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Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia to dissolve & completely cease operations as organization’s leader believes crackdown is around corner

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Open Russia, an organization founded by disgraced former oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, is to close its operations and shut its regional offices over concerns its members and supporters may soon be targeted for prosecution. … Read More >Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia to dissolve & completely cease operations as organization’s leader believes crackdown is around corner

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Ahead of scheduled court appearance, Russian prosecutors back prison term for opposition figure Navalny over probation violations

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The Office of Russia’s Prosecutor General has said it will back a request by the country’s prison service to imprison opposition figure Alexey Navalny over allegedly breaking the conditions of his probation on several occasions. … Read More >Ahead of scheduled court appearance, Russian prosecutors back prison term for opposition figure Navalny over probation violations

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Russian policeman draws gun as pro-Navalny protesters clash with officers on streets of St. Petersburg (VIDEO)

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Russia’s second-largest city has seen a tense standoff between police and supporters of jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny on Sunday, as footage emerged of violence and arrests for a second consecutive weekend. … Read More >Russian policeman draws gun as pro-Navalny protesters clash with officers on streets of St. Petersburg (VIDEO)

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More than 100 detained in Moscow as police move to break up unsanctioned protests by supporters of jailed activist Alexey Navalny

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Supporters of jailed Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny have taken to the streets again on Sunday to demand his release from prison. Police have detained more than 100 people at unsanctioned rallies in central Moscow. … Read More >More than 100 detained in Moscow as police move to break up unsanctioned protests by supporters of jailed activist Alexey Navalny

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Kremlin unconcerned after liberal opposition politician rips photo of Putin off council building wall & tears it to pieces

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Moscow has clarified that placing Vladimir Putin’s portrait in state buildings is not mandatory, after police were called when a councilor tried to replace the President’s photo with a portrait of legendary poet Alexander Pushkin. … Read More >Kremlin unconcerned after liberal opposition politician rips photo of Putin off council building wall & tears it to pieces

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Lukashenko says US behind Belarus protests, exploiting small newly emerged class of ‘young bourgeois’ who ‘want power’

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The Belarusian president believes that protests which have rocked the country are organized by Washington using Russian-designed messaging app Telegram and backboned by a class of “young bourgeois” that has emerged in Belarus. … Read More >Lukashenko says US behind Belarus protests, exploiting small newly emerged class of ‘young bourgeois’ who ‘want power’

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Kremlin hasn’t spoken to Belarusian opposition, expects situation around Maria Kolesnikova to be ‘cleared up’ – Putin’s spokesman

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The idea of Moscow having official contacts with representatives of the Belarusian opposition is completely out of the question, and no exchanges have taken place, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman told reporters on Tuesday. … Read More >Kremlin hasn’t spoken to Belarusian opposition, expects situation around Maria Kolesnikova to be ‘cleared up’ – Putin’s spokesman