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 | Continued
Russian 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 | Continued
Irkutsk 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 | Continued
Anger 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