Members of the political opposition put in an application Monday to hold a rally on Feb. 26 called "Farewell to the Political Winter" on Ploshchad Revolyutsii next to the Kremlin. Members of the political opposition put in an application Monday to hold a rally on Feb...

After weeks of haggling, City Hall and the opposition struck a compromise deal early Thursday that would allow tens of thousands of protesters to march in central Moscow on Feb. 4. After weeks of haggling, City Hall and the opposition struck a compromise deal early...

Opposition politicians Gennady Gudkov and Vladimir Ryzhkov said Wednesday that they would seek criminal charges against those responsible for secretly filming them discussing plans for the upcoming protest rally and posting it on the...

A day after meeting Russian officials, new U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul sat down Tuesday with opposition politicians and civil activists — who were videotaped by pro-Kremlin youth activists as they left the embassy. A day after meeting Russian officials, new U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul sat down Tuesday with opposition politicians...

Organizers of a Feb. 4 opposition march have rejected alternative routes proposed by City Hall and expressed worries that the mayor will take a tougher stance on demonstrations following the dismissal of the official responsible for approving...

Kazakh opposition leaders set fire to copies of voting results on Tuesday in a public repudiation of weekend elections that reinforced President Nursultan Nazarbayev's grip on power only a month after deadly clashes in a mutinous oil town. ALMATY —...

Dozens of cities around the globe saw miniversions of Saturday's For Honest Elections rally over the weekend as opposition-minded Russian expats gathered to show solidarity, educate locals and network in an extension of Russia's remarkable winter of political activism. Dozens of cities around the globe saw miniversions of Saturday's For...

Twitter has announced it now has the ability to censor content in specific countries, leading critics to fear it may cause increased collusion with governments looking to stop opposition groups — like those behind Russia's recent election fraud protests – from using the site as an organizing tool. Twitter has announced that it now has the ability to censor content in specific countries, leading critics to fear...

Opposition protesters announced plans to gather on the Garden Ring Road in central Moscow later this month, in the latest in a series of events calling for political change. Deputy mayor Alexander Gorbenko said Friday that opposition demonstrators do...

Organizers of a Feb. 26 opposition rally called "Farewell to Putin's Political Winter" said their application to hold the event on Ploshchad Revolyutsii next to the Kremlin was rejected by City Hall. Organizers of a Feb. 26 opposition rally called "Farewell to...

South Ossetia opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva said Tuesday that she might apply for political asylum, days after her headquarters were stormed by riot police seeking her detainment. South Ossetia opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva said Tuesday that she might apply...

South Ossetian opposition leader Alla Dzhioyeva was hospitalized in a coma late Thursday after suffering an apparent stroke during a raid on her home a day before she planned to declare herself president of the breakaway Georgian region...

"Two in Your House" is the latest political act mounted by the folks who tirelessly bring us slices of theatricalized contemporary life at Teatr.doc. "Two in Your House" is the latest political act mounted by the folks who tirelessly bring us slices of theatricalized contemporary life at Teatr.doc. Written by Yelena Gremina and directed by Mikhail Ugarov and Talgat Batalov, it is something of a sequel to Gremina's "One Hour Eighteen,"...

The Moscow Times is covering Saturday's rallies in Moscow. The first event of the day, an opposition march, is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. local time. Four demonstrations are planned in Moscow on Saturday: an opposition march and rally ending at Bolotnaya Ploshchad; a pro-Putin rally at Poklonnaya Gora; a rally organized by liberal activists...

... of Moscow on Saturday to rally at competing events both for and against longtime leader Vladimir Putin. On a day when temperatures dipped as low as minus 19 C, tens of thousands bundled up to attend two main events in different parts of the city: an opposition march from Kaluzhskaya Ploshchad to Bolotnaya Ploshchad and an "anti-orange" rally at Poklonnaya Gora in support of Putin. Police and event organizers differed widely in their estimates of the rallies' attendance. Moscow police said...

Political satire has been enjoying a renaissance since the appearance of Russia's newly emboldened opposition. Political satire has been enjoying a renaissance since the appearance of Russia's newly emboldened opposition. Opposition activists are trading YouTube videos and Web art that lampoon the ruling elite with the same zest that Soviet dissidents...

Forecasts say the temperature in Moscow will be about minus 16 degrees Celsius Saturday when tens of thousands of people will take to the streets, both in support of and in opposition to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's run for the presidency. Forecasts say the temperature in Moscow will be about minus 16 degrees Celsius Saturday when tens of thousands of people will take to the streets, both in support of and...

Moscow schoolteachers have been ordered to attend a rally supporting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that is planned for the same day as an opposition march. Moscow schoolteachers have been ordered to attend a rally supporting Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that is planned for the same day as an opposition march, Gazeta.ru reported Monday. The administration of school No. 590 received an...

... leader he claims to be or a Kremlin ploy has been one of the most-discussed questions of the political season. If Prokhorov is independent, it could mean that the Kremlin is opening the political playing field — perhaps in response to a wave of opposition protests — after a decade of tight controls. If he's not, then protesters' pleas have fallen on deaf ears. The regime's promises have been a lie, or so the logic goes. Prokhorov, 46, says he's his own man, that he and Putin have no reason...

... campaign. Methods include leaked audio and video recordings of private conversations, a tested practice to discredit politicians. Leaked e-mail is also proving to be a popular tool. Lastly, camera crews have started appearing outside embassies just when opposition leaders meet with Western diplomats. Prominent victims are Boris Nemtsov and Vladimir Ryzhkov of the unregistered Party of People's Freedom, who co-organized the recent mass anti-government protests. In December, Nemtsov was forced to apologize...