A Russian court ruled against former chess champion and liberal United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov Monday, denying Kasparov's appeal and ordering him to serve a five day jail sentence [JURIST...
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Russia opposition figure Kasparov arrested at anti-Putin rally
Former chess champion and liberal United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov was arrested Saturday at a demonstration in Moscow against President Vladimir Putin , two weeks before parliamentary elections. AP...
Russian officials have harassed human rights defense lawyer Karinna Moskalenko and are attempting to disbar her after Moskalenko filed complaints with the European Court of Human Rights over alleged rights violations by the Russian government, the International Helsinki Federation...
Former chess champion and liberal United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov has accused Russian police of "brutality" after meeting with Kremlin officials Friday to give an account of his treatment at...
Russia lower house approves increased penalty for vandalism in wake of political protests
The Russian State Duma , the lower house of parliament, unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday that would hike the penalty for vandalizing property during political or ideological protests to a maximum of three years in...
The governor of St. Petersburg has ordered an investigation into allegations of human rights violations during a Sunday rally opposing the policies of Russian President Vladimir Putin , according to a Monday press statement. Police arrested dozens of...
Russian police arrest dozens at anti-Putin march in St. Petersburg
Russian police arrested dozens of protesters Sunday before and during a rally in St. Petersburg opposing the policies of Russian president Vladimir Putin for a second straight day. The arrests followed the detention of some 200 anti-Putin protesters [JURIST...
Russian police arrest opposition party leader at Moscow protest
Russian police Saturday arrested about 200 activists, including former chess great and liberal United Civil Front leader Garry Kasparov , for participating in an anti-Putin protest in central Moscow. More than 9,000...
Russian rights activists say hundreds more protestors detained before anti-Putin rally
Organizers and observers of a Moscow rally held Saturday by a coalition of opposition parties protesting Russian President Vladimir Putin's increasingly-restrictive rights record were quoted in press reports Sunday as saying that police pulled...
Russia police arrest Moscow demonstrators protesting Putin rights record
Russian police Saturday arrested several dozen activists among some 3000 protesting in Moscow against President Vladimir Putin's alleged infringements of rights and constitutional freedoms in the country. Authorities said the demonstrators disobeyed police orders to...