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Articles with tag "Protest"

Why Is the Leader of Separatist Abkhazia Stepping Down?

President Aslan Bzhania has resigned after an attempt to push through an investment agreement with Moscow sparked major protests.

‘Putin, Where Are You, B****?’: Moscow Police Arrest Man Protesting Atop Billboard

Eyewitnesses said the masked protester unfurled two posters reading “Putin, where are you, b****? Make space for me.”
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Exiled Russian Opposition Leaders Urge Unity Against Putin, Ukraine War at Berlin Rally

Amid debates about the future of Russian opposition politics in exile, three leading figureheads insist that such demonstrations remain crucial. 
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Explainer: How Does Russia Loom Over Abkhazia’s Latest Protests?

The breakaway Georgian region was rocked by protests after activists opposing a controversial investment treaty with Russia were detained and held by security...
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‘It Is Impossible to Change Russia From the Outside’: Russian Opposition Politician Ilya Yashin

The Moscow Times spoke to the freed opposition politician about working in exile, the future after Putin and how he reaches Russians inside Russia.
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Russia Jails Protester for 5 Years Over Bashkortostan Unrest

The January protests over the jailing of a prominent local opposition activist shook regional authorities.
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‘Do You Still Need This War?’: The Anti-War Russian Teenagers Facing Long Prison Sentences

Several teenagers in Russia have been sentenced for their anti-war views.
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Women Relatives of Mobilized Soldiers Stage Sit-In at Russian Defense Ministry

“We’ve brought sleeping bags and everything we need to wait for when we’ll finally be heard,” one woman could be heard telling a police officer...
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Anti-Kremlin Protester Jailed for 'Russian Warship, Go F**k Yourself' Tattoo

Pro-war bloggers published a video of Stepan Zimin's tattoo bearing the phrase that became a rallying cry for Ukrainian resistance against Russia’s invasion...
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'Daily Reminder Not to Give Up': Unable to Speak Out Against War, Some Russians Tattoo Their Views on Their Bodies

With street protests effectively banned, tattoos and other silent acts of resistance have allowed anti-war Russians to find solace.
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Russia Sentences Ukrainian Woman to 12 Years for Balloon Protest

Ukrainian citizen Kristina Lyubashenko, 35, was found guilty of taking part in a "terrorist" group and spreading "fake information" about the Russian army...
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Relatives of Mobilized Russian Soldiers Protest Outside Defense Ministry

Around 15 women, some with small children, gathered outside the building holding up hand-written placards saying "Bring my mobilized husband home."
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Russia Labels Wives of Mobilized Soldiers Group ‘Foreign Agent'

The Justice Ministry said the group had worked to create a "negative image" of the Russian army and called for illegal protests.
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Thousands Rally in Tbilisi Against ‘Foreign Influence’ Bill

Massive rallies have gripped the Black Sea Caucasus country for almost a month after the ruling Georgian Dream party revived the bill.
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Defying the Odds, Thousands of Russians Protest Putin’s Rule on Election’s Final Day

At 12 p.m. local time, thousands across Russia went to voting stations to show their opposition to the election, which is believed to be rigged.
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opinion Juliane Fürst

Soldiers’ Mothers Have Long Been a Thorn in the Kremlin’s Side

In November 2022, President Vladimir Putin assembled a carefully screened group of mothers of conscripts and soldiers in the Kremlin. The scene of harmonious...
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Yulia Navalnaya Calls for Election Day Protest Against Putin

“I want to do what [Alexei] thought was right, and I urge everyone to come to his memory," Navalnaya said in a video.
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Arrests at Moscow Protest by Wives of Soldiers Fighting in Ukraine

A video published by SOTA on Telegram showed police detaining two people wearing yellow vests with "Press" written on them.
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Second Mass Rally Participant Dies in Russia’s Bashkortostan – Reports

Minniyar Bayguskarov is the second individual facing criminal prosecution over January’s rallies supporting a jailed Bashkir activist to have died.
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Head of Russia's Bashkortostan Slams Proposal to Honor Man Who Died After Mass Protests

Human rights defenders have called on authorities in Bashkortostan to investigate the circumstances of Rifat Dautov’s death.
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