The capital of Russian opposition moved from Moscow to the southern city of Astrakhan last week. More than 5,000 people came out in support of...
Thousands march against election fraud in Astrakhan
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Russia: Oleg Shein on hunger strike in protest against election “fraud”
Ex-mayoral opposition candidate Oleg Shein is continuing his 29-day hunger strike protesting against local mayoral election results. Held the same...
Moscow journalists protest against Uzbekistan censorship
Journalists and photographers gathered near the Uzbekistan embassy in Moscow to protest against the deportation of their colleague Victoria Ivleva...
New anti-extremism legislation threatens Kremlin critics
The Federation Council of Russia has passed anti-extremism legislation which rights activists consider threatening to Kremlin’s public critics. It...
United Russia deputy threatens to sue Madonna for supporting Russian gay community
Saint Petersburg authorities have surpassed their colleagues throughout Russia in persecuting gay community by passing a local law that actually...
Opposition fury over NTV documentary
Opposition activists have sued Russian television station NTV after the channel aired the documentary “Anatomy of Protest”, which claimed people...
Convictions send message: Putin is back
A Moscow court has sentenced businessman Alexey Kozlov to five years in prison for fraud. The verdict is seen as a slap in the face to civil...
Russian authorities ramp up political prosecutions
Moscow city court has refused to release two members of punk feminist group Pussy Riot. Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina were arrested...
20,000 gather in Moscow to remind Putin of election fraud allegations
Thousands of people gathered on central Moscow street Novy Arbat on Sunday to call for Vladimir Putin to step down. The rally was a follow-up...
After Putin, Putin
The first protests after Putin’s victory were nothing like the merry mass demonstrations of the past months.