MOSCOW — The well-tended brick house in Moscow’s outskirts may be among the most exclusive addresses for those exhausted from fighting President Vladimir Putin’s government. First, you apply to be a guest — open to women and other activists within the LGBTQ community. Then, if accepted, you receive the location […]
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Russia moves to extinguish pro-Navalny ‘flashlight’ protests
MOSCOW — When the team of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged people to come out to their residential courtyards and shine their cellphone flashlights in a display of unity, many responded with jokes and skepticism. After two weekends of nationwide demonstrations, the new protest format looked to some […]
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Russia moves to extinguish pro-Navalny ‘flashlight’ protests
But not to Russian authorities, who moved vigorously to extinguish the illuminated protests planned for Sunday. Officials accused Navalny’s allies of acting on NATO’s instructions. Kremlin-backed TV channels warned that flashlight rallies were part of major uprisings around the world. State news agencies cited unnamed sources saying a terrorist group […]
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Russia Moves to Extinguish Pro-Navalny ‘Flashlight’ Protests | World News
By DARIA LITVINOVA, Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — When the team of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged people to come out to their residential courtyards and shine their cellphone flashlights in a display of unity, many responded with jokes and skepticism. After two weekends of nationwide demonstrations, the […]
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Facing a light show of love for Navalny, Russia warns against “unsanctioned” courtyard protests
Moscow — Authorities have warned Russians not to participate in local Valentine’s Day shows of support for jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny this weekend. Navalny’s team has called on the Kremlin critic’s supporters to hold up their cell phone flashlights in the courtyards outside their apartment buildings in Russian cities for […]
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Russia Arrests 4,700 In Protests Demanding Navalny’s Release
MOSCOW (AP) — Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. More than 4,700 people were detained by police, according to a monitoring […]
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Russia Arrests 2,700 In Protests Demanding Navalny’s Release
MOSCOW (AP) — Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, thousands of people took to the streets Sunday across Russia’s vast expanse to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, keeping up the nationwide protests that have rattled the Kremlin. Over 2,700 were detained by police, according to a […]
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Russia Rises Up Against Putin as Thousands Defy Kremlin’s Medieval ‘Castle’ Crackdown
MOSCOW—The opulent, fortified Kremlin, which stands right in the center of Moscow, looked like a besieged castle on Sunday. Metal fences, traffic cops and interior ministry riot troops blocked all the streets around Lubyanka square, the Federal Security Service (FSB) headquarters, and Red Square. The metro stations were closed. It […]
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Obninsk, Russia, home of the world’s first nuclear power plant, gets its first synagogue
(JTA) — A synagogue has opened for the first time in Obninsk, a city near Moscow that was built in 1945 to accommodate the staff of the world’s first nuclear power plant. Around 400 Jews, including some from Moscow seeking to move out of the city, make up the city’s […]
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Russia rejects accusations of ‘pressure tactics’ after journalist Irina Slavin’s suicide
Asked during a regular call with reporters on Tuesday whether he considered use of searches as “a problem,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “If we talk about it as a trend — no, there is no trend.” “If we talk about individual cases, it is necessary to consider each one […]