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Tag: Moscow (Russia)
Russian Discontent Surfaces in Putin’s Annual Call-in Show
The curated questions were not all that critical, but some screen texts were. “Just one question,” one of them read. “When will you leave?”
Reporter’s Arrest Sets Off Widespread Protests in Russia
The sense that the police manufactured drug charges against a muckraking journalist, Ivan Golunov, has drawn rebukes from activists, celebrities and citizens.
Russian Reporter Who Investigates Graft Is Placed on House Arrest
Ivan Golunov is accused of selling drugs, but he says the police planted them to frame him.
Russian Reporter Who Exposed Moscow Graft Is Arrested on Drug Charges
The police announced the detention of Ivan Golunov, an investigative journalist, and later charged him with selling a “large amount” of drugs, a common method to silence independent voices.
Afghan Forces Hit With Wave of Attacks on Eve of Taliban Talks
The violence came as Afghan politicians and Taliban members prepared to celebrate 100 years of diplomatic relations with Russia, and to speak informally.
Putin Intervenes to Halt Cathedral Project After Popular Protests
Workers in Yekaterinburg had fenced off a park, setting off clashes. Amid declining poll numbers, President Vladimir V. Putin is taking a softer stance on civil activity, experts said.
The Saturday Profile: Putin’s Toughest Online Critic Brings His Name, and Wheelchair, Into the Light
Recently revealed as the creator of the online persona StalinGulag, Aleksandr Gorbunov has attracted a huge following for his scathing commentary.
Russian Plane Makes Fiery Emergency Landing in Moscow, Killing 41
Video from Moscow shows an Aeroflot aircraft partly engulfed in flames as it landed, and passengers fleeing on escape slides.
Videos Show Russian Plane on Fire
An Aeroflot aircraft landed at Moscow Sheremetyevo airport partly engulfed in flames on Sunday. The crash landing killed 13 people, Tass, a Russian news agency, reported.