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Articles with tag "Protest"

anti-war protest

Russia Jails FSB Office Arsonist for 8.5 Years

After his arrest last summer, Igor Paskar was beaten, tortured and accused of working for the Ukrainian government.
insulted beliefs

Thousands of Chechens Protest Quran Burning Incident

Citing a suspect's confession, Russian officials have claimed the burning of the Quran took place on orders from Kyiv.
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documentary art

A Russian Artist Who Doesn't Hide Behind Words

An artist captures in words and images what people are feelings in Russia now.
2 Min read
Church Battle

In Photos: Orthodox Believers, Pro-Ukrainian Protesters Stand Off at Historic Kyiv Monastery

Ukrainian authorities have ordered to evict a group of monks from the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, accusing them of having links to Russia.
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Big Brother

Russian National Fined for Attending Anti-War Rally in Georgia 

A court in Russia’s North Caucasus has fined a Russian national for attending an anti-war rally in the Georgian capital Tbilisi.
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forced exile

FSB Bans Climate Activist’s Family From Russia for Half a Century

The FSB has banned the family of prominent Russian-Armenian climate activist Arshak Makichyan from Russia for the next 50 years.
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Youth guard

Pro-Kremlin Activists Rally Outside Embassies on Crimea Anniversary

Around 400 activists gathered outside the U.S. embassy in Moscow holding up posters with messages such as "Crimea with Russia forever.”
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two ways forward

Georgia's Geopolitical Future at the Heart of Its Protests

The country faces two paths: toward closer alignment with Russia or toward a future in the EU and NATO.
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against russian aggression

Thousands in Georgia Rally in Ukraine’s Support on Invasion Anniversary

Some 30,000 demonstrators gathered in Tbilisi, where thousands of Russians and Ukrainians have fled over the past year.
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crackdown continues

Anti-War Russians Detained at Muted Anniversary Protests

Anti-war protests are effectively outlawed in Russia under harsh wartime censorship laws.
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'strange stunt'

Russian Politician Uses Idiom Literally to Express Incredulity at Putin Speech

A regional deputy in the city of Samara in Russia’s Volga region took what might prove to have been a dangerously light-hearted approach to President...
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'prison or emigration'

Russian Journalist Who Made Anti-War Protest on TV Describes Escape to France

The Russian journalist who grabbed the world's attention last year when she protested against the war in Ukraine on live Russian state television, described...
opinion Arshak Makichyan

The Targeting of Russian Environmentalists Must End

As the political crackdown on any form of opposition in Russia continues almost a year into the Kremlin's criminal invasion of Ukraine, the persecution...
'justifying terrorism'

Russian Teen Faces Decade In Prison Camp for Anti-War Posts

Olesya Krivtsova, a first-year university student from the northern Russian city of Arkhangelsk, is facing more than 10 years in a penal colony for publicly...
collective sympathy

In Photos: Russians Privately Honor Those Killed in Dnipro Missile Strike

The Russian missile strike on a residential apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro last weekend killed at least 45 people — including six...
opinion James Pearce

Even Liberal Bastion Yekaterinburg Has Succumbed to Russia's Stagnation

It’s often said that one cannot fully understand Russia without spending a considerable amount of time beyond the confines of Moscow and St. Petersburg...
opinion Marika Semenenko

Why Aren't Russians Abroad Doing More to Protest the War?

When Russian President Vladimir Putin came to Yerevan in November I took part in a protest against the war in Ukraine along with around 20 other Russian...
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looking back

2022 in Photos: How Putin's Ukraine Gamble Became a Quagmire

The past year has been almost entirely dominated by the seismic repercussions of Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine on Feb....
intercepted protest

Pussy Riot Activists Detained at World Cup Final

Members of the anti-Kremlin activist group Pussy Riot were detained at the football World Cup final in Qatar after they tried to storm the pitch to protest...
Act of Defiance

Trial of Russian Artist for Anti-War Supermarket Protest Begins

The trial of Russian artist Sasha Skochilenko, who was arrested in April for an anti-war protest in which she replaced supermarket price tags with information...
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