Protests continue in Kyiv, RFE/RL crew arrested
An RFE/RL reporting crew has been arrested in Kyiv as the protests in the Ukrainian capital have escalated into street
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Navalny returns to Moscow to run for mayor
Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny is back in Moscow after being freed on bail pending an appeal of his theft conviction.
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Russia tries to keep wrestling in the Olympics
Russia says it will ask the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to keep wrestling in the games. This after the IOC
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Russian PM Medvedev wants smoking in public places banned
Russia has one of the highest smoking rates in the world, with an estimated 40 percent of the country’s adults
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Moscow Court postpones jail sentence appeal by punk-rock band Pussy Riot
An appeal by three punk-rock musicians convicted of hooliganism for protesting the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been
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Appeal hearing set for jailed Russian rockers Pussy Riot
A Moscow court will hear an appeal in the case of three female punk rockers sentenced to two years in
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Russian democracy groups face tough times after USAID ouster
Russia has given the United States Agency for International Development until October 1, 2012 to close its operations and leave the country.
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Russian judge sets date for verdict in controversial rock band trial
A Moscow judge says she will issue a verdict in the controversial trial of three Russian feminist punk rockers on
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Russian prosecutor calls for jail for musician protestors
A state prosecutor in Russia called on the judge at the Khamovnichesky (Moscow) District Court to give three young protest
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