AntiPutin

Russian police arrest activist for building a rally of anti-Putin snowmen

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A woman has been interrogated by Russian police for building snowmen carrying anti-Putin slogans.   Yelena Kalinina was ordered to an interrogation amid a police drive to suppress dissent following nationwide protests in support of Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny. In her rally of snowmen, the placards read: ‘Tsar go away’, ‘Vova (Vladimir) it’s all over between … Read more

Anti-Putin protesters take to streets of Russian town bordering China over arrest of governor

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At least 10,000 people are said to have taken to the streets of the Russian city Khabarovsk on Saturday, demanding the release of a popular regional governor, who was detained on suspicion of murder last week. Khabarovsk governor Sergei Furgal, was arrested on July 9 and flown to Moscow, where he remains in pre-trial detention. Russia’s … Read more