All Posts Tagged With: "Irkutsk"

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Day of Protest Held in Cities Throughout Russia

Fewer protesters than organizers had expected turned out at opposition protests across Russia on Saturday, as regional authorities took a variety of measures to keep people off the streets.

Mar 21, 2010 | Continued
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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