All Posts Tagged With: "Lyudmila Alexeyeva"
60 Detained in Moscow New Year’s Eve Protest (photos added)
At least 60 opposition protestors were detained on New Year’s Eve night in Moscow during a rally to promote the freedom of assembly, including 82-year old rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva, drawing scorn from the EU, the USA, and human rights organizations.
Jan 2, 2010 | Continued
Kasparov: My Vision of the New Russia
In a recent interview with Yezhednevny Zhurnal, Kasparov discusses the goals of Russia’s united political opposition, the importance of Russia’s integration into Europe, and the futility of Medvedev’s plans for modernization. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org
Dec 10, 2009 | Continued
Russian Court Extends Death Penalty Moratorium
Russia’s Constitutional Court has ruled to extend a moratorium on the death penalty that had been set to expire in January 2010, but has yet to ban the practice altogether.
Nov 19, 2009 | Continued
Internal Memo Indicts Police of Illegal Detentions
A high-level police memo ordering officers to disrupt a series of lawful protests has been obtained by opposition activists in Moscow, targeted for their calls to release arrested political activist Eduard Limonov.
Nov 18, 2009 | Continued
Situation in Ingushetia Threatens All of Russia – Alexeyeva
Human right activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva speaks on the situation in Ingushetia, where disappearances and killings happen on a daily basis. The atmosphere of fear, she says, is comparable to Chechnya, and the Soviet Union in the 1930s.
Sep 22, 2008 | Continued