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New Anti-Protest Legislation Would Ban Masks
A new law being considered by the Russian State Duma that would significantly raise fines faced by protest organizers would also ban participants from wearing masks – even medical ones for health reasons.
May 30, 2012 | Continued
Posner: United Russia Summit Recalls Soviet Stagnation
Vladimir Posner condemned a unanimous vote at the United Russia party congress as reminiscent of Communist Party congresses during Soviet stagnation.
May 29, 2012 | Continued
The Frontier of Freedom
Opposition leader Garry Kasparov discusses a currently ongoing case of political persecution that needs the support of Russian civil society.
May 28, 2012 | Continued
Yulia Latynina: Legalizing the Loot
Renowned journalist Yulia Latynina describes the blatant corruption that influences whether the Russian state decides a company should be privatized or nationalized.
May 26, 2012 | Continued
Opposition Camp Broken Up For Distributing Water
Russian police broke up an opposition camp for distributing water and kvas, which authorities said they did not have proper documentation to distribute; Ilya Yashin was sentenced to ten days arrest.
May 20, 2012 | Continued
Sergei’s Law – Justice for Sergei Magnitsky
More than two years after he was tortured to death in a Russian prison, Sergei Magnitsky’s murderers have not been brought to justice. However, if passed, a new US congressional initiative could help put pressure on the Russian government officials responsible.
May 16, 2012 | Continued
Moscow Police Arrest Protesters, Ignore Man with AK-74
While police in Moscow are busy arresting anyone with so much as a ribbon to signify their support for the political opposition, one man with a fake (but lifelike) AK-74 was allowed to walk unquestioned throughtout the capital’s downtown.
May 10, 2012 | Continued
Garry Kasparov on May Crackdown and Putin’s Future
Opposition leader Garry Kasparov comments on the May 5 protest rally and official response to public displays of opposition to the Putin regime.
May 8, 2012 | Continued
Violence in Moscow as Riot Police Squeeze Sanctioned Anti-Putin Protest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tens of thousands of anti-Putin protestors in Moscow arrived at a sanctioned rally site only to find it overrun with thousands of OMON riot police…
May 7, 2012 | Continued
Police Harass Udaltsov on Route to Yaroslavl
Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov was stopped on the way to an opposition meeting and accused of trafficking arms and narcotics before being cleared and issued an apology by police.
Apr 30, 2012 | Continued