His detention and sentencing came after a demonstration last Saturday against the exclusion of most opposition-minded candidates from an election for the Moscow legislature.
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Russian Police Arrest Hundreds at Protest, Including Navalny, After Reporter’s Release
Riot police dragged demonstrators from the crowd and arrested news photographers and reporters at a protest called to support the journalist Ivan Golunov, who had been detained and abruptly freed.
Looking for Free Speech in Russia? Try YouTube
The online video site has become a primary information source for tens of millions in a country where television avoids topics uncongenial to the government.
In Russia’s Provinces, the Doctor Is in (the Streets)
A new doctors’ union is organizing job actions and demanding greater pay than the $8,670 one surgeon said he was making.
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.
Threatening U.S., Putin Promises Russians Both Missiles and Butter
President Vladimir V. Putin, facing falling popularity, talked of huge social spending and updated weapons. He did not say how he would pay for it all.
Threatening U.S., Putin Promises Russians Both Missiles and Butter
President Vladimir V. Putin, facing falling popularity, talked of huge social spending and updated weapons. He did not say how he would pay for it all.
Rapper Is Jailed for 12 Days in Russia as a Culture War Spreads
Dmitri Kuznetsov, known as Husky, was sentenced on charges of hooliganism after he tried to serenade fans on the street when a concert was canceled.
European Court Vindicates Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Russia acted with political motivations in arresting Aleksei A. Navalny, a foe of President Vladimir V. Putin