Witness undermines case against Russian protest leader
Source: Reuters
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-05-22 07:27:43 -0700 | political-news
Topics Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny addresses supporters during a protest rally in Moscow, May 6, 2013. A Russian official undermined state prosecutors' case against protest leader Alexei Navalny at his trial on theft charges on Wednesday,...
Battle for Russia's political future plays out in provincial courtroom
Source: Washington Post
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-05-11 17:01:13 -0700 | political-news
The politically aware consider the case a drama of great consequence, scripted by President Vladimir Putin in an effort to destroy a potent challenger. For them, the trial holds significant implications for the nation's political future and aspirations for democracy....
Police Raid Navalny's HQ in Kirov
Source: Global Voices
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-05-08 17:45:17 -0700 | political-news
Countries Topics Languages Special At this very moment, Kirov police are searching [ru] Alexey Navalny's local headquarters, established to coordinate the blogger's public outreach in the city where he currently stands trial for embezzling roughly half a million dollars.
Rally Goes On Despite Tragedy
Source: St Petersburg Times
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-05-07 14:30:31 -0700 | political-news
May 8, 2013 (Issue # 1758) Thousands of opposition protesters rallied peacefully on Moscows Bolotnaya Ploshchad on Monday evening in a show of support for the stuttering protest movement against President Vladimir Putins 13-year rule.
The Man who dares to defy Putin and why he is bound to win
Source: Lumberjack
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-05-05 15:14:23 -0700 | political-news
Soviet Russia is reemerging and Vladimir Putin is making no secret of it. Since his reelection in 2011, Putin has been on a rampage, routing his political enemies with the full weight of the justice system...Alexei Navalny, a lawyer, activist,...
Putin Pledges to Stay on Course
Source: St Petersburg Times
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-04-29 13:49:17 -0700 | allnews
President Vladimir Putin pledged tostay on thecourse ona range ofkey issues, frommacroeconomic policy tothe battle with corruption andthe composition ofPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedevs Cabinet, during arecord-breaking live call-in show broadcast onnational television last Thursday.
Putin Pledges to Stay on Course
Source: St Petersburg Times
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-04-29 13:49:17 -0700 | allnews
President Vladimir Putin pledged tostay on thecourse ona range ofkey issues, frommacroeconomic policy tothe battle with corruption andthe composition ofPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedevs Cabinet, during arecord-breaking live call-in show broadcast onnational television last Thursday.
Opposition Groups Cry Foul
Source: St Petersburg Times
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-04-29 13:49:12 -0700 | political-news
April 30, 2013 (Issue # 1757) Communists, left-wing groups, independent trade unions and nationalists are protesting the ban imposed by City Hall on stationary rallies traditionally held on Palace Square and St. Isaacs Square on May 1, while The Other...
Russian opposition trials test legal integrity
Source: SF Gate
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-04-25 10:34:24 -0700 | political-news
While one Russian court imposed heavy fines on the country's only independent election-watching group and another heard contentious testimony in the trial of a top opposition leader, President Vladimir Putin on Thursday defended himself against accusations that he is cracking...
Russian Opposition Leader, Aleksei A. Navalny, Asserts Innocence at Trial
Source: Newyork Times
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-04-25 01:45:20 -0700 | political-news
The trial, streamed on the Internet , has promised to be an important touchstone in President Vladimir V. Putin's long career, as prosecutors have not previously indicted a high profile politician...It began last week in the provincial city of Kirov,...
Rights groups: Russia clamping down on free speech
Source: CNN
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-04-24 09:36:55 -0700 | political-news
Petersburg on March 31, 2013, during an unauthorized protest rally. (CNN) -- Two rights groups launched a stinging critique Wednesday on Russia's freedom of expression record, citing a heavy clampdown on critics and activists since Vladimir Putin returned to the...
Trial of Russian activist resumes
Source: BBC
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-04-24 11:47:54 -0700 | political-news
Trial of Russian activist Alexei Navalny resumes Alexei Navalny says the case is payback for helping lead protests against Vladimir Putin The trial on embezzlement charges of one of Russia's leading opposition figures, Alexei Navalny, has resumed. Mr Navalny is...
Russian activist Navalny faces trial
Source: BBC
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-04-17 09:32:23 -0700 | political-news
One of Russia's leading opposition figures, Alexei Navalny, is to go on trial for embezzlement. Federal investigators in Moscow brought the charges over a timber deal in the Kirov region in which he was involved as an unofficial adviser in...
Anti-corruption blogger Navalny to stand trial as suspect in corruption case
Source: Russia Today
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-04-16 14:12:03 -0700 | political-news
Navalny and another suspect in the case asked that the court hearings be moved to Moscow, saying it would be more convenient for them to attend the court sessions. The judge turned down the request without explanation and told the...
Russia's #1 Netizen Heads to Trial
Source: Global Voices
Kirov :: Russia | updated 2013-04-13 22:01:00 -0700 | political-news
Later this week, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013, Russia's most polarizing blogger, Alexey Navalny (often described as the opposition's greatest hope for electoral breakthrough, should it ever happen), will stand trial for embezzling roughly half a million dollars from a...
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