All Posts Tagged With: "Boris Nemtsov"
Putin Gives Go-Ahead to Show Kasparov, Nemtsov on TV
In a surprising break from tradition, Vladimir Putin has apparently given the go-ahead to prominent TV host Vladimir Posner to bring opposition figures such as Garry Kasparov and Boris Nemtsov on television.
Feb 5, 2011 | Continued
More Blood Spilt than Usual at Latest ‘Strategy 31’
Dozens of people were detained in Strategy 31 rallies across Russia on Monday, with activists reporting of wanton police violence and detentions of accidental bystanders.
Jan 31, 2011 | Continued
Commission Finds Nemtsov Didn’t Resist Police
A special commission has found that Boris Nemtsov is in no way guilty of “resisting police” during a recent opposition rally, lending more evidence to the claim that the case against him was politically motivated.
Jan 27, 2011 | Continued
Medvedev Orders Terrorists to be ‘Destroyed On Sight’
President Medvedev admits that terrorism is a long-term problem for Russia, and opposition leader Boris Nemtsov elaborates on the real extent – and actual causes – of the problem.
Jan 25, 2011 | Continued
Nemtsov: ‘There is a Terrible Illness in Our Country’
The last of a group of jailed oppositionist leaders were released over the weekend, and are saying that the government’s actions speak to growing reperssion and even “facism” on the part of the authorities.
Jan 18, 2011 | Continued
Kasparov: Gov’t Officials Will Answer For Their Crimes
As Russian oppositionists continue to sit out jail sentences received after the latest Strategy 31 rally, Garry Kasparov warns that the state officials involved in such corrupt and unlawful arrests and convictions will, at some point, have to answer for their crimes.
Jan 5, 2011 | Continued
Nashi, Police Hinder Protests in Support of Jailed Oppositionists
Activists protesting the jail sentences of four Strategy 31 participants are being arrested despite the legality of their protests; the US State Department has come out strongly against the sentences as well.
Jan 4, 2011 | Continued
Nemtsov, Yashin, Limonov in Jail After New Year’s Eve Rally
Several prominent opposition leaders have been sentenced to jail time and hundreds more arrested following a night of Strategy 31 rallies held in more than 70 Russian cities on New Year’s Eve.
Jan 2, 2011 | Continued
Kasparov, Nemtsov & Yashin on Moscow’s Ethnic Riots
Joint statement by Garry Kasparov, Boris Nemtsov, and Ilya Yashin regarding the ethnic violence in Moscow.
Dec 15, 2010 | Continued
Dual ‘Strategy 31’ Rallies Held in Moscow (video)
Strategy 31 protests were held throughout Russia on Sunday, with a rift between organizers in Moscow making for an unusual series of events.
Nov 1, 2010 | Continued