All Posts Tagged With: "Moscow"
Bombs Fall on Moscow Suburb (updated)
Two bombs have fallen from an unidentified aircraft in the Moscow region. No injuries have been reported.
Jan 17, 2008 | Continued
Severely Beaten Activist Dies
Yury Chervochkin, an activist involved with the Other Russia coalition, died on Monday, December 10th. Chervochkin had been in a coma since late November, when he was severely beaten by UBOP Special Forces.
Dec 12, 2007 | Continued
Moscow Renaissance Hotel Refuses to Host Other Russia Conference
On June 7, 2007, the Other Russia contacted the Renaissance Hotel [owned by the Marriott Group] in Moscow to reserve space for the second Other Russia Conference, scheduled for July 7-8. They replied with a price quote and after brief negotiations we awaited their final confirmation. Instead, on June 14th, we received a rejection of […]
Jun 19, 2007 | Continued
Sun Shines, Police Lock Down Moscow March
Nearly 2000 people came out to the Other Russia rally in Pushkin Square in Moscow today. They listened to human rights and political leaders from across the broad ideological spectrum of the Other Russia pro-democracy coalition. They included Alexei Navalny of Yabloko, Garry Kasparov of the United Civil Front, Eduard Limonov of the now-banned National […]
Jun 11, 2007 | Continued
Dissenters’ March June 11 in Moscow
After the success of St. Petersburg on the 9th, we are marching again in Moscow on Monday. The Kremlin blinked on Saturday, showing they are vulnerable to public and international pressure and awareness. Our thanks to every journalist, politician, and citizen around the globe who raised a voice against the brutality and repression of our […]
Jun 11, 2007 | Continued
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