Videos: Massive protests in Russia in support of rights activist Fail Alsynov
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Videos: Massive protests in Russia in support of rights activist Fail Alsynov

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of supporters of jailed rights activist Fail Alsynov staged a protest in the capital of Russia's Bashkortostan republic. Russia Fail Alsynov Protests: Riot policemen are seen deployed to disperse protesters in the town of Baymak in Russia's central Bashkortostan region. This marks the third protest this week but the first in the regional capital Bashkortostan in the southern Ural mountains in support of minority rights activist Fail Alsynov, who was sentenced to four years in a penal colony on charges of inciting ethnic hatred. Fail Alsynov is regarded as a hero by many of the region's ethnic Bashkir people as he campaigned for their language, culture and rights and also led successful protests in 2020 to prevent the start of mining operations on a hill that Bashkir consider sacred, it was reported.

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More than 1,000 rally in Russian region in continuing protests over activist’s jailing
11 months, 3 weeks ago

More than 1,000 rally in Russian region in continuing protests over activist’s jailing

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — More than 1,000 people rallied in the Russian region of Bashkortostan on Friday, continuing a series of protests triggered by the conviction and sentencing of a local activist and handing a new challenge to the Kremlin. Police used batons, tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the protesters, who chanted “Freedom!” and “Disgrace!” and demanded the ouster of …

Hundreds protest and clash with police in a Russian region after an activist is sentenced to prison
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Hundreds protest and clash with police in a Russian region after an activist is sentenced to prison

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in the Russian region of Bashkortostan on Wednesday in a rare display of public outrage after a court convicted a local activist and sentenced him to prison, media reports and rights groups said. He faced charges after a speech last year in an unsanctioned rally against gold mining, Russian independent news …

Russia: Clashes erupt in Bashkortostan as rights activist sentenced
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Russia: Clashes erupt in Bashkortostan as rights activist sentenced

Firstpost  

Social media footage captured the confrontations near the court in Baymak, with supporters engaging in clashes with police, including throwing snowballs. Alsynov’s conviction for inciting ethnic hatred sparked rare large-scale protests in Russia Russian riot police clashed with protesters in Bashkortostan following the sentencing of rights activist Fail Alsynov to four years in a penal colony. It is reported that …

Russian anti-war activists hold protest after activists face entry, residence problems in Serbia
1 year, 5 months ago

Russian anti-war activists hold protest after activists face entry, residence problems in Serbia

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Pro-democracy Russians in Serbia protested Sunday after two prominent anti-war activists and critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin said they faced problems with entry and residence permits in the Balkan country. Russian antiwar activists experiencing here in Serbia recently,” Nikitin said. Volokhonski said he believed the refusal by the authorities to extend his stay in Serbia “is …

Photos: Thousands arrested at anti-war protests across Russia
2 years, 10 months ago

Photos: Thousands arrested at anti-war protests across Russia

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people have been arrested at protests across Russia against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s interior ministry said more than 3,500 people had been arrested: 1,700 in Moscow, 750 in St Petersburg and 1,061 in other cities. The last Russian protests with a similar number of arrests were in January 2021, when thousands demanded the release of …

Russia-Ukraine: Mapping anti-war protests around the world
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine: Mapping anti-war protests around the world

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people in several cities across the globe have taken part in anti-war protests. Hundreds of Russians have staged anti-war protests in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod, among other cities. International cities where protests have taken place: Adana; Almaty; Amsterdam; Antwerp; Athens; Atlanta; Austin; Baku; Bangkok; Barcelona; Bari; Beirut; Belfast; Belgrade; Berdyansk; Berlin; Bern; Bishkek; Bloomington; Bordeaux; Boston; …

Massive protests in Russia's far east rattle Kremlin
4 years, 5 months ago

Massive protests in Russia's far east rattle Kremlin

India Today  

Locals say a struggle for democratic freedoms is unfolding in the far eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk, where the arrest of a popular governor has unleashed massive protests. "Sometimes I feel like crying with joy when I see everyone so united," 21-year-old student Yekaterina Ishchenko told AFP. - Conflict with Moscow - "After we elected Furgal, the capital of the …

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