All Posts Tagged With: "Lyudmila Alexeyeva"
‘Strategy 31’ Organizers Want Moscow Authorities Investigated
Organizers of the Strategy 31 rallies are asking the Prosecutor General to look into whether the Moscow mayor’s office attempted to intentionally provoke conflict between opposition protesters and radical pro-Kremlin youth activists.
May 11, 2010 | Continued
Foreign Policy Names Kasparov, Alexeyeva Among Top Dissidents
Foreign Policy magazine has included Garry Kasparov and Lyudmila Alexeyeva on its list of the world’s most prominent political dissidents.
May 8, 2010 | Continued
Investigator Charged in Trifonova’s Death
The lead investigator allegedly at fault for the death of a chronically ill businesswoman in a Moscow detention facility is being charged with criminal negligence, but the victim’s lawyer insists that the negligence was intentional.
May 5, 2010 | Continued
50 Detained in Moscow Opposition Rally; Alexeyeva Violently Attacked
Approximately 50 activists were detained Wednesday evening on Moscow’s Triumfalnaya Square in the opposition’s most recent rally in defense of the constitutional right to freedom of assembly.
Apr 1, 2010 | Continued
Activists Call for Police Rights Together With Reform
Activists at a rally in Moscow called both for Russia’s law enforcement to undergo drastic reform and for police officers to be given higher salaries and better rights.
Mar 7, 2010 | Continued
Luzhkov Promises Moscow Will See More of Stalin
Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov says that as an admirer of objective history, he plans from now on to use pictures of Josef Stalin in various celebrations put on by the city.
Mar 3, 2010 | Continued
Moscow to Display Informational Posters Gloryfing Stalin
Rights activists are furious at a decision by Moscow city officials to construct informational stalls with posters glorifying Josef Stalin’s role in winning World War II.
Feb 18, 2010 | Continued
160 Detained at Freedom of Assembly Rally
Police detained approximately 160 people in a rally in defense of the constitutional right to freedom of assembly on Sunday evening in central Moscow.
Jan 31, 2010 | Continued
The Other Russia Goes to Court for Right to Protest
Leaders from the Other Russia announced on Thursday plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights after being denied sanction for a protest in defense of the constitution for the seventh time in a row.
Jan 28, 2010 | Continued
Moscow Authorities Ban Rally for Slain Lawyer
Moscow city authorities have banned a memorial rally for a lawyer and a journalist, both murdered last January – a decision rights activists are saying has no basis.
Jan 12, 2010 | Continued