All Posts Tagged With: "Solidarity"
Medvedev Pardons ‘Strategy 31’ Political Prisoner
Political prisoner Sergei Mokhantkin has been released from holding in a penal colony after being pardoned by President Dmitry Medvedev – nearly two years into his 2.5 year sentence.
Apr 25, 2012 | Continued
Opposition Activists Detained For No Apparent Reason
Opposition activists were detained at two separate events in Moscow on Thursday, neither of whom received logical explanations from police as to why they were being arrested.
Nov 9, 2011 | Continued
Kasparov: Current Regime Will Never Step Down as Result of Elections
Opposition leaders from the Solidarity movement met in Moscow over the weekend to discuss protests, policies, and plans for the future.
Apr 25, 2011 | Continued
Tverskoy Court Upholds Yashin’s Jail Sentence
After a week’s worth of circus-like courtroom antics, Moscow’s Tverskoy Regional Court chose to uphold Ilya Yashin’s jail sentence as legal; Yashin plans to appeal.
Feb 11, 2011 | Continued
Ilya Yashin Released From Jail
Oppositionist Ilya Yashin has been released from jail and insists that his arrest and conviction were both unlawful.
Jan 6, 2011 | Continued
Nemtsov, Yashin, Limonov in Jail After New Year’s Eve Rally
Several prominent opposition leaders have been sentenced to jail time and hundreds more arrested following a night of Strategy 31 rallies held in more than 70 Russian cities on New Year’s Eve.
Jan 2, 2011 | Continued
A Political Mess
With the emergence of a new Russian opposition coalition that intends participate in upcoming elections for president, United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov discusses why the new organization could do more harm than good. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Oct 27, 2010 | Continued
Oppositionists Compare Elections to ‘Swimming in Hydrochloric Acid’
Regional elections will be held in Russia’s regions this weekend, and opposition party leaders are warning that gross electoral violations are already underway.
Oct 8, 2010 | Continued
Solidarity May Join New Opposition Coalition
Solidarity co-founder Garry Kasparov said that the movement may join with the newly-formed coalition For Russia Without Tyranny or Corruption, but no definitive decision will be made until the end of the year.
Oct 4, 2010 | Continued
Apartment Bombings Remembered in ‘Day of Disbelief’
Eleven years after a chain of bombings killed nearly 300 people in several Russian cities, demonstrators continue to insist that the government’s explanation doesn’t add up.
Sep 27, 2010 | Continued