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Articles with tag "Protest"

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.
moscow protests

Russia Releases Young Protester, Jails Second Protester for Hurting Cop’s Finger

One protester threw a water bottle, the other hurt an officer with a metal railing.
Show-and-tell

Russian Special Forces Show Fifth-Graders How to Beat Crowds

The demonstration took place under a banner reading “life for the motherland, honor to no one!”
fridays for future

Russian Climate Activist Jailed After Greta Thunberg-Led Protest

Makichyan, 24, was given 6 days administrative arrest for a picket against climate change.
Trashy Trash

10,000 People Protest Controversial Landfill in Northern Russia

Thousands of people rallied against the construction of the Shiyes landfill over a year after the first protests began.
no dumping

Russia’s Anti-Landfill Movement Marks 1 Year With Mass Protests

Between 5,000 and 10,000 people reportedly attended a protest against the landfill Sunday in a town of 60,000 people.
Threatened independence

Hundreds Protest Russia-Belarus Integration Pact in Minsk

Protesters waved flags and chanted “No to occupation,” while video showed people tearing up photos of Putin.
final arguments

‘The Darker My Future, the Wider My Smile’: Student Protester Zhukov’s Closing Statement

Yegor Zhukov, 21, faces up to five years in prison over this summer's opposition protests in Moscow.
'moscow case'

‘There Will Be More Arrests’: New Opposition Protesters Face Trial

Criminal prosecutions stemming from this summer's Moscow opposition rallies continue to roll in.
Sensitive topic

French Sociologist Banned From Russia for 10 Years Ahead of Yellow Vest Lecture

“One thing is clear: The system lost its head,” she said of the decision.
Comrade claus

Anti-Putin Shaman’s Santa Claus Ally Vows to Reach Moscow for NYE Protest

This Santa comes not with gifts, but with a sign that reads ‘All the Power to the People.’
Growing chorus

Moscow Feminists Protest for Domestic Violence Re-Criminalization

Hundreds called for an end to what they say is Russia's culture of impunity toward domestic abusers.
Waste not want not

Activists Block Train Carrying German Radioactive Waste to Russia

Radiation levels of 120 microroentgen per hour were reportedly recorded near the shipping containers.
paid protesters

Russia Lawmakers Claim Foreign-Funded 'Camps' Train Protesters

State Duma deputies say they will introduce a bill to criminalize organizing a protest after being trained in one of these camps.
public discontent

Hundreds Form Human Wall in Siberia to Protest Bus Terminal

Local residents say the $3.1 million bus terminal will destroy a local park and increase traffic congestion.
Out of its habitat

Russian Activists Detained Over Giant Blow-Up Whale Protest Near Kremlin

The activists aimed to urge authorities to prevent another situation like the "whale prison" that sparked an outcry this year.
heavy handed

30,000 Russians Charged Under Protest Law in 15 Years – Monitor

The scope and application of Russia's protest law has expanded significantly in recent years, the study says.
PUBLIC OPINION

One in Three Russians Supports Criminal Cases Against Navalny Allies – Poll

Police have carried out nationwide raids against the prominent Kremlin critic and frozen bank accounts.
Out of options

Russian Migrant Goes On Hunger Strike Against Latvian Residency Exam

Kirill Ivanov went on hunger strike after Latvia refused to grant a medical exemption to his mother-in-law for a residency exam.
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