Archive for August, 2010
100 Detained at Largest Ever ‘Strategy 31′ Rally
Approximately 100 participants of the largest-ever Strategy 31 in defense of free assembly rally were detained by police in Moscow on Tuesday, with other rallies held throughout Russia and Europe.
Aug 31, 2010 | Continued
Putin: Oppositionists at Fault for Getting Beaten by Police
In an interview published Monday, Vladimir Putin said that opposition activists have only themselves to blame for being routinely beaten by the police.
Aug 30, 2010 | Continued
Rally Puts Moscow’s Lack of Handicap Accessibility on Display
A group of well-known Russian personalities held a rally to bring attention to the daily hardships faced by handicapped persons living in Moscow.
Aug 27, 2010 | Continued
Medvedev Orders Halt to Khimki Forest Destruction
President Medvedev has announced an immediate halt to road construction through the Khimki Forest, following weeks of protests and a set of sudden, unexpected appeals from United Russia and Moscow Mayor Luzhkov.
Aug 26, 2010 | Continued
Ponomarev & Shneyder Sentenced to Three Days Arrest
Lev Ponomarev and Mikhail Shneyder have both been sentenced to three days of administrative arrest following an unsanctioned march over the weekend in commemoration of Russia’s National Flag Day.
Aug 26, 2010 | Continued
Murmansk Police Confiscate Anti-Putin Report, 2 Activists Detained
Police in Murmansk have confiscated 1000 copies of “Putin. Results. 10 Years” under allegations of extremism, despite the fact that St. Petersburg police already did the same analysis and came up empty.
Aug 25, 2010 | Continued
Activist Car Owners Mock New No-Tolerance Alcohol Law
Dozens of activist car owners participated in a motorcade around Moscow to protest the country’s new zero-tolerance alcohol policy, which critics say prohibits drivers even from drinking fermented milk drinks like kefir.
Aug 24, 2010 | Continued
Concert to Defend Forest Successful Despite Police, Nashi
Thousands of environmental activists and oppositionists turned out for a protest-concert in defense of outer-Moscow’s Khimki Forest on Sunday, despite legal ambiguities and a ban on audio equipment.
Aug 23, 2010 | Continued
Moscow Attempts to Ban Rally Defending Khimki Forest
The Moscow city authorities are attempting to ban a concert protesting the ongoing destruction of outer-Moscow’s Khimki Forest, on the basis that the law does not provide for a “rally-concert.”
Aug 20, 2010 | Continued
Ousting of Governor ‘First Serious Opposition Victory’
United Russia has decided that the highly unpopular Kaliningrad Governor Georgy Boos will not be running for re-election.
Aug 18, 2010 | Continued
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