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Belarus-Style Repressions Unlikely in Russia – Experts

19:48 18/05/2012 RIA Novosti, Alexey Eremenko

The Kremlin is unlikely to mount a full-scale violent crackdown on the resilient opposition like in Belarus despite mounting tensions in Moscow between protesters and police, Russian political analysts said.

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Russian Opposition Activist Jailed for 10 Days
20:33 17/05/2012
A Moscow court sentenced Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin to ten days in jail for disobeying police orders during Wednesday’s opposition rally in central Moscow.
Occupy Yourself
11:50 17/05/2012
So, Occupy Abai, Moscow’s latest social/political novelty, is no more. In the wee hours of May 16, six hours before the deadline set by Basmanny court, the last remaining members of the camp were removed by the police, forced to leave their paltry possessions behind.
Russian MPs to Toughen Public Rally Rules
15:47 16/05/2012
The Russian parliamentary committee for constitutional law and state-building has proposed banning those charged with violating public rally regulations from organizing protests for a period of one year, the committee’s deputy head Dmitry Vyatkin said on Wednesday.
Life Finance Denies Issuing Blogger Navalny Bank Cards
14:33 16/05/2012
A Russian bank has denied issuing debit cards branded with the name of Russian opposition blogger Alexei Navalny, refuting a report in GQ magazine on Wednesday, quoting unnamed sources.
Russian Police Order Anti-Putin Activists to Leave Camp
23:58 15/05/2012
Police ordered anti-Putin activists on Tuesday to abandon the downtown Moscow camp they have been occupying for almost a week.2
Navalny’s Arrest Appealed in Strasbourg
15:01 15/05/2012
Supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appealed on Tuesday his 15-day arrest over last week’s street protests in Moscow in the European Court of Human Rights.1
Deeper Than Oil: Under The Gaze of a Kazakh Poet
16:52 14/05/2012
I’ve been spending a lot of time recently at Moscow’s week-old opposition camp, the gathering of anti-Putin activists that sprang up overnight in the center of the capital, under the gaze of a 19th century Kazakh poet philosopher named Abai Kunanbayev (born Qunanbaiuli).
Russian Writers Lead Thousands on Walk to Anti-Putin Camp
18:30 13/05/2012
A host of Russian literary figures led thousands of people through the squares and boulevards of downtown Moscow on Sunday afternoon to an opposition camp that has become the epicenter of the challenge to the rule of President Vladimir Putin.5
Russian Protesters to Continue Action to New March of Millions
16:05 13/05/2012
Russian activists who have set up an opposition camp in downtown Moscow will continue their protest until a new March of Millions scheduled for June 12, MP from the A Just Russia party Dmitry Gudkov said on Sunday.4
EU Concerned over Jailed Opposition Leaders in Moscow
22:00 11/05/2012
The European Union is concerned over the arrests of Russian opposition movement leaders during the recent protest rallies in Moscow, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Friday.8
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, May 11
19:48 11/05/2012
Protest Leaders Face Two Years Behind Bars \ Ukraine Could Reset Relations With Russia \ Presidential Press Secretary Vows to Disperse Opposition Campers
Russia’s Anti-Putin Protesters Bring Occupy to Moscow
18:52 11/05/2012
When Occupy activists began setting up camps across world capitals last fall, there seemed little prospect of the movement spreading to Russia, where a no-nonsense police force and a weak and divided opposition – not to mention the weather – appeared to present insurmountable obstacles to any form of prolonged, public protest.
Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, May 11, 2012
09:47 11/05/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, May 10
15:58 10/05/2012
Russia Expands Budget on Growing Oil Prices \ Opposition Marchers Clash with Police \ Migrant Workers’ Baby Sold Before Birth
Russian Press at a Glance, Thursday, May 10, 2012
10:05 10/05/2012
A brief look at what is in the Russian papers today
Opposition Blogger Navalny Released, Detained Again
05:51 09/05/2012
Anti-corruption blogger and opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny, held during an unsanctioned rally in downtown Moscow and released on Wednesday, was detained again
About 30 Detained in Moscow as Peaceful Protest Continues
23:21 08/05/2012
Moscow police have detained about thirty participants of an unsanctioned peaceful protest against Vladimir Putin’s return to presidency, an Interior Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
Police Disperse 100 Silent Protesters in Central Moscow
13:02 08/05/2012
Police have dispersed about 100 people who spent the night in a downtown Moscow street in a silent protest against Vladimir Putin’s return to the presidency, police said.1
Navalny, Udaltsov Detained in Moscow
05:25 08/05/2012
Police have detained opposition figureheads Alexei Navalny and Sergei Udaltsov in downtown Moscow

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