Protest

Russian Political Movements Hold May Day Rallies in Moscow

Thousands of Russians hit the streets of Moscow Tuesday as an array of political forces held marches and rallies on May Day, the Associated Press reports.

Popularity: 2% [?]

May 2, 2007

Estonia Agrees to Relocate Soviet Memorial After Mass Riots

Estonia is to set up a Red Army monument in a military cemetery in time for the anniversary of the end of World War Two after its removal from the center of the capital sparked riots, the Reuters news agency reported on Sunday quoting Estonian officials.

Popularity: 2% [?]

Violence Breaks Out as Estonia Remove Soviet War Memorial

Estonia’s parliament was behind barricades Saturday as violence rocked Tallinn for a second night after the removal of a Soviet war memorial, the AFP news arency reports.

Popularity: 3% [?]

April 28, 2007

Police Clash With Protesters as Estonia Removes Soviet-Era War Memorial

Police clashed with protesters at a Soviet war memorial in Tallinn on Thursday as authorities prepared to remove the bodies, The Associated Press reported.

Popularity: 3% [?]

April 27, 2007

Fire Bombs Thrown at Turkish Embassy in Moscow

Demonstrators threw fire bombs at the Turkish Embassy in Moscow during a demonstration held to mark anniversary of Armenian genocide.

Popularity: 4% [?]

April 26, 2007

Communist MPs Refuse to Raise in Yeltsin’s Memory

A number of hardline Communist and nationalist members of Russian parliament on Wednesday refused to pay tributes to Boris Yeltsin, the AFP news agency reported.

Popularity: 2% [?]

April 25, 2007

Rights Activists Report New Detentions Over Moscow Street Protests

Moscow police on Sunday arrested five civil rights activists taking part in a public stroll in the same areas where a week earlier police had attacked and arrested demonstrators, the DPA news agency reported.

Popularity: 3% [?]

April 23, 2007

Kyrgyz Police Use Tear Gas to Stop Thousands of Protesters

Police used tear gas and stun grenades Thursday to disperse thousands of opposition protesters who had demanded president’s resignation, The Associated Press reports.

Popularity: 2% [?]

April 20, 2007

Police Disperse Anti-government Rally in St. Petersburg

Russian police clubbed and detained opposition protestors St. Petersburg on Sunday during a non-sanctioned rally against President Vladimir Putin, The Associated Press Reports.

Popularity: 4% [?]

April 16, 2007

Garry Kasparov Released After Brief Detention

Former chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov accused Russian authorities of illegally crushing an anti-Kremlin march on Saturday and called the protest a victory for opponents of President Vladimir Putin, the Reuters news agency reports.

Popularity: 2% [?]