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Nemtsov's Last Report on Russia's Participation in Ukrainian Conflict is Published
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Colleagues and friends of a killed opposition leader Boris Nemtsov completed and presented the special report about Russian military actions on the territory of Ukraine that he didn't finish.
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--14-05-2015-- |
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Navalny Refuses to Stay Under House Arrest
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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has refused to comply with the requirements of his house arrest and removed his electronic tag by cutting it in half.
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--12-01-2015-- |
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Navalny Detained After Violating House Arrest to Join Protest Rally
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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was detained on Tuesday, December 30, by police in downtown Moscow when he tried to join a protest rally after violating his house arrest.
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--31-12-2014-- |
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Hundreds of Policemen Gathered in the Centre of Moscow
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Extra police are currently rushed to Moscow's Manezh Square and the central streets of the city in order to prevent a protest rally Navalny's supporters are about to hold, as the Russia's biggest opposition leader got suspended prison sentence this morning.
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--30-12-2014-- |
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Navalny Gets Suspended Sentence, His Brother Goes in Jail
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On Tuesday, December 30, Russian opposition leader and main Putin critic Alexey Navalny has been been found guilty in a high-profile fraud case. His brother, Oleg Navalny, gets imprisonment.
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--30-12-2014-- |
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Opposition Leader Navalny Loses House Arresr Appeal
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On Monday, March 24, the Moscow City Court upheld a lower court’s decision to place anti-corruption crusader and opposition activist Alexey Navalny under house arrest.
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--25-03-2014-- |
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Russian Radio Station Blocks an Opposition Blog on Its Website
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On Friday, March 14, Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy blocked access to a blog written for its website by famous opposition activist Alexey Navalny on orders from Russian prosecutors
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--19-03-2014-- |
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Navalny's Personal Blog Is in Internet Blacklist Now
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The LiveJournal blog of an opposition leader Alexey Navalny and several other independent websites have been included to the Russian Internet blacklist, Russia's telecoms watchdog said on Thursday.
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--14-03-2014-- |
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Russian Opposition Activist Navalny Jailed for 7 Days for Resisting Arrest
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Anti-corruption activist and opposition leader Alexey Navalny will serve seven days in custody for resisting arrest at an unauthorized rally in central Moscow, a court ruled Tuesday.
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--28-02-2014-- |
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Thousands Gathered in Moscow to Support Charged Opposition Activists
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Thousands of people took part in a protest rally in downtown Moscow on Sunday, February 2, urging the authorities to drop charges against a group of activists facing lengthy jail terms over a 2012 mass anti-Kremlin march.
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--03-02-2014-- |
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Over 20 Opposition Activists Detained in Downtown Moscow
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On Monday, January 6, Moscow police detained 28 opposition activists which took part in a protest gathering dedicated to Bolotnaya's political prisoners.
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--08-01-2014-- |
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Opposition Activists Detained in Moscow Over Rally for Freedom
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Twenty-eight opposition activists were detained in central Moscow on Tuesday, December 31, during an unsanctioned rally calling for the government to uphold the constitutional right to free assembly.
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--04-01-2014-- |
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Khodorkovsky Leaves Russia After Being Released from Jail
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On Friday, December 20, jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was released after Russian president signed a decree pardoning him. The most famous prisoner in Russia left the country to visit his sick mother in Germany.
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--20-12-2013-- |
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Russian Court Upholds Fine for Russian Opposition Activist
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On Friday, November 22, Moscow City Court threw out an appeal by Ilya Ponomaryov, a Russian protest leader and a co-organizer of recent anti-Kremlin protests, who was ordered to pay 2.7 million rubles ($82,000) to the Skolkovo business hub.
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--25-11-2013-- |
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Protesters Seized on Red Square in Moscow
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Several opposition activists were detained on Sunday, November 17, on downtown Moscow’s Red Square, according to reports from the local police and journalists.
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--18-11-2013-- |
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Thousands Rallied in Moscow to Remember Political Prisoners
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On Sunday, October 27, thousands of protestors rallied in Moscow to call on the Kremlin to release people they consider to be political prisoners.
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--28-10-2013-- |
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Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Receives Suspended Sentence
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On Wednesday, October 16, a court in Russia passed a suspended sentence upon a famous opposition leader and a Moscow mayoral candidate Alexey Navalny on embezzlement charges.
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--16-10-2013-- |
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Jailed Pussy Riot Band Member Hospitalized
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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, a jailed Pussy Riot punk-band's member, has been hospitalized in a serious condition after 5 days of hunger strike, her husband Pyotr Verzilov said in his Twitter.
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--28-09-2013-- |
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Russian Opposition Leader Accused of Extremism
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Russian opposition leader and former prime minister Boris Nemtsov is currently under investigation for publicly inciting “extremist activity", local prosecutors told the press.
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--17-09-2013-- |
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Anti-Putin Video Illegally Broadcasted on Russian Local TV
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An ordinary news block on the Chelyabinsk local TV-channel was suddenly interrupted by an opposition video with a sharp criticism of the current Russian President.
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--14-08-2013-- |
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Gidon Kremer to Hold a Concert in Support of Russian Opposition
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Famous Latvian violinist and conductor Gidon Kremer starts to gather musicians for holding a big concert in support of Russian opposition activists who suffered from political repressions in the recent years.
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--23-07-2013-- |
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Chess Legend Kasparov Doesn't Plan to Return to Russia
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Former chess grandmaster and opposition political activist Garry Kasparov has said he will not come back to Russia because his freedom to subsequently leave the country could be curtailed.
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--06-06-2013-- |
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Moscow Officials Allow Opposition Rally on Russia Day
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Moscow authorities have approved the 30,000-strong protest march proposed by Russian opposition movement, the action will take place on June 12, which is also Russia Day state holiday.
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--04-06-2013-- |
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14 People Arrested at Unsanctioned Protest Rally in Moscow
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A traditional Strategy-31 unsanctioned opposition rally took place on May 31 in Moscow, police detained over 14 people.
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--02-06-2013-- |
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Russian Opposition Sets New Rally on Russia Day
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Russian opposition activists plan to hold a new protest rally in Moscow on June 12, which is celebrated as a national holiday in the country, Russia Day.
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--20-05-2013-- |
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Another Suspect in "Bolotnaya Case" Arrested
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On Monday, April 30, Moscow court sanctioned the arrest of a prominent Russian opposition and antifascist activist, Alexei Gaskarov, over last year’s May 6 mass riots.
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--30-04-2013-- |
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Russian Court Denies to Parole Pussy Riot Member
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On Friday, April 26, Russian court denied Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova’s motion for parole.
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--29-04-2013-- |
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About 30 Protesters Detained on Red Square
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On Saturday, April 29, Moscow police detained 27 opposition activists on the Red Square during an unsanctioned protest against the prosecution of people suspected of involvement in violence at a rally on May 6, 2012.
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--29-04-2013-- |
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Russian Opposition Inform about Moscow Rally on May 6
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Russian opposition activists have sent an official notification to Moscow authorities about holding a rally on May 6, at the anniversary of scandalous "Millions March" 2012.
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--22-04-2013-- |
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Opposition Rally in Moscow Reminds of Arrested Activists
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About 1000 people gathered on Saturday, April 6, in downtown Moscow in support of those arrested over last year’s clashes on Moscow’s Bolotnaya Square.
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--08-04-2013-- |
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Nine Protesters Detained on Red Square in Moscow
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On Saturday, March 23, nine opposition activists were detained by the Moscow police over an attempt to hold an unauthorized rally on Red Square.
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--25-03-2013-- |
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Opposition Rally on March 31 Is Banned in Moscow
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Moscow officials have rejected a request by a group of opposition activists to hold a rally on March 31 - a traditional action in support of Article 31 of the Russian Constitution.
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--21-03-2013-- |
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Two Protest Rallies to Take Place in Spring
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Members of the Russian Opposition Coordination Council have announced plans to hold two mass rallies in April and May.
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--18-03-2013-- |
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Two Opposition Lawmakers Expelled from their Faction
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The Fair Russia party has expelled two of its leading members, the father and son Gudkovs, for participating in street protests and cooperating with non-parliamentary opposition.
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--15-03-2013-- |
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Anti-Putin Protesters Detained on Red Square in Moscow
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On Monday, March 4, three opposition activists were detained on Moscow’s Red Square for attempting to hold an unauthorized protest against Russian top officials.
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--05-03-2013-- |
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Russian Opposition Leader Faces New Allegations
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On Wednesday, Russian opposition activist Aleksey Navalny was brought an accusation of faking documents allowing him to work as an attorney.
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--28-02-2013-- |
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Moscow Officials Allow Opposition March
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On Wednesday, Moscow authorities gave official permission for an opposition rally to take place in the city center on Saturday, March 2.
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--27-02-2013-- |
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Russian Opposition Activist Placed Under House Arrest Over Protest Rally
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One of Russia's opposition leaders, Sergey Udaltsov, has been placed under house arrest inciting violence during anti-government rally in May 2012.
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--11-02-2013-- |
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Dutch Paper Makes Public Dolmatov's Testimony
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Russian security services made several attempts to recruit Alexander Dolmatov, according to excerpts of his interviews with the Dutch police published by a local newspaper.
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--28-01-2013-- |
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Mother of Dead Russian Activist Pleads Queen for Probe
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Mother of dead Russian activists asks the queen of the Netherlands to conduct a probe into the alleged suicide of her son.
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--21-01-2013-- |
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Russian Opposition Activist Commits Suicide
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An opposition activist, suspected of participating in unrest during an opposition rally in Moscow on May 6, 2012, committed suicide in a refugee center in Amsterdam.
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--18-01-2013-- |
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Russian Parliament Opens Spring Session
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On January 15, the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, started its spring session with many important and controversial bills to consider within weeks.
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--16-01-2013-- |
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Thousands Rally Against Anti-adoption Law in Moscow
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Thousands of Russians gathered on Sunday in the center of Moscow to protest against a law banning US citizens from adopting Russian children.
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--14-01-2013-- |
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'Extremist' Banner Appeared Opposite Kremlin
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On Wednesday night, a banner “with the symbols of extremist organizations” was put up on a bridge opposite the Kremlin in Moscow by a group of unknown activists.
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--10-01-2013-- |
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100,000 Signatures Gathered for Russian Parliament Dissolution
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Over 100,000 signatures were collected by an opposition "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper in support of an early dissolution of the lower house of Russian Parliament.
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--10-01-2013-- |
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Russian Opposition to Hold Protest Action against Anti-US Law
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Russian opposition activists plan to hold a rally urging to repeal a new law banning adoptions of Russian children by American citizens and dissolve the Russian Parliament.
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--30-12-2012-- |
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Opposition Holds Unsanctioned Rally in Moscow
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On Saturday, December 15, many opposition activists took part in a peaceful, unsanctioned rally in Moscow, despite subzero temperatures and the city officials' ban.
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--17-12-2012-- |
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Moscow Authorities Do Not Approve Opposition Rally
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On Wednesday, December 12, the Moscow authorities finally refused to approve a planned opposition Freedom March, city security chief Alexei Mayorov said.
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--13-12-2012-- |
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Russian Opposition Announces the Next Protest Rally
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Members of the Opposition Coordination Council have announced their decision to hold a new protest rally on December 15 in Moscow.
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--26-11-2012-- |
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Russian Opposition Activist Charged with Fur Hats Stealing
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Russian opposition activist, Leonid Razvozzhayev, was accused of an armed robbery in 1997, in addition to the recent charges of mass disorders organization.
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--22-11-2012-- |
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Authorities to Probe Left Front Party over Extremism
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Moscow prosecutors have begun an investigation into the opposition Left Front party on suspicions of spreading of extremist ideas, its leader Sergei Udaltsov said on Saturday.
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--05-11-2012-- |
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Russian Communist Party Plans 'Protest Revolution'
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The Russian Communist Party (KPRF) has refused to cooperate with other opposition parties, intending to make its own nationwide protest movement of 'proletarians and patriots'.
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--30-10-2012-- |
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Over 60,000 Voted in Russian Opposition Poll
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Over 60,000 people across Russia voted for candidates for the Opposition Coordination Committee in Moscow this weekend, according to the Central Voting Committee.
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--22-10-2012-- |