Russia’s Anti-Putin Activists Look to Maintain Protest
Small groups of opposition activists remained on the streets of downtown Moscow on Thursday morning after four days of anti-Putin protests that began with pitched battles between police and demonstrators and also saw the jailing of two of the movement’s figureheads. full story 
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Trial of Putin critic opens in Russia
MOSCOW — The judge warned the anti-corruption blogger charged with embezzlement not to turn the proceedings into a political trial. The blogger — Alexei Navalny, a leader of Russia’s protest movement — responded by denouncing the “corrupt, usurping regime” of President Vladimir Putin. Read full article >>
washingtonpost.com (1 month ago)
Putin faces protest furor in Germany, Netherlands
AMSTERDAM — Vladimir Putin faced hundreds of protesters ranging from gay rights activists to a topless feminist group during his visit to Germany and the Netherlands on Monday, but the Russian president appeared unruffled by the furor.In Hannover, Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Russia's human rights record at a press conference. Then activists from Ukraine's...
bostonherald.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
Russia protests: one year on, anti-Putin activists are still awaiting trial
Vladimir Putin's crackdown against dissent has seen 28 people arrested over the past year. But their cause is not forgottenIn a black-and-white photo taken in court the day she was charged, Alexandra Dukhanina looks like a young Audrey Hepburn, with a side-swept fringe and coy smile. Two police officers loom behind her. A nearby cage stands empty.That was one of the last...
guardian.co.uk (20 days ago)
Anti-Putin protesters gather in Moscow for rally
Opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin are gathering for a major protest rally that will be carried LIVE on CBCNews.ca at 11 a.m. ET. It marks the one-year anniversary of a protest on the eve of Putin's inauguration that ended in clashes between police and demonstrators.
cbc.ca (19 days ago)
What Do Russians Think About The Anti-Putin Opposition?
People should be allowed to protest against their government if they feel like doing so; this is a basic and non-negotiable human right that cannot be nullified on account of any "cultural differences" or "historical sensitivities." And so it was a relief both that the recent protest on Bolotnaya square in Moscow, which came one year after an anti-Putin march turned violent,...
forbes.com (17 days ago)
Putin ‘uses new laws to crush protest and dissent in Russia’
Vladimir Putin has launched a “witch hunt” against critics that is undermining freedom of expression in Russia, a report on his first year back as president said today.
standard.co.uk (1 month ago)
Putin Faces Down Topless Protest in Germany
Russia urged Germany to punish a group of women who staged a bare-breasted protest against President Vladimir Putin on Monday during a visit to a trade fair in Hanover.
cnbc.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
Gay rights groups await Putin in Amsterdam
Rainbow flags are flying at half-mast around Amsterdam ahead of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Netherlands Monday, as gay rights groups gear up to protest Russia's pending anti-gay legislation.
foxnews.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
Gay rights groups await Putin in Amsterdam
Rainbow flags are flying at half-mast around Amsterdam ahead of a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Netherlands Monday, as gay rights groups gear up to protest Russia's pending anti-gay legislation.
miamiherald.com (1 month and 16 days ago)
Putin foe Navalny goes on trial in Russia
KIROV, Russia (Reuters) - Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny, looking calm and relaxed, went on trial on Wednesday on theft charges which he says are politically motivated and part of a clampdown on dissent by Vladimir Putin.
reuters.com (1 month and 7 days ago)
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