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Articles with tag "Protest"

child's play

Russia Investigates Toy Protests Against Vote on Putin’s Term Limits

“We thought you couldn’t underscore the absurdity any more, but the police managed,” the activist behind the protest said.
'outrageous cruelty'

Moscow Slams U.S. 'Police Impunity' Over Attacks on Media

A producer for Russian state media was hurt when police fired rubber bullets and a grenade to disperse a protest.
continued crackdown

Moscow Police Resume Detaining Jailed Journalist’s Supporters

The protesters are calling for the release of a well-known journalist and activist who was himself jailed for a protest.
protest crackdown

Leading Russian Journalists Detained for Protesting in Support of Jailed Colleague

They had been protesting the arrest of popular journalist and activist Ilya Azar.
digital resistance

Russian Opposition Holds Online Protest Against Putin

The YouTube feed experienced serious technical problems and the number of viewers was only around 4,000.
appeal for transparency

‘Are We Pigs?’: Gazprom Pipeline Workers Protest Conditions Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Footage showed laborers crowded outside their barracks in violation of social distancing guidelines.
PARTIAL PARDON

Moscow Court Cuts Jail Term for Activist Kotov

Sentence for breaking Russia’s protest law is down to 18 months from four years.
opposition limited

With Temperature Checks and Face Masks, Russians Protest Putin Despite Coronavirus

Protesters held up banners reading "No to the usurpation of power" and "We don't need a tsar."
political protest

Dozens Detained at Russian Opposition Protest

The OVD Info website listed 49 people as detained by police, adding that some were hurt in the altercations.
GROWING APATHY

Russians See Mass Protests As Increasingly Unlikely – Poll

The decrease in overall protest sentiment was linked to a decrease in the severity of Russia’s social and economic problems.
blunt perspective

Putin Says Protesters Welcome to 'Get Shaved' in Jail

"There are certain rules for everybody to adhere to," Putin said of protesters who attend unsanctioned rallies.
NEMTSOV MARCH

‘United Dissatisfaction’: Tens of Thousands Across Russia Rally for Slain Opposition Leader

The fifth anniversary of Boris Nemtsov’s death came in the midst of what critics are calling a “constitutional coup.”
potential pardon

Russia Eyes Amnesty for Imprisoned Moscow Protesters

A draft bill in Russia's lower house of parliament would free prisoners jailed after last summer's mass opposition rallies in Moscow.
extra penalty

Protesters Twice as Likely to Be Jailed for Assaulting Police in Russia, Study Says

Protesters were also given longer sentences on average than those who hadn't been protesting.
under pressure

Russian Police Detain and Pressure Convicted Anti-Fascists’ Supporters – Reports

The activists had been in Penza to support the seven anti-fascists as their verdicts were being read.
hiding in plain sight

Activists Protest Facial Recognition in Moscow

A group of artists and activists is using a low-tech method to thwart Moscow's massive network of facial recognition cameras: face paint.
revisited ruling

Russia Orders Review of Moscow Activist’s ‘Repeat Protest’ Conviction

Konstantin Kotov is the second person to be prosecuted under a widely criticized law that has made nonviolent protests a criminal offense.
MOSCOW PROTESTS

Putin Orders Prosecutor General to Review Moscow Protester's Conviction

Putin has ordered an investigation into whether the sentencing of Konstantin Kotov was lawful.
Abkhazia unrest

Lawmakers Ask Pro-Russian Leader in Breakaway Georgian Region to Resign After Protests

Dozens of demonstrators had broken into the authorities' headquarters and demanded the president's resignation.
Shiyes landfill

Russian Court Rules to Demolish Controversial Landfill

The landfill has been at the heart of a nationwide movement against Moscow’s plans to ship its garbage to less populated areas.
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