Posted on 25 November 2012. Tags: 1997, Activist, charged, jailed, robbery, Russian
Jailed Russian activist charged with 1997 robbery MOSCOW — A Russian opposition activist who claimed he has been kidnapped and tortured denied new charges Wednesday of armed robbery – the latest step in a case activists say is meant to stifle dissent against President Vladimir Putin. Read more on Anchorage Daily News
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Posted on 29 October 2012. Tags: AntiPutin, charged, leader, Opposition, plotting, riots, Russian
Russian anti-Putin opposition leader charged with plotting riots MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators on Friday charged an outspoken opponent of President Vladimir Putin with plotting riots – allegedly after conspiring with a Georgian politician – in a case rights activists say is designed to suppress dissent. Read more on Reuters
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Posted on 21 August 2012. Tags: charged, Hatred, Inciting, moscow, Nationalist, Resident, Skinheads
Moscow Resident Charged With Inciting Hatred of Nationalist Skinheads Anti-fascists marching in Moscow to protest the death of 21-year-old activist Alexei Krylov. Anti-fascists accused nationalists of killing their comrade. Investigators have opened a criminal case against a 27-year-old Moscow resident accused of … Read more on The Moscow Times
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Posted on 01 August 2012. Tags: blogger, charged, crackdown, Kremlin, Russia, widens, YAHOO
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities charged Alexei Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, with theft on Tuesday, threatening him with a 10-year prison sentence as the Kremlin ramps up a crackdown on dissent. Navalny … Moscow – Bing News
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Posted on 01 August 2012. Tags: amid, charged, crackdown, fears, leader, NBCNews.com, Opposition, Russian
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was charged with theft on Tuesday and could face up to 10 years in jail in what Kremlin critics say is a growing crackdown on dissent by President Vladimir Putin. Navalny, an anti-corruption … Moscow – Bing News
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Posted on 01 August 2012. Tags: amid, charged, crackdown, fears, leader, NBCNews.com, Opposition, Russian
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was charged with theft on Tuesday and could face up to 10 years in jail in what Kremlin critics say is a growing crackdown on dissent by President Vladimir Putin. Navalny, an anti-corruption … Moscow – Bing News
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Posted on 31 July 2012. Tags: blogger, Boston, charged, crackdown, Herald, Kremlin, Russia, widens
MOSCOW — Russian authorities charged Alexei Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, with theft on Tuesday, threatening him with a 10-year prison sentence as the Kremlin ramps up a crackdown on dissent. Navalny rejected … Moscow – Bing News
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Posted on 31 July 2012. Tags: blogger, Boston, charged, crackdown, Herald, Kremlin, Russia, widens
MOSCOW — Russian authorities charged Alexei Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, with theft on Tuesday, threatening him with a 10-year prison sentence as the Kremlin ramps up a crackdown on dissent. Navalny rejected … Moscow – Bing News
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Posted on 31 July 2012. Tags: blogger, Boston, charged, crackdown, Globe, Kremlin, Russia, widens
MOSCOW—Russian authorities charged Alexei Navalny, one of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics, with theft on Tuesday, threatening him with a 10-year prison sentence as the Kremlin ramps up a crackdown on dissent. Navalny rejected the … Moscow – Bing News
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