Articles with tag "Protest"

Trash crisis

Eight More Activists Detained in Northern Russia Following Landfill Protests

Up to 3,000 protesters gathered in Arkhangelsk for Sunday’s rally against a $160.7 million landfill to hold Moscow's waste.
Flashmob Flaunting

Russian Educators Show Out on Social Media in Support of Shamed Teacher

The campaign shows solidarity with a teacher whose school director called her a “prostitute” and a “stain on the reputation of the school.”
Caucasus unrest

Violent Clashes Erupt Between Protesters and Security Forces in Russia’s Ingushetia

Protest leaders said the rally would continue “indefinitely” to demand a public referendum on Ingushetia's divisive land swap deal with Chechnya.
opinion
Paul Goble

Protesters in Russia Today Are Younger, Poorer and Further Left than a Decade Ago

If protests are happening, young people want to be part of that.
Pussy riot

Back In Moscow, Pyotr Verzilov Continues to Search for Answers

Six months after surviving an apparent poison attack, the activist is undeterred.
Digital freedom

'Point of No Return': Russia's Libertarians Lead Protest Against 'Sovereign Internet'

A draft law that seeks to isolate Russia's internet has raised fears that Russia could turn into the next North Korea.
Nemtsov

Russians March in Memory of Boris Nemtsov Four Years After His Murder

For many of the demonstrators, the anniversary of the Kremlin critic’s death provided an opportunity to voice their concerns.
Riot control

Patriotic Course Teaches Russian Schoolkids to Disperse Protests

Men armed with sticks and Molotov cocktails played violent protesters.
Protest

First Russian Charged for Encouraging Children to Protest

Adults face 15 days of jail and fines under the new law that bans encouraging minors to attend unsanctioned rallies.
Protest

Activists Send Trash Parcels to Russian Deputies in Protest

Anger over unsustainable waste management in Russia has grown over the past year as the country slid into an acute garbage crisis.
opinion
Pavel Aptekar

How Russia’s Place in the World Has Changed in the Eyes of Its Citizens

The more critical perception of Russia’s place in the world reflects a general decline in Russian national sentiment.
opinion
Konstantin Gaaze

Modernizing the Masses: Russia’s People vs Putin

The subject of optimism and the future epitomizes the problem of the gap between the modernization agenda and public sentiment.
Protest

Russia Outlaws Youth Protestors

Russia’s youth has spearheaded anti-Kremlin demonstrations since early 2017, drawn to the streets by opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Prison

Russia Admits Slave Labor Used at Pussy Riot Penal Colony

“Turns out that resistance isn’t futile and that it can bear fruit after years,” Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova said.
Protest

Disgruntled Siberian Cycles in -40 C Against Bus Fare Hikes

“We recommend Nikita and all residents of Surgut to dress warmer and get to school and work using safer routes,” the mayor’s office said.
Protest

Nine Workers Die in Mine Fire in Russia

The workers were trapped underground by smoke after a fire broke out in the mine.
Protest

Russian Duma Passes Ban on Child Protesters, Navalny Claims Credit

Critics inside the Duma warn the law may be selectively used to target the opposition.
Protest

Russian Police Order 8,000 Long-Range Taser Guns for Crowd Control, Media Reports

The guns come in the form of a baton and can shock targets from a distance of up to 4.5 meters.
Protest

'We Don’t Want Protests Like in Paris Here,' Putin Says, Explaining Jailing of Activist

“We don’t want to have events that resemble those in Paris, in which cobblestone pavements are torn up and everything is set on fire,” Putin said...
Protest

Russia Agrees to Compensate Jailed Pussy Riot Members After ECHR Ruling

The ECHR ruled in July for Russia to compensate three Pussy Riot members over their 2012 arrest.
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