All Posts Tagged With: "Lyudmila Alexeyeva"

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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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‘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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Open Letter to the Russian President on Prison Torture

A group of prominent Russian human rights advocates have penned a letter to Dmitri Medvedev, asking him to take immediate action to put an end to the widespread use of torture in Russia’s detention facilities.

Feb 23, 2011 | Continued
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European Parliament Slams Russia’s Courts

The European Parliament has issued a scathing resolution on Russia’s human rights situation, calling on the government to establish just and transparent courts and to respect the rule of law in the North Caucasus.

Feb 18, 2011 | Continued
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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
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Organizers Submit Applications for Next ‘Strategy 31′

Organizers have decided once again to apply for permits to hold two separate rallies on Triumfalnaya Square for the next set of Strategy 31 rallies, while pro-Kremlin youth groups attempt to stage their own event as a diversion.

Jan 19, 2011 | Continued
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Alexeyeva Defiant In Wake of Moscow’s Broken Promises

Lyudmila Alexeyeva will continue to gain government approval for the opposition’s Strategy 31 rallies, despite the fact that the government itself violated its own promise to provide rally participants with safety and order.

Jan 7, 2011 | Continued