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Rock Group Arrested For Singing on Red Square
Members of the Russian rock group Pussy Riot have been arrested after performing an anti-Putin song on Red Square.
20Jan2012 | R J | Comments Off on Rock Group Arrested For Singing on Red Square | Continued
Tortured Judge Speaks Out About Corruption
A federal judge in Sochi who endured eight months of torture after trying to prosecute his colleages for shady business dealings speaks out about corruption in the Russian judicial system.
9Jan2012 | R J | Comments Off on Tortured Judge Speaks Out About Corruption | Continued
Moscow Court Throws Out Udaltsov’s Complaint
A Moscow court has thrown out Sergei Udaltsov’s complaint that his jail sentence for disobeying police in December was illegal.
7Jan2012 | R J | Comments Off on Moscow Court Throws Out Udaltsov’s Complaint | Continued
A Year of Real Possibilities
A New Year’s greeting and hopes for the future from Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov.
1Jan2012 | R J | Comments Off on A Year of Real Possibilities | Continued
Putin’s Deceit
Former Yeltsin aide Georgy Satarov responds to Putin’s criticism that Russia’s popular anti-electoral fraud protests have no clear leader or message.
30Dec2011 | R J | Comments Off on Putin’s Deceit | Continued
Rally Brings Attention to Russian Political Prisoners
Approximately 1000 Russians turned out for a rally in support of jailed oppositionist Sergei Udaltsov, with speakers trying to bring attention to the plight of political prisoners in the country.
29Dec2011 | R J | Comments Off on Rally Brings Attention to Russian Political Prisoners | Continued
Kasparov: Hold On, Sergei!
Garry Kasparov addresses jailed leftist opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov, who has been jailed under trumped-up charges and on a dry hunger strike since December 4.
28Dec2011 | R J | Comments Off on Kasparov: Hold On, Sergei! | Continued
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.
21Dec2011 | R J | Comments Off on Yashin and Navalny Released From Jail | Continued
Kremlin Sorry to See Kim Jong Il Go – Havel, Not So Much
Neither Dmitri Medvedev nor Vladimir Putin have expressed their sympathies on the death of Czech President Vaclav Havel, but made sure to note the passing of North Korea’s Kim Jong Il.
19Dec2011 | R J | Comments Off on Kremlin Sorry to See Kim Jong Il Go – Havel, Not So Much | 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.
18Dec2011 | R J | Comments Off on Thousands Protest in Petersburg, Nemtsov Baselessly Detained | Continued