Anti-Putin Protests

LightRocket via Getty Images The irony has not been lost on anyone. Russia has accused both Facebook and Google of election interference during a poll in the country. And, no, you didnt read that wrong. The facts, the countrys communications regulator Rosk…

MOSCOWAt about 8 oclock Thursday night, days before municipal elections, police special forcesmen in black uniforms with faces hidden under black balaclavasbroke the door to opposition leader Alexei Navalnys Anti-Corruption Foundation, stormed in and confisca…

Oleg Nikishin/Epsilon/Getty MOSCOWAt about 8 oclock Thursday night, days before municipal elections, police special forcesmen in black uniforms with faces hidden under black balaclavasbroke the door to opposition leader Alexei Navalnys Anti-Corruption Founda…

Three months of election campaigning have passed and, like soldiers stuck in the mud of the trenches in the Great War, the front lines have barely moved. The polls are static and no major issue seems to be motivating voters. It’s a phony election, devoid of n…

Moscow, Russia - In a few days, on September 8, Russians will vote in municipal and regional parliamentary elections. In Moscow, the lead-up to elect the 45 members of the city "Duma", or parliament, has been marked by an unexpected succession of large ralli…

Three months of election campaigning have passed and, like soldiers stuck in the mud of the trenches in the Great War, the front lines have barely moved. The polls are static and no major issue seems to be motivating voters. It’s a phony election, devoid of n…

(Bloomberg) -- Russian opposition leaders urged supporters to join the latest election protest in Moscow on Saturday, risking a new wave of detentions after city officials refused to authorize the rally. The march against political repression through the cen…

Anti-Putin Opposition Marches Through Moscow in Peaceful Protest

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(Adds Navalny quotes, context, details) By Andrew Osborn and Anastasia Teterevleva MOSCOW, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Friday used his first statement after being released from jail to predict that opposition to Russian President Vla…