Shaun Walker
Shaun Walker is Moscow Correspondent for The Independent.
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Gay Olympians competing at Sochi Winter Games face risk of prosecution under Russia’s crackdown
01 August 2013 06:07 PM
Minister confirms that athletes and fans who ‘flaunt’ their sexuality will be prosecuted
Member of Pussy Riot refused parole in Russia
24 July 2013 07:25 PM
Plight of the band has drawn international attention
Edward Snowden latest: NSA whistleblower will stay in Moscow airport, says lawyer
24 July 2013 01:19 PM
US fugitive still awaiting papers allowing him to enter Russia while his request for asylum is being considered
Navalny may run for Moscow mayor after being freed on bail
19 July 2013 09:22 AM
The opposition leader Alexei Navalny was bailed pending his appeal today, less than 24 hours after he was given a five-year sentence for embezzlement in a trial widely regarded as political.
Anger grows after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is jailed
18 July 2013 08:40 AM
Activist conviction for corruption has been condemned by the EU and the US
Director vs dictator: Oscar-winning film-maker Rustam Ibragimbekov stands for Azerbaijan presidency
15 July 2013 06:09 PM
One has an Oscar, the other rules oil-rich Azerbaijan with an iron fist. Can Rustam Ibragimbekov overcome Ilham Aliyev in the battle for the presidency?
Edward Snowden 'yet to seek' Russia asylum as NSA whistleblower emerges from hiding
13 July 2013 10:20 PM
Fugitive from US intelligence services emerges from hiding at Moscow airport and says he wants to be allowed to fly to Latin America
Marriage, Ukrainian-style: Hopeful bachelors from all over the world head to Odessa in search of a wife
13 July 2013 12:00 AM
Western men are flocking to Ukraine to find love. But Odessa's dating scene isn't quite what it seems, as Shaun Walker discovers.
'The height of absurdity': Moscow court finds whistle-blowing Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky guilty of fraud - three years after his death
11 July 2013 10:43 AM
Co-accused British investor also sentenced to nine years in prison - but is unlikely to be jailed
Exit stage left: Russian government replaces Bolshoi boss Anatoly Iksanov
09 July 2013 11:59 AM
After a turbulent tenure marked by claims of corruption – and an acid attack on the artistic director – the show is finally over for the ballet's general director
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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