Anti-Putin Protests

The 150-page white paper, prepared for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the U.S. is underestimating the scope of Russia's aggression under the leadership of Vladimir Putin. | Yuri Kadobnov/Pool Photo via AP The U.S. is ill-equipped to counter the increasingly…

It’s WorldPride weekend in New York City, with the annual Pride March commemorating 50 years since the Stonewall riots. On Friday (June 28), the actual date marking 50 years since black trans activists kicked off the modern struggle for LGBTQ equality, LadyFa…

As Vladimir Putin was declaring that Western liberal democracy was obsolete, a major military exercise was taking place in the Baltic with the aim of ensuring that the Russian presidents vision of a new order was not imposed through force. Over 4,000 service…

By Dmitry Volchek, Robert Coalson June 26, 2019 On the face of it, the task ahead of 31-year-old lawyer Lyubov Sobol seems simple enough. To qualify as a candidate for the September 8 Moscow City Duma elections, Sobol just needs to submit 4,500 verifiable si…

Image caption Protesters have rallied for days in Tbilisi, often carrying anti-Putin slogans The warnings for Russian tourists from the country's state media are stark: travelling to Georgia is no longer safe, some tourists have even been attacked. "The s…

On the face of it, the task ahead of 31-year-old lawyer Lyubov Sobol seems simple enough. To qualify as a candidate for the September 8 Moscow City Duma elections, Sobol just needs to submit 4,500 verifiable signatures of support by July 6. But Sobol is not …

Protests began last Thursday in the wake of a visit to the Georgian Parliament by Russian State Duma Deputy Sergei Gavrilov. Gavrilov infuriated Georgians by sitting in Kobakhidze’s seat, one specially reserved for the head of the Georgian Parliament, and add…

Moscow (AFP) - Russia's government on Saturday banned Georgian airlines from flying into its territory, extending restrictions imposed by President Vladimir Putin as part of growing tensions between Moscow and its ex-Soviet neighbour. Putin had signed a decr…

Protesters display an anti-Putin slogan on a Ukrainian flag. Mariam Basharuli, holding a picture of Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia overhead, said the protesters are demanding the release of those detained during the first night of unrest. "We will stay her…

June 21, 2019 Events took a violent turn overnight when protesters gathered in front of parliament in downtown Tbilisi on June 20 to express outrage after an interparliamentary grouping on Orthodoxy allowed a Russian lawmaker to occupy the speaker's seat ear…