Repression
Yashin and Navalny Released From Jail
Two leading Russian oppositionists have been released from jail after being arrested at a Moscow protest against electoral fraud.
Dec 21, 2011 | Continued
Thousands Protest in Petersburg, Nemtsov Baselessly Detained
More than seven thousand people protested against alleged fraudulent election results in St. Petersburg over the weekend, with Boris Nemtsov detained by police despite the protest being sanctioned by city authorities.
Dec 18, 2011 | Continued
Yabloko Files First Electoral Fraud Lawsuits
Yabloko has officially filed the first lawsuits about electoral fraud as Medvedev dismisses protesters’ complaints and a resolution by the European Parliament to free jailed oppositionists.
Dec 16, 2011 | Continued
Novosibirsk Equates United Russia with ‘Swindlers and Thieves’
Authorities in Novosibirsk file charges against A Just Russia for agitating against United Russia with an ad that doesn’t actually mention the party’s name.
Nov 13, 2011 | Continued
Opposition Activists Detained For No Apparent Reason
Opposition activists were detained at two separate events in Moscow on Thursday, neither of whom received logical explanations from police as to why they were being arrested.
Nov 9, 2011 | Continued
Udaltsov Finally Hospitalized Despite Doctor’s Objections
In the midst of a hunger strike, Left Front leader Sergei Udaltsov was admitted to a Moscow hospital after initially being rejected, despite complaints of low blood sugar, heart pain, and “noises in his head.”
Oct 17, 2011 | Continued
Four Arrested During March After Sanctioned ‘Day of Wrath’
Four activists were arrested at Wednesday’s Day of Wrath rallly, after opposition protesters attempted to deliver their list of demands to the presidential administration building.
Oct 12, 2011 | Continued
Moscow Square Cleared of Protesters Calling for Free Elections
Police in Moscow have arrested 26 activists protesting the exclusion of opposition parties from upcoming State Duma elections, injuring at least one in the process.
Oct 4, 2011 | Continued
The ‘Unreliable Citizens’ of St. Petersburg
The story of how one retired St. Petersburg woman was banned from working for the Russian census after being declared “unreliable” – only because her son is an opposition activist. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Sep 7, 2011 | Continued
Police Get Tear Gas & Tasers to Fight Oppositionists
Russian police are being granted the right to use tasers, water cannons, dogs, billy clubs, and more on oppositionists suspected of blocking traffic, speeders, and people who sell beer in undesignated areas.
Sep 5, 2011 | Continued