Anger over a Russian election marred by allegations of widespread violations and the shadow of Vladimir Putin’s likely return to the presidency broke into violence, as thousands of people took to the streets of Moscow in protest. Both anti and pro-Kremlin protesters rallied again in the centre of the capital while police detained dozens of [...]
Tag: Protesters
December 7, 2011
December 4, 2011
Police detain nearly 200 protesters on election day
Dozens of opposition activists who attempted to stage rallies against the parliamentary elections were arrested in Moscow and St. Petersburg Sunday evening.
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November 19, 2011
‘The more OWS is silenced the louder it grows’
Over the last couple of months, police in the US have been under fire for using extensive force against the “Occupy” movement. Some activists say the more the authorities try to silence the protesters voices, the more powerful the voices become. “The reality is [that] those that are in the movement are as diverse as [...]
November 6, 2011
London protesters march on Westminster
In London dozens of protesters inspired by the US Occupy demonstrations have been arrested as they marched through the city. The Occupy London Stock Exchange protesters promise the rallies will continue as the movement expands. The OLSX protesters left their tented camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral on Saturday as they decided to march on Westminster. [...]
October 16, 2011
Tensions rise between NY police and protesters
Tensions are rising in the ongoing standoff between the New York Police Department and “Occupy Wall Street” protesters who have rallied growing numbers of people. Protesters in New York’s Lower Manhattan, where the “Occupy Wall Street” movement began on September 17, marched to Times Square to rally at the offices of JP Morgan Chase Bank. [...]
October 16, 2011
Tensions rise between NY police and growing protest movement
Tensions are rising in the ongoing standoff between the New York Police Department and “Occupy Wall Street” protesters who have rallied growing numbers of people. Protesters in New York’s Lower Manhattan, where the “Occupy Wall Street” movement began on September 17, marched to Times Square to rally at the offices of JP Morgan Chase Bank. [...]
October 11, 2011
Russian Protesters Demand End To Construction On Lake Baikal
IRKUTSK, Russia — Dozens of protesters have held a rally in eastern Russia to demand a halt to deforestation by a local construction company building houses near Lake Baikal, RFE/RL’s Russian Service reports. The protesters, from the town of Melnichnaya Pad in the Irkutsk region gathered on October 11 and held signs in the regional [...]