Militsia

On the Armenian border, as in the Baltics in January 1991, units of the local police ( "militsia") were a special target. ❋ Gaer, Felice D. (1991)

Only 11 percent of Russians support an initiative by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to change the name of Russian law enforcers from the Russian "militsia" to the internationally accepted word "police," Russian business daily Vedomosti said on Friday. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She had been accused to provide false information about actions of militsia officer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

October 2008 famous advocate Vera Stremkovskaya head ofBelarus Human Right Center, lawyer, who worked for prominent opposition politicians and recently protected interest of clients complaining against criminal actions of militsia officers, suddenly left the country with no explanation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now, with the breakdown of national borders and increased activity by an EU militsia, are those interests better protected or more vulnerable? ❋ Unknown (2008)

As I approach the school, there are no how-to-vote cards, no one at all except for one lone militsia sitting on a chair at the top of the school steps and looking bored as I go in. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But he never got to deliver that message, having been arrested by Kazakhstan's notorious militsia military police .... ❋ Unknown (2008)

This prooves to be a hassle when we are stopped by the militsia who expect us to have one. ❋ Unknown (2004)

So no wonder the militsia in the bazaars were targets of some of the recent violence. ❋ Unknown (2004)

So it was nice to once again get a lift in the Peace Corps SUV bearing diplomatic plates, which allowed us to cruise through all the militsia checkpoints. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Over the past two months, however, the militsia have come to tear down these stalls and chase away the blanket merchants as part of the government's efforts to formalize all commercial activity. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Strolling by the Israeli Embassy an hour later revealed a blockade in front of the embassy, some debris on the street, a fire truck, a couple of large blue armoured vehicles, a lot of militsia blocking the access roads, and groups of people rubber necking about. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Not perfect by any means, but when compared to the rampant corruption to pay school bribes, high cost of healthcare, fewer and fewer to no jobs, inflation coupled with a tight monetary policy on currency circulation, and constant harassment by the militsia, we are now sitting on a social pressure cooker that is typical of any poorly managed and struggling developing country. ❋ Unknown (2004)