All Posts Tagged With: "Eduard Limonov"

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Limonov Submits Documents to Run for President

Russia’s Central Electoral Commission confirmed that Russian opposition leader Eduard Limonov had properly submitted all documents needed to register to run for presidency, despite suspected politically-motivated interference.

Dec 15, 2011 | Continued
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Half of Ralliers Detained in Moscow ‘Strategy 31′

Dozens of opposition activists have been detained in rallies for the constitutional right to free assembly across Russia, some of whom have reportedly suffered beatings by police.

Nov 1, 2011 | Continued
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Muscovites Rally Against Upcoming Fraudulent Elections

About 1500 people rallied in Moscow on Saturday against upcoming parliamentary elections that are all but guaranteed to give fraudulent wins to Putin’s United Russia party.

Oct 22, 2011 | Continued
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Russian Police Keep it Up With ‘Strategy 31′ Arrests (updated)

Opposition activists across Russia held rallies in defense of free assembly on Tuesday, with dozens detained in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and other cities.

May 31, 2011 | Continued
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Nemtsov, Journalists, Activists Arrested at ‘Strategy 31′

Numerous Russian oppositionists, human rights advocates, and activists have been arrested during opposition rallies held across Russia.

Mar 31, 2011 | Continued
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Alexeyeva’s ‘Strategy 31′ Sanctioned, Limonov’s – Denied

Lyudmila Alexeyeva has received approval from the Moscow mayor’s office to hold a Strategy 31 rally in March in Moscow, while a different rally to be held by her former co-organizer, Other Russia party leader Eduard Limonov, was banned.

Mar 22, 2011 | Continued
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Alexeyeva to Hold Strategy 31 on Pushkin Square

Lyudmila Alexeyeva and a group of other human rights activists plan to hold their own Strategy 31 rally in March on Pushkin Square, after negotiations with other organizers to fix a five-month split came to nought.

Mar 15, 2011 | Continued
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Moscow Bill to Limit Opposition Rallies to ‘Fight Traffic’

New legislation drawn up by the Moscow mayor’s office is directly threatening the right of Russian citizens to hold opposition demonstrations – but not state-sponsored ones – in the name of fighting traffic jams.

Mar 7, 2011 | Continued
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‘Strategy 31′ Organizers Try to Mend Split

Human rights activists and oppositionists are holding negotiations to try and reunite for the next set of Strategy 31 rallies in March.

Mar 4, 2011 | Continued
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Posner Plans to Interview Nemtsov in March

Russian television host Vladimir Posner says he plans to invite Boris Nemtsov on his show on state-run Channel One in March, along with Valeriya Novodvorskaya and possibly Garry Kasparov.

Feb 24, 2011 | Continued