All Posts Tagged With: "Vladimir Bukovsky"

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Petition Demands Justice for Beaten Activist

A group of prominent public figures have signed a petition demanding that the charges against a St. Petersburg activist be dropped. The activist was severely beaten when he asked for identification from police officers in plain clothes.

Nov 6, 2009 | Continued
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Volodya Bukovsky for President?

Famous Soviet dissident Vladimir Bukovsky just received a Russian passport in order to return to the country to discuss his potential candidacy for the 2008 presidential elections. But within hours, Russia’s Central Election Committee stated that Bukovsky would not be eligible to run. The Committee gave two reasons: that Bukovsky has dual citizenship with the [...]

Aug 6, 2007 | Continued