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Observers Praise Police Work at Moscow Protest Rally

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:23:00 GMT

Public observers praised police activity at Saturday’s protest rallies in Moscow but said the rallies could have been organized in a better way.

Rally for Fair Elections in Russia Held in Washington

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:01:00 GMT

Cold and rainy weather in Washington, D.C., did not prevent a rally in support of fair elections in Russia, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.

February 4: Russia Rallies – Part 3

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

Pro-Putin Rally Lambasts ‘Orange Trash’

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Speakers at the rival pro-government rally in Moscow on Saturday lambasted the opposition, which held a parallel protest event elsewhere in the city, for plotting a revolution in the interests of Western powers.

Thousands Rally Across Russia

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:33:00 GMT

Thousands participated in rallies both in support and against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday around Russia and outside Moscow.

Putin Surprised by Large Turnout of His Supporters

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:07:00 GMT

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he did not expect such a massive turnout at a rally in his support in Moscow and proposed to pay the fine the organizers face for exceeding the attendance limit.

‘Rally Wars’ Could Backfire on Kremlin – Analysts

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:38:00 GMT

The Kremlin tactic of trying to match a grassroots opposition protest in Moscow with its own mass rallies could backfire because government loyalists have no real desire to take part in street protests, a political analysts said Saturday, as opponents and supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin staged separate rallies in Moscow.

Russians Rally as Putin Hints Reforms, Warns of Regime Change

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:55:00 GMT

Over a hundred thousand people braved the bitter cold at two major rallies in downtown Moscow on Saturday as a power play between champions of political liberalization and supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin continues to unfold.

Protesters Assail Putin, Sing Song at Rally

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:54:00 GMT

Speakers at the opposition rally in Moscow urged the participants not to let Prime Minister Vladimir Putin win the March 4 presidential elections.

100,000 Protesters at Anti-Putin Rally say Organizers, Police say 33,000

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:51:00 GMT

An opposition rally in Moscow gathered 33,000 participants, while a pro-government event elsewhere in the city was attended by 150,000, city police said at 2 p.m. Saturday.

8,000 Protesters, 15,000 Putin Supporters at Rallies - Police

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:41:00 GMT

Police said some 8,000 gathered for the opposition rally at Moscow’s Kaluzhskaya Ploshchad as of 12 a.m. Saturday, though video feed from the site indicated the figure was considerably higher.

First Protest Rallies Held in Far East, Siberia

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:39:00 GMT

Protest day kicked off in Russia with rallies in the country’s Far East and Siberia, where thousands took to the streets in the punishing cold on Saturday.

Ecuador Nominates Lenin for Nobel Prize

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:35:00 GMT

A namesake of Vladimir Lenin, the late leader of the global proletariat, was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by an Ecuadorian legislator.

Putin Wants Performance Checks for Bureaucrats

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:04:00 GMT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday proposed an individual performance assessment system for civil servants.

Moscow Authorities Deny Putin Rally Coercion

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:44:00 GMT

The municipal authorities in a Moscow city district denied on Friday they were forcing school heads to send employees to a rally on Saturday in support of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s presidential election campaign.

Kremlin Mobilizes 'The Working Man'

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:17:00 GMT

Supporters of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the Ural region are creating a political movement called “In Defense of the Working Man,” reviving old Soviet rhetoric, Rossiiskaya Gazeta said on Thursday.

Kremlin Rights Council Lobbies to Free Khodorkovsky

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:34:00 GMT

The presidential human rights council will request the Kremlin to pardon 30 convicts in questionable cases; including former Yukos head Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Russia Lawmakers Back Fines for 'Gay Promotion'

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:07:00 GMT

The city legislature in the central Russian town of Kostroma approved a bill on Thursday which would see fines for the promotion of homosexuality.

Russian TV Channel Cancels Talk Shows until Election Day

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:15:00 GMT

Russia’s Rossia 1 TV will suspend all political talk shows for the duration of the presidential election campaign, a company representative said on Thursday.

Liberal Party Urges Probe into Putin Rally Coercion

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:44:00 GMT

Russia’s liberal Yabloko party has asked prosecutors to investigate reports that state employees are being coerced into attending a rally in Moscow this weekend in support of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s presidency bid.

Gorbachev Russia’s Most Unpopular Leader - Survey

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:58:00 GMT

Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin are Russia’s most unpopular leaders of the past century, according to a survey by Russia’s state-run VTsIOM pollster published on Thursday.

Egypt Tragedy 'On Organizers' Conscience' - ex-FIFA Official

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:08:00 GMT

The violence that left 74 people dead at a stadium in Egypt rests “on the conscience” of the match organizers, Russia's former FIFA vice-president Vyacheslav Koloskov said Thursday.

Woman Gives Birth on Moscow-Pacific Flight

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:47:00 GMT

A baby boy was born in mid-air on a flight from Moscow to the north Pacific city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, an airport press officer said on Thursday.

Italian Police Nab Dozens in 1 Mln Euro Disability Scam

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:23:00 GMT

Naples police on Wednesday arrested 32 people on charges of defrauding the State for falsely claiming disability benefits, the ANSA news agency reported.