All Posts Tagged With: "Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill"
Yabloko Activists Detained on Red Square
Police detained four Yabloko activists when they tried to hold a protest in defense of Lake Baikal on Red Square over the weekend.
Jun 7, 2010 | ContinuedRussian Oligarch Admits Ties to Mafia
Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has admitted that he gave money to criminal organizations in the 1990s to protect his business interests.
May 14, 2010 | ContinuedIrkutsk Ecologists Harassed by Center “E” for Protesting
An organization of Russian ecologists protesting the reopening of a toxic paper mill say that they are being harassed by police from the notoriously brutal Center for Extremism Prevention.
Mar 1, 2010 | ContinuedAnger at Putin Flares in Irkutsk and Samara
Russians called for Prime Minister Putin to step down in two large but unrelated protests over the weekend, following a trend set by a massive anti-governmental rally in Kaliningrad in late January.
Feb 16, 2010 | Continued