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Articles with tag "Protest"

Russia Jails Protester for 5 Years Over Bashkortostan Unrest

The January protests over the jailing of a prominent local opposition activist shook regional authorities.

‘Do You Still Need This War?’: The Anti-War Russian Teenagers Facing Long Prison Sentences

Several teenagers in Russia have been sentenced for their anti-war views.
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Women Relatives of Mobilized Soldiers Stage Sit-In at Russian Defense Ministry

“We’ve brought sleeping bags and everything we need to wait for when we’ll finally be heard,” one woman could be heard telling a police officer...
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Anti-Kremlin Protester Jailed for 'Russian Warship, Go F**k Yourself' Tattoo

Pro-war bloggers published a video of Stepan Zimin's tattoo bearing the phrase that became a rallying cry for Ukrainian resistance against Russia’s invasion...
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'Daily Reminder Not to Give Up': Unable to Speak Out Against War, Some Russians Tattoo Their Views on Their Bodies

With street protests effectively banned, tattoos and other silent acts of resistance have allowed anti-war Russians to find solace.
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Russia Sentences Ukrainian Woman to 12 Years for Balloon Protest

Ukrainian citizen Kristina Lyubashenko, 35, was found guilty of taking part in a "terrorist" group and spreading "fake information" about the Russian army...
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Relatives of Mobilized Russian Soldiers Protest Outside Defense Ministry

Around 15 women, some with small children, gathered outside the building holding up hand-written placards saying "Bring my mobilized husband home."
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Russia Labels Wives of Mobilized Soldiers Group ‘Foreign Agent'

The Justice Ministry said the group had worked to create a "negative image" of the Russian army and called for illegal protests.
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Thousands Rally in Tbilisi Against ‘Foreign Influence’ Bill

Massive rallies have gripped the Black Sea Caucasus country for almost a month after the ruling Georgian Dream party revived the bill.
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Defying the Odds, Thousands of Russians Protest Putin’s Rule on Election’s Final Day

At 12 p.m. local time, thousands across Russia went to voting stations to show their opposition to the election, which is believed to be rigged.
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opinion Juliane Fürst

Soldiers’ Mothers Have Long Been a Thorn in the Kremlin’s Side

In November 2022, President Vladimir Putin assembled a carefully screened group of mothers of conscripts and soldiers in the Kremlin. The scene of harmonious...
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Yulia Navalnaya Calls for Election Day Protest Against Putin

“I want to do what [Alexei] thought was right, and I urge everyone to come to his memory," Navalnaya said in a video.
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Arrests at Moscow Protest by Wives of Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine

A video published by SOTA on Telegram showed police detaining two people wearing yellow vests with "Press" written on them.
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Second Mass Rally Participant Dies in Russia’s Bashkortostan – Reports

Minniyar Bayguskarov is the second individual facing criminal prosecution over January’s rallies supporting a jailed Bashkir activist to have died.
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Head of Russia's Bashkortostan Slams Proposal to Honor Man Who Died After Mass Protests

Human rights defenders have called on authorities in Bashkortostan to investigate the circumstances of Rifat Dautov’s death.
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How Long-Simmering Discontent Fueled Protests in Bashkortostan

Abbas Galyamov, a political scientist from Bashkortostan now in exile, and Moscow Times journalist Leyla Latypova join us to discuss.
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Hundreds Join Fresh Protests in Support of Jailed Activist in Russia's Bashkortostan

Some 1,500 people gathered in the city of Ufa, calling for the release of prominent Bashkir activist Fayil Alsynov.
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Explainer: How an Activist’s Arrest Sparked Protests in Russia’s Bashkortostan

This week's events mark the latest instance in Bashkortostan's long history of protests over environmental and indigenous rights issues.
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Russia Jails Prominent Bashkir Activist 4 Years

The case against Fayil Alsynov has mobilized thousands who say that Alsynov is being unfairly targeted over his popularity and achievements.
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White Scarves and Flowers: Wives and Mothers of Mobilized Soldiers Take Resentment to the Kremlin

In one of Putin's biggest domestic political challenges, women relatives of men who were mobilized for the war in Ukraine are demanding their return.
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