Georgians Mark One Year Since Anti-Russia Protests
Protesters hold signs reading “Nothing is forgotten, nothing is forgiven,” and “We will meet in the elections,” in Tbilisi on June 20.
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Marxists Unveil Controversial Lenin Statue In western Germany
The controversial Lenin statue is unveiled in the west German town of Gelsenkirchen on June 20.
Read moreActivists Detained As ‘Fabricated’ Terrorism Trial Resumes In Russia
Protesters outside the courthouse in St. Petersburg.
Read moreUkraine: Protesters gather in Kyiv, demanding Zelensky stop surrender to Russia (Photos)
23:59, 24 May 2020 KYIV – UNIAN 2020 About 500 people took part in the event. A rally dubbed “Ukraine will resist” was held in Kyiv on Sunday, May 24, as part of the No Surrender initiative; protesters demanded that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “stop the policy of surrender to Russia.” Participants in the event were holding national flags, however,
Read moreRussian Police Break Up Anti-Lockdown Protest
Opera singer Vadim Cheldiyev
Read moreU.S. Embassy Urges Russian Authorities To Investigate Ponomaryov’s Beating
Russian human rights activist Lev Ponomaryov (right) speaks with a police officer during a rally in front of the FSB headquarters in central Moscow on March 14.
Read moreDozens Arrested In Moscow Pickets Against ‘Political Repression’
Russian riot police detain a participant in protests in front of the FSB headquarters in Moscow on March 14.
Read moreGeorgian Parties Sign Election-Reform Memorandum After Months Of Talks
Electoral reform, among other issues, brought Georgians out onto the streets in June 2019.
Read morePolice Disperse Demonstrators Protesting Constitutional Reform in St. Petersburg
Moscow protests 7-20-19
Read moreBaku Police Detain Dozens As Opposition Rallies
An activist is taken away by police in Baku today.
Read moreResidents In Russia’s Saratov Protest After Killing Of Local Schoolgirl
The protesters have taken to the streets for the second day.
Read moreUkraine: Criminal case opened against ex-speaker of parliament due to organization of mass unrest in Odesa in 2014
16:40, 23 September 2019 According to Parubiy, the criminal case was opened against him “for the organization of the defense of Odesa” The State Investigation Bureau (SIB) opened the criminal case against ex-speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, MP from European Solidarity Andriy Parubiy. The mass unrest in Odesa in 2014 became the reason for the case as Parubiy
Read moreReports Of Voting Irregularities In Russian Regional Elections
September 07, 2019 21:36 GMT Updated September 08, 2019 20:12 GMT MOSCOW — Various claims of voting irregularities have emerged as Russia held local and regional elections that were seen as a serious test for the Kremlin. The vote for the Moscow City Duma, or city council, was being watched closely following a summer of protests sparked by the decision
Read more‘A whole army’ Russian senator breaks with political establishment and criticizes Moscow’s police crackdown on protesters
4:42 pm, August 13, 2019· On August 12, Vyacheslav Markhaev wrote on his Instagram page: “Instead of hearing out [protesters’] claims by organizing a dialogue, the administration found it easier to rely on force that was excessive in many cases.” The text was remarkable because Makhaev is a member of Russia’s Communist Party and a sitting senator in the Federation
Read moreUkraine’s Deputy MFA on video of Moscow police’s attack on female protester: Interesting to see PACE reaction
The incident happened during a protest in Moscow on August 10 / Photo from David Frenkel / Mediazona
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