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10 Years Since Bolotnaya, the Biggest Protests of the Putin Era

The protests against electoral fraud would define the political landscape in Russia for the next decade.

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Russia Jails TikToker for Damaging FSB Car During Navalny Protests

Konstantin Lakeev, 18, was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for throwing snowballs at the car and then kicking it and jumping on its hood.

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Activists Fined for Red Square U.S.-Russian Flag Photo – Reports

The photo op had been in solidarity with a U.S. congressional proposal not to recognize Vladimir Putin’s presidency past 2024.

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Dozens Arrested at Banned Moscow Nationalist March

Moscow City Hall did not authorize the ultra-nationalist Russian March to take place this year.

'hooliganism based on political hatred'

Russian Couple Imprisoned Over FSB ‘Terrorist’ Protest

Dmitry Tsibukovsky and his wife Anastasia Safonova hung a banner that read “The FSB is the main terrorist” in support of jailed anti-fascist activists...

'sanitary case'

Pussy Riot’s Maria Alyokhina Sentenced Over Navalny Protest Calls

Alyokhina has been sentenced to one year of “restricted freedom” over a tweet that called for the Jan. 23 protest for Navalny's release.

Russian Court Jails Navalny Protester for 3 Years

According to the prosecutors, Ilya Pershin hit a policeman at a January protest in central St. Petersburg.

Russians See Decreasing Likelihood of Protests – Poll

Russian respondents are increasingly willing to take part in protests themselves, however.

Moscow Activist Jailed for Mooning Police Station

Alina Ivanova will spend five days in jail for protesting the jailings of two others over a similar photo op.

Navalny Brother, Ally Sentenced for Protest ‘Covid Violations’

Oleg Navalny and Nikolai Lyaskin were among several opposition figures to be charged with violating coronavirus restrictions by calling for protests.

WEEKEND PROFILE

The Teenager Under Official Curfew for a Minor Act of Vandalism

“I am going to continue my political, human rights and public activism with increased zeal for as long as it takes.”

Russia Blocks Exiled Khodorkovsky’s News Sites, Rights Group

Open Media, MBKh Media and Pravozashchita Otkrytki have been blocked ahead of high-stakes September parliamentary elections.

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Russia Jails 10 Anti-Lockdown Protesters – Kommersant

Over 2,000 people demanded an end to coronavirus self-isolation orders in the North Caucasus city of Vladikavkaz last April.

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Are the Protest Movements Dead in Russia and Belarus?

One year on, repressive measures have squelched the protest movements that arose in Khabarovsk and Belarus, but that smoldering resentment has simply gone...

Cold War Rhetoric

Russia Warns Against 'Outside Interference' After Cuba Protests

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova did not explain who might be trying to interfere in Cuba, but the warning appeared directed at the U.S.

contested facts

Rights Activists Dispute Russia’s UN Report on Navalny Protests

Lawyers from the independent OVD-Info police monitor warned that Russia's report could “mislead” the international community.

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2 Navalny Protesters Imprisoned for Police Assault

Over 11,000 people were detained nationwide at the unauthorized pro-Navalny protests in January and February.

Belarus Strongman Toughens Protest Laws

The move raises the stakes of a crackdown following Lukashenko's disputed re-election last year.

distant horizon

Fewer Russians Expect New Protests as Pressure on Opposition Intensifies – Poll

At the same time, respondents' willingness to attend protests themselves rose slightly.

Dissident Journalist

Roman Protasevich: From Teen Activist to Belarus Bugbear

The dissident journalist has been an anti-Lukashenko activist since his teens, now he has been designated a terrorist.

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