Garry Kasparov

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.

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April 23, 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% [?]

April 16, 2007

Police Detain Hundreds of Opposition Activists in Moscow

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Russian authorities pulled hundreds of opposition activists off buses and trains and detained them along with scores of others on Saturday ahead of a rare anti-government rally in Moscow, organizers are quoted by the Associated Press news agency.

Popularity: 2% [?]

December 17, 2006

Russian Police Raid United People’s Front HQ

Russian police have seized propaganda materials from the office of the United People’s Front opposition group to check them for extremist content, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

Popularity: 1% [?]

December 12, 2006