Putin Protests

Russian Opposition Leader Jailed

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 05.17.2012

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MOSCOW -- A prominent Russian opposition leader was sentenced Thursday to 10 days in jail, a day after being arrested at a rally as activists try to k...

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Dozens Detained At Anti-Putin Protests

AP | MANSUR MIROVALEV | Posted 05.17.2012

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MOSCOW — Russian police detained around two dozen anti-government protesters Saturday as hundreds rallied in downtown Moscow to denounce Vladimi...

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Russia Police Arrest Dozens As Election Fraud Claims Grow

AP | NATALIYA VASILYEVA and MARIA DANILOVA | Posted 05.05.2012

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MOSCOW — An attempt by Vladimir Putin's foes to protest his presidential election victory by occupying a Moscow square ended Monday with riot po...

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Thousands Of Anti-Putin Protesters Surround Central Moscow

AP | LYNN BERRY | Posted 04.27.2012

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MOSCOW — Thousands of protesters held hands to form a 16-kilometer (10-mile) human chain encircling central Moscow on Sunday to keep up the pres...

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Russia's Unlikely Protestors Lead Rally In Song

AP | By MANSUR MIROVALEV | Posted 04.06.2012

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MOSCOW -- The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement chall...

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Thousands Of Cars Circle Central Moscow

AP | By ANDREY BULAY | Posted 01.29.2012

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MOSCOW -- Thousands of cars flying white ribbons or balloons circled central Moscow on Sunday in a show of protest against Russian Prime Minister Vlad...

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No More Laughs: Russian TV Yanks Putin Cartoon on NYE, Mocks Obama Instead

Simon Shuster | Posted 01.04.2012

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The recent wave of protests against Putin, and the booing he received after that cage-fight in November, have obviously sapped Putin's self-esteem. The country is laughing at him, and he can't bear to laugh along.

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Russia: Nigeria With Nukes

John Feffer | Posted 03.04.2012

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The backlash happening today in Moscow is a combination of the tea party movement and Occupy Wall Street. Anarchists stand side-by-side with great-power nationalists; libertarians and old-style communists protest in rough unison.

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Putin's New Year's Message - With A Wink

AP | By LYNN BERRY | Posted 12.31.2011

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MOSCOW -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has sent New Year's greetings to all Russians, though with some sarcasm toward those protesting his 12 years i...

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Gorbachev and the Struggle for Democracy

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 02.25.2012

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Whether the protesters recognize it or not, their coming achievements will build on the decisive contributions of Russia's greatest living statesmen, Mikhail Gorbachev.

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Tens Of Thousands Demand End To Putin's Rule

AP | By LYNN BERRY and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 12.25.2011

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MOSCOW -- Tens of thousands of Russians jammed a Moscow avenue to demand free elections and an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's 12-year rule, in...

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Putin: Busy Playing Ice Hockey As Protesters Waved 'Condoms'

Reuters | Posted 02.14.2012

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* Putin uses familiar arsenal in annual televised marathon * Some Russians say the leader is out of touch with reality *...

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Hundreds Rally Against Putin In Russia

AP | DAVID NOWAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — About 500 people demonstrated in a central Moscow square Monday to demand the ouster of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his "rule of ...

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DAY OF WRATH: Thousands Of Russian Protesters Demand Putin's Resignation

AP | IRINA TITOVA | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Thousands of people have rallied across Russia to denounce the government's economic policy and demand more freedom in ...

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