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Russia Jails Woman For Writing "No To War" On Ballot Paper During Elections
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a Saint Petersburg woman to eight days in jail for writing "no to war" on a ballot paper during the country's presidential election in protest at President Vladimir Putin's Ukraine campaign.
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Ukraine Crisis: Dozens Detained At Anti-War Rallies In Putin's Hometown
Dozens of anti-war demonstrators were detained in Moscow and Saint Petersburg Wednesday after jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on Russians to protest President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian Police Detain Kremlin Critic Aides, Activists Before Protests
Russian police on Wednesday searched the Saint Petersburg offices of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and detained his top aide Lyubov Sobol and spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh, his allies said, ahead of nationwide protests in his support.
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On Putin's Birthday, Thousands In Russia Protest Asking Him To Quit
Russian police violently broke up a rally in Saint Petersburg as thousands took to the streets across Russia Saturday on President Vladimir Putin's birthday, urging him to quit power.
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Russia Detains Dozens At Protest Supporting Rohingya
Russian police detained people from a crowd of about 200 protesters Sunday in Saint Petersburg who had gathered over the crackdown on the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
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Dozens Detained In 'Sick Of Putin' Protests In Russia's Saint Petersburg
Hundreds of Russian opposition supporters turned out Saturday to protest against President Vladimir Putin's expected candidacy in elections set for 2018, with police detaining dozens of activists in the second-largest city of Saint Petersburg.
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Six more Greenpeace activists leave Russia
Five British Greenpeace activists and one Canadian flew out of Russia on Friday following an amnesty which halted their prosecution for a protest against oil drilling in the Arctic, the environmental group said.
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First Greenpeace activist departs Russia
A first Greenpeace activist was on a train out of Russia on Thursday, more than three months after he was arrested along with 29 fellow crew members of a ship protesting against Arctic oil drilling.
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Russia releases third Greenpeace activist on bail
A Russian court has granted bail to a third crew member arrested for a protest against Arctic oil drilling, Greenpeace said on Tuesday.
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Dozens arrested as pro and anti-gay rivals clash in Russia
Russian police arrested dozens of people on Saturday after clashes erupted in the city of Saint Petersburg between pro- and anti-gay demonstrators.
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Russia police break up anti-Putin rallies outside Moscow
Russian police on Saturday arrested dozens of people as they broke up opposition rallies in Saint Petersburg and in Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga, an AFP correspondent and activists said.
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Russia Jails Woman For Writing "No To War" On Ballot Paper During Elections
A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a Saint Petersburg woman to eight days in jail for writing "no to war" on a ballot paper during the country's presidential election in protest at President Vladimir Putin's Ukraine campaign.
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Ukraine Crisis: Dozens Detained At Anti-War Rallies In Putin's Hometown
Dozens of anti-war demonstrators were detained in Moscow and Saint Petersburg Wednesday after jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny called on Russians to protest President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian Police Detain Kremlin Critic Aides, Activists Before Protests
Russian police on Wednesday searched the Saint Petersburg offices of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and detained his top aide Lyubov Sobol and spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh, his allies said, ahead of nationwide protests in his support.
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On Putin's Birthday, Thousands In Russia Protest Asking Him To Quit
Russian police violently broke up a rally in Saint Petersburg as thousands took to the streets across Russia Saturday on President Vladimir Putin's birthday, urging him to quit power.
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Russia Detains Dozens At Protest Supporting Rohingya
Russian police detained people from a crowd of about 200 protesters Sunday in Saint Petersburg who had gathered over the crackdown on the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
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Dozens Detained In 'Sick Of Putin' Protests In Russia's Saint Petersburg
Hundreds of Russian opposition supporters turned out Saturday to protest against President Vladimir Putin's expected candidacy in elections set for 2018, with police detaining dozens of activists in the second-largest city of Saint Petersburg.
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Six more Greenpeace activists leave Russia
Five British Greenpeace activists and one Canadian flew out of Russia on Friday following an amnesty which halted their prosecution for a protest against oil drilling in the Arctic, the environmental group said.
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First Greenpeace activist departs Russia
A first Greenpeace activist was on a train out of Russia on Thursday, more than three months after he was arrested along with 29 fellow crew members of a ship protesting against Arctic oil drilling.
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Russia releases third Greenpeace activist on bail
A Russian court has granted bail to a third crew member arrested for a protest against Arctic oil drilling, Greenpeace said on Tuesday.
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Dozens arrested as pro and anti-gay rivals clash in Russia
Russian police arrested dozens of people on Saturday after clashes erupted in the city of Saint Petersburg between pro- and anti-gay demonstrators.
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Russia police break up anti-Putin rallies outside Moscow
Russian police on Saturday arrested dozens of people as they broke up opposition rallies in Saint Petersburg and in Nizhny Novgorod on the Volga, an AFP correspondent and activists said.
