Tag: attacks on opposition in Russia

Nemtsov Plaza Unveiled in Washington, DC as Colleagues in Moscow Still Struggle for Remembrance

March 1, 2018
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A plaza in honor of slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was unveiled in Washington, DC. Meanwhile, Nemtsov’s colleagues in Moscow struggle to keep his memory visible.

Russian Recon Ship Crashes; Navalny Attacked; Open Russia Declared ‘Undesirable’, Searched by Police

April 27, 2017
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The Russian reconaissance ship Liman crashed into a Turkish freighter and sank; 78 sailors on board were rescued. Anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny was attacked and Khodorkovsky’s Open Russia was declared ‘undesirable’ and searched by the FSB’s Extremism Center.