The conflict in the Triumfalnaya Square in Moscow in less than a year has grown to a nationwide scale, and even achieved an international dimension. Politicians, ombudsmen, deputies of the European Parliament and Putin himself have to clarify themselves about Strategy-31. It is no longer possible to hush up the opposition between citizens and the ( Read more... )

The full video of the discussion between Yuri Shevchuk and Vladimir Putin. Andrei Illarionov has commented on this discussion, tearing to bits Putin's statements.

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Комментарий А. Илларионова. Не оставляет камня на камне от высказываний Путина:

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On 31 May Amnesty International will organise demonstrations in Europe in defence of the freedom of assembly in Russia. You can also join an online demonstration by sending a photo of a group of people outdoors with a simple poster bearing number 3131 мая Amnesty International в разных городах Европы и мира организует демонстрации в защиту свободы ( Read more... )

In an interview to the magazine Sobesednik, the head of the Moscow Helsinki Group Lyudmila Alexeyeva has told about the ralles in the defence of the freedom of speech, which will take place on 31 May. The rallies and Moscow and St.Petersburg have been banned by the authorities. According to Alexeyeva, several deputies of the European Parliament ( Read more... )

The popular Russian social network site Odnoklassniki.ru ("classmates") refuses to show the group "Путин должен уйти" (Putin must go) in the search. Nor does show other groups critical to the regime in Russia.Администрация "Одноклассников" отказывается показывать в поиске группу "Путин должен уйти", созданную в поддержку одноименного обращения ( Read more... )

The group "Putin must go", which I created in the popular social network Odnoklassniki.ru (Classmates), has reached 106 members. However, the site administration refuses to show the group in search results.Последнее сообщение в новостях ( Read more... )

In this interview the documentary film maker Andrei Nekrasov speaks about the conditions for his work in Russia. He says that he cannot freely shoot films in Russia, so he does it secretly. Distribution and showing of his films in Russia is not possible. In Moscow there is only one place, the small Sakharov Centre, where such films can be shown. In ( Read more... )

A manifest of the civil society (project) written by Sasha Sotnik asotnik. The beginning: "Since October 1993 Russia has been outside the legal terrain. After Yeltsin's violation of the Constitution, the power in Russia was seized by a small group of oligarchs and bureaucrats under the patronage of the security forces, making it possible in 1999 the ( Read more... )

On 31 March the Finnish branch of Amnesty International held a meeting near the Russian embassy in Helsinki in support of Russian people who want to exercise their constitutional right to free assembly (article 31). On that day there were also meetings in Brno (Chechia) and Tel-Aviv (Israel). If you know of other meetings outside Russia, please let ( Read more... )

Vides of the meetings for the freedom of assembly in Moscow and Petersburg as well as of the assault on Lyudmilla Alexeyeva.


Москва, Триумфальная площадь, 31 марта 2010 года. Акция в рамках "Стратегии-31".

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