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We Are All In Petrovka
Alexander Trifonov comments on the significance of Garry Kasparov’s arrest, and the totalitarian direction that Putin is heading in.
Nov 29, 2007 | Continued
Stealing the Election
A senior electoral official has revealed that the upcoming State Duma election will be wrought with fraud, and that the results will be falsified if need be to ensure a crushing United Russia win.
Nov 28, 2007 | Continued
NY Times: Free Kasparov
The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times finally agree: Putin is no democrat and Kasparov must be freed.
Nov 28, 2007 | Continued
Why Is Kasparov In Jail?
World leaders speak out on arrest of Garry Kasparov and others at anti-Kremlin rallies last weekend.
Nov 27, 2007 | Continued
Absentee Ballots Bought and Sold
In the Leningrad oblast, the director of the regional electoral commission has revealed that unidentified perpetrators have been buying absentee ballots.
Nov 27, 2007 | Continued
Court Denies Kasparov Appeal
The Meschansky court in Moscow has upheld the 5 day administrative jail sentence that opposition politician Garry Kasparov is currently serving.
Nov 26, 2007 | Continued
More Than 300 Held in St. Petersburg
Hundreds of demonstrators were detained violently by police in the course of opposition marches in St. Petersburg, including leaders of the Union of Right Forces party, Boris Nemtsov and Nikita Belykh.
Nov 25, 2007 | Continued
No Visitors or Phone Calls for Jailed Kasparov
Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov has been unable to receive visitors or make a calls. Statement from Kasparov’s wife.
Nov 25, 2007 | Continued
Activist and Journalists Kidnapped and Beaten in Ingushetia
Three REN-TV journalists and the head of Memorial human rights groups are recovering after masked men pulled them from their hotel and severely beat them.
Nov 25, 2007 | Continued