Repression
Kasparov on Voronezh: “If this is a democracy, let us march”
We present the exclusive personal recounting of Other Russia leader Garry Kasparov on the May 29 March of Dissent that took place in the Russian city of Voronezh in the southwest. Kommersant has a small photo gallery so you can experience the mood, if not the “atmosphere of OMON” in the air. I must say […]
May 31, 2007 | Continued
Kasparov on May 18 Detention
Other Russia leader Garry Kasparov provides the following statement on the events around the detention of dozens of people en route to Samara to attend the May 18 March of Dissent. A large group of us were traveling from Moscow to Samara from Sheremetyevo 1 Airport. I had a group of people traveling with me […]
May 18, 2007 | Continued
Other Russia Detained at Airport en route to Samara
Garry Kasparov and others traveling with him were detained for five hours at Sheremetyevo 1 Airport in Moscow this morning while trying to attend the Other Russia Dissenters’ March in Samara today. 27 people were detained or held without passports, including Other Russia leaders Garry Kasparov and Eduard Limonov and executive director of the For […]
May 18, 2007 | Continued
More Dissenters’ Marches Scheduled
The Other Russia is not backing down in the face of escalating repression and violence on the part of the Putin administration against our peaceful rallies. If anything, the escalation shows how essential it is to see the exit of Putin and his cronies and the authoritarian state they have created. Today we announce that […]
May 18, 2007 | Continued
Samara Crackdown before the Dissenters’ March
The May 18 Other Russia ‘Dissenters’ March’ in Samara (17:00 local time, 16:00 Moscow, 12 noon GMT) was officially approved by the town council and mayor of Samara. (Albeit after pressure from the German government.) The deputy mayor signed our application himself. But Other Russia organizers and activists have been harassed and detained constantly by […]
May 17, 2007 | Continued
Marching in Samara on May 18
The city government of Samara has agreed to allow our March of Dissent to take place in the city on Friday, May 18th. The route has been altered but it will still take place in the city center. Other Russia leaders Garry Kasparov and Eduard Limonov will be present for the march. Russian and European […]
May 15, 2007 | Continued
Other Russia Organizer Jailed
Rally organizer Ilya Guryev has been sentenced to six months in prison as part of a massive preemptive Kremlin crackdown ahead of the EU-Russia summit in Samara May 17-18. “The fact a man was put in prison simply for being an organizer with the Other Russia is a serious symptom that shows that the authorities […]
May 11, 2007 | Continued
Baltimore Sun: “‘Democracy’ in Russia: Don’t try talking back”
It seems the time has finally come for the universal use of scare quotes around the word “democracy” when referring to the form in which it exists in Russia today. Surely it doesn’t meet the standards of any dictionary, let alone any notion of human rights. This piece in the Baltimore Sun says as much […]
Apr 30, 2007 | Continued
More Arrests in Nizhny Novgorod
Today’s Dissenters’ March in Nizhny Novgorod resulted in a dozen arrests. This was a relatively small event, organized to show that people would not be intimidated by the police brutality against the last rally in the Russian city, which is located 400 km to the east of Moscow. At that event on March 24, tens […]
Apr 28, 2007 | Continued
Kremlin Rewards Top Crackdown Officials
The investigations into unlawful arrests and police brutality during the April 14 and 15th Other Russia marches are just getting started, but Vladimir Putin didn’t wait to hear from his Attorney General. Yesterday he personally signed promotions for the three top officers in charge of the Moscow operation.
Apr 24, 2007 | Continued