Repression
Lukin: Constitution Says Rallies Don’t Need Gov’t Sanction
The Russian government is facing growing criticism over the brutal methods used by police to break up a rally in defense of free assembly in Moscow on Monday.
Jun 2, 2010 | Continued
Police Detain 170 at Freedom of Assembly Rally
Police detained as many as 170 protesters in Moscow during a rally in defense of the constitutional right to the freedom of assembly, many of whom were beaten and at least two of whom were hospitalized.
Jun 1, 2010 | Continued
Court Won’t Call Putin as Witness in Khodorkosvky Case
Moscow’s Khamovnichesky Court says that despite testimony that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin admitted that the case against Mikhail Khodorkovsky was politically motivated, it finds no legal basis on which to subpoena him.
May 28, 2010 | Continued
Protests Continue in Support of Miners’ Demands
Protests were held throughout Russia over the weekend and will continue this week in support of demands by miners for better working conditions, fair pay, and accountability in two recent deadly mine explosions.
May 24, 2010 | Continued
Moscow Bans Gay Pride Parade for Fifth Year in a Row
Organizers of the annual Moscow Pride parades got word from the mayor’s office on Thursday that the application to hold their event has been turned down for the fifth time in a row.
May 21, 2010 | Continued
Evicted Sochi Residents Go on Hunger Strike
Residents in Sochi who are being forcibly evicted from their homes to make way for Olympic construction are going on hunger strike to protest a lack of fair compensation for their property by the local government.
May 20, 2010 | Continued
Moscow Refuses to Sanction ‘Strategy 31’ Rally, Again
The Moscow city authorities have refused to sanction an opposition rally in defense of the constitutional right to the freedom of assembly for the ninth time in a row.
May 19, 2010 | Continued
Khodorkovsky’s Hunger Strike Puts Spotlight on Medvedev
Jailed oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky has announced a hunger strike to protest what he says is an unlawful court ruling to extend his term in a pretrial detention center for another three months.
May 18, 2010 | Continued
Solidarity Statement on Miners’ Protest Broken Up by OMON
The opposition movement Solidarity has released a statement in response to the brutal actions of OMON riot police in breaking up a protest of the grieving relatives of miners killed in the Raspadskaya mine explosions.
May 17, 2010 | Continued
Duma Bill Would Expand FSB Powers to Fight ‘Extremism’
Russian legislators are considering a new bill that would allow the Federal Security Services to issue preemptive warnings against individuals or groups for activities they believe may become extremist.
Apr 28, 2010 | Continued