where the case of the 2012 mass riots, the so-called Bolotnaya case, is being heard; pp 2-3 (1,600 words).

2. Yevgeny Feldman article headlined “‘Innocent need no indulgence'” reports on a trial of opposition activist Alexei Navalny; p 4 (900 words).

3. Olga Prosvirova article “Some day in December…” reports on a trial against former editor in chief of the Ura.ru news agency Aksana Panova; p 5 (1,000 words).

4. Andrei Kolesnikov commentary headlined “Academic exchange” says the scandal over the Russian Academy of Sciences reform shows that the Kremlin is deaf to public opinion and the State Duma is carrying out all presidential orders regardless of their meaning; p 12 (462 words). …