All Posts Tagged With: "United Civil Front"
Russian Opposition Leader Hit With Smuggling Charges
Olga Kurnosova, the leader of the St. Petersburg branch of Garry Kasparov’s United Civil Front party, has been charged for a second time for alleged smuggling. Rail police found a can of caviar among the opposition leader’s bags.
May 19, 2009 | ContinuedDay of Protest Marked Around Russia
Thousands took part in anti-government protests across Russia Saturday. In Moscow, preliminary reports said around 50 people were arrested.
Jan 31, 2009 | ContinuedRussian Opposition Responds to Medvedev’s Push to Extend Term Limits
The United Civil Front, the Russian opposition party led by Garry Kasparov, has released a response to Russian President Dmitri Medvedev’s suggestion to extent term limits in the country.
Nov 6, 2008 | ContinuedRussian Opposition Party Decries Recognition of Georgian Breakaway Regions
The United Civil Front, the Russian opposition political party led by Garry Kasparov, has released a statement denouncing President Dmitri Medvedev’s decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two breakaway regions within Georgia.
Aug 27, 2008 | ContinuedRussian Opposition on the War in Georgia - Official Statement
The United Civil Front, the Russian opposition party led by Garry Kasparov, has released an official statement on the unfolding events between Russia and Georgia. Exclusive translation by theotherrussia.org.
Aug 11, 2008 | ContinuedRussian Opposition Party Protests Imprisonment of its Members
The United Civil Front Party will hold nation-wide protests to support two of its members, who they say have been imprisoned for political reasons.
Jul 16, 2008 | ContinuedRussian Opposition Joins May Day Festivities
An opposition demonstration in St. Petersburg has ended with a celebratory rally and rock-concert.
May 1, 2008 | ContinuedRussian Prosecutors Dissect Opposition Leader’s Online Journal
Prosecutors in the Russian city of Vologda have launched an investigation into the LiveJournal account of Ivan Belyaev, a local leader of the opposition United Civil Front party, and may charge him with inciting hatred and enmity.
Mar 30, 2008 | ContinuedOpposition Activist Covertly Imprisoned for 4 Months
Taras Yushchenko, an activist of the United Civil Front party who disappeared shortly before the November 2007 Marches of Dissent, was held for four months in a pre-trial detention facility.
Mar 18, 2008 | ContinuedOpposition Activist Revealed as FSB Agent
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has broken the law by infiltrating the United Civil Front party with a paid informant.
Feb 22, 2008 | Continued
