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RUSSIA News, Apr 01, 2012

Russia Shuts Red Square, Detains Dozens of Activists
CNBC.com
Russian authorities closed Moscow's Red Square on Sunday and detained dozens of people trying to hold a silent anti-government protest there, prompting opposition charges that they were denying Russians their right to free assembly.
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Police arrest 55 as anti-Putin protest erupts outside Moscow's Red Square
New York Post
The spontaneous protest came one month after Russia's Prime Minister and President-Elect was elected to a third term in the Kremlin amid allegations of vote rigging. On Saturday, more than 80 people were arrested in Moscow and Saint Petersburg during ...
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Moscow Halts Protests By Closing Red Square
Wall Street Journal
By RICHARD BOUDREAUX MOSCOW—Russian authorities closed Red Square all day Sunday to prevent a rally there against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and detained dozens of opposition activists outside the gates. The rare closure of the country's top ...
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Police detain Russians demanding free assembly
The News International
MOSCOW: Anti-government protesters shouting “Russia without Putin!” tussled with police in Moscow on Saturday, and dozens of activists were detained and bundled into police vans. Police detained about 75 people rallying in Moscow and St. Petersburg ...
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Russia's 'Gay Propaganda' Crackdown: Will Proposed Bill Outlaw Homosexuality?
Huffington Post
MOSCOW- Russian lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would punish "homosexual propaganda" directed at minors. This comes on the heels of the recent adoption of similar legislation in St. Petersburg, the second-largest city in the country, ...
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Moscow Police Detain Protesters By Red Square
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Holding hands to form a circle, they chanted, "This is our city," ''Russia will be free," and "Russiawithout Putin." Putin will begin serving a third presidential term in May. On March 31, Russia'sopposition says up to 60 activists were detained when ...
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RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Dozens of Russian opposition activists detained
Straits Times
MOSCOW (AFP) - More than 70 Russian opposition activists, including writer Eduard Limonov, were on Saturday arrested during unauthorised gatherings inMoscow and St Petersburg. In Moscow, around 300 people, some shouting 'Russia without Putin' gathered ...
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Red Square closed, 55 arrested to prevent anti-Putin rally
AFP
MOSCOW — Russian authorities Sunday cordoned offMoscow's iconic Red Square and arrested 55 opposition supporters to prevent a rally against Vladimir Putin, who is due to take up his old Kremlin job. All access roads to the central square were blocked ...
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AFP
Top performing arts school seals ties with Russia, China
Korea Times
By Do Je-hae The nation's top performing arts school will launch new exchange programs with Russia's Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, one of the most respected performing arts institutions in the world. Korea National University of Arts (KNUA) ...
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Korea Times
Russian protesters detained at freedom of assembly rallies - World News
San Francisco Luxury News
Dozens of Russian activists were arrested Saturday during obstensibly unauthorised rallies in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Police detained about 75 people protesting against the political dominance of Vladimir Putin – who will return to the Kremlin in ...
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Street protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg, 80 arrested
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
(AGI) Moscow - Some 80 people have been arrested in Moscow and StPetersburg during new unauthorized protests. The demonstrations against Vladimir Putin and in defence of Article 31 of the Constitution on the freedom of assembly took place in Moscow ...
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Sochi hosts all-Russian regatta
RT
Sochi, Russia's future Winter Olympic host city, has been making waves this week. Yachting crews from Moscow, Saint Petersburg and several other cities across the country have been taking part in an annual regatta there. For over thirty years this ...
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Largest Hindu temple in Russia faces eviction, demolition
South Asia Mail
Moscow Russia's biggest Vedic Cultural Centre housing the country's largest Hindu temple is facing demolition in StPetersburg, the hometown of President-elect Vladimir Putin, as a court has ordered its "eviction" from the leased premises.
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South Asia Mail
Local Elections Could Reshape Russia
Eesti elu
This is a new experience for Moscow.” Quiet electoral revolutions are taking place around the country. In the industrial city of Togliatti on the Volga River—the heart of Russia's automotive industry—liberal mayoral candidate Sergei Andreev soundly ...
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Switching to candle light: Russia goes dark for Earth Hour
RT
With the planet turning out the lights in a symbolic Earth Hour event, some 15 million Russians observed it this year, its organizers claim. This is about 40 per cent more than the previous year. Moscow's celebration of the day was centered at ...
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RT
Dynamo Beat Loko for 1st Win Since November
RIA Novosti
A deft lob by Alexander Kokorin and a late penalty by Zvjezdan Misimovic gave Dynamo Moscow a 2-0 win at Lokomotiv Moscow on Sunday, their first victory since November taking them to joint fourth on points in the Russian Premier League. The Russia ...
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Emenike fined $17000 for finger gesture
Daily Times Nigeria
Spartak Moscow's Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike has been fined $17000 for an offensive gesture towards opposing fans who racially abused him in aRussian Premier League match. Emenike also received a suspended sentence until the end of the season ...
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'Let them drink vodka': how the Queen Mother rewarded a Russianportrait artist
Telegraph.co.uk
Alexei Maximov said: 'This was the first time in history that the ruling British monarch had agreed to sit for Russian painters.' Photo: ALEXEI MAXIMOV By Adam Lusher Alexei Maximov, who had been commissioned by the Moscow Kremlin Museum, also drew the ...
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Telegraph.co.uk
Most impressive at BRICS ? China
Times of India (blog)
Not the Brazilians, the South Africans, the Russians or the Indians...perhaps, the collective argument of the remaining four was that everything that needed to be said had been said in the wide open and that even the BRICS plenary session was open to ...
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Racially abused Eagles Striker Emmanuel Emenike fined $17000 for finger gesture
Information Nigeria
Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike who plays for SpartakMoscow has been fined $17000 for an offensive finger gesture towards opposing fans who racially abused him in a RussianPremier League football match. Emenike also received a suspended ...
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Information Nigeria
Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish eyes swoop for former Celtic star Aiden McGeady
Scottish Daily Record
The winger joined Russian side Spartak Moscow two years ago in a £10.5million move from the Parkhead club. But Spartak are set to offload the 25-year-old and that could open the door for a swoop by Villa manager Alex McLeish. Big Eck knows McGeady well ...
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Aston Villa Transfer Rumours: Would Aiden McGeady Be a Good Signing for Villa?
Bleacher Report
The Record reports that McGeady could be persuaded to stay inRussia, as Zenit St Petersburg are also interested in his services. Would Villa be able to tempt the winger away from a chance to play with Russia's current champions?
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Bleacher Report
US-China relations after elections: what to expect?
The Voice of Russia
But the Chinese refused, they don't want to join either America orRussia, or Vietnam, any other country. They want to be China, they are the great nation. So, after that American establishment started to go from love-hate relationship, ...
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The Voice of Russia
Riot police detain Russians demanding free assembly
Police detained about 75 people rallying in Moscow and St Petersburg against... In St Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city and Putin's hometown, ...
www.chicagotribune.com/.../sns-rt-us-russia-protestsbre82u0bt...
Russia's Parliament to consider bill against 'gay propaganda'
MOSCOW — A controversial bill that is likely to fuel discrimination against ...adopted in February in St. Petersburg, Russia's second largest city.
www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQA5uWXiS_story.html
Zenit St Petersburg go nine points clear in Russia
MOSCOW: Defending Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg extended their lead at the top of the table to nine points on Saturday with a confident 2-1 win at ...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/.../12485352.cms
Gay activist vow to picket Madonna concerts | RUSSIA | The Moscow ...
The Moscow News ... “All they want is to make Russia isolated from the rest of the world,” Kochetkov said. ... of August, and gay pride organizers decided to hold gay pride marches on the day of her gigs in both Moscow and St.Petersburg.
themoscownews.com/russia/20120322/189553659.html
Police Detain Protesters in Moscow, St. Petersburg - ABC News
Police Detain Protesters in Moscow, St. Petersburg. ST. ... The demonstrators chanted "Putin is a thief" and "Russia without Putin," two slogans heard at most ...
abcnews.go.com/.../police-detain-protesters-moscow-st-petersb...
St. Petersburg turns locals' development ideas into reality — RT
Go to main page Programs Prime Time Russia News St.Petersburg turns ... Moscow ...
rt.com/news/prime.../petersburg-renovation-locals-contest-310...
Dynamo beats Zenit 1-0 in Russian Cup Quarter Final match ...
Danko Lazovic of Zenit in action during Russian Cup Quarter Final match between FC Zenit St. Petersburg and FC Dynamo Moscow. St. Petersburg,Russia.
www.demotix.com/.../dynamo-beats-zenit-1-0-russian-cup-qu...
Russians to picket US diplomatic missions in Moscow, St. Pete ...
Russians to picket US diplomatic missions in Moscow, St. Pete. Tags: Victor Bout ... The Russian businessman is facing up to 25 years behind bars. Victor Bout ...
english.ruvr.ru/2012_03_26/69628356/
Crackdown On Gay "Propaganda" In Russia - Worldcrunch - All ...
Worldcrunch all news is global. ... MOSCOW- Russian lawmakers introduced a bill this week that would punish ... This comes on the heels of the recent adoption of similar legislation in St. Petersburg, the second-largest city in the country, that ...
www.worldcrunch.com/crackdown-gay-propaganda.../4986
Riot police detain Russians demanding free assembly - Yahoo ...
Read 'Riot police detain Russians demanding free assembly' on Yahoo! NewsUK. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters shouting "Russiawithout ...
en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/riot-police-detain-russians-dema...
RA's Daily Russia News Blast – March 26, 2012 - Robert Amsterdam
RA's Daily Russia News Blast – March 26, 2012. By Citizen M | Published: March 26, 2012. TODAY: Opposition Rally in St Petersburg draws thousands, ends in ...
robertamsterdam.com/.../ras-daily-russia-news-blast-march-26-...
St Petersburg: Gay communities living in fear - Europe - World - The ...
As Russia launches a new legal crackdown, homosexuality is becoming a love that dare ... in a conference room near the Moscow railway station in StPetersburg. ... and to get advice on how to break the news of their sexuality to their parents.
www.independent.co.uk/.../st-petersburg-gay-communities-livi...
NEWS* Madonna Vows To Defy Anti-gay Law on Russian Tour
"I will come to St Petersburg to speak up for the gay community, to support the gay ... Her Russian tour begins in August, months after the Moscowopening of her ...
outmilitary.com/.../outmilitarycom-blog-news-madonna-vows-...
Russian Philharmonic Opens the Rostropovich Festival in Moscow
NEWS ⁄ Main news ⁄. Russian Philharmonic Opens the Rostropovich Festival in Moscow Mar 27 ... After the opening concert, the Festival continues not just in Moscow but in other Russian cities (in Saint Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, ...
www.russkiymir.ru/russkiymir/en/news/.../news6268.html
World Russian Council suggests declaring St. Petersburg European ...
Moscow, March 28, Interfax - The World Russian People's Council members believe reaction of certain media and Internet community against St.Petersburg authorities who banned to promote pedophilia "reflects ...Customize latest news ...
www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=9200
U.S. to Issue a Record Number of Visas to Russian ... - Russia Briefing
Click on a link for our categorized news article database and archives ... 27 – The United States issued 221888 visas to Russians in 2011, more than at any time ... firm in Moscow and St.Petersburg, please contact us atrussia@dezshira.com.
russia-briefing.com/.../u-s-to-issue-a-record-number-of-visas-t...
Riot police detain Russians demanding free assembly
Police detained about 75 people rallying in Moscow and St Petersburg against Vladimir ... OB Sub Category Match: (top news/Europe), hit= (body: RUSSIA, )...
vancouverdesi.com/.../riot-police-detain-russians-demanding-f...
Google Art Project - Moscow Apartments | Russian News and Stories
Moscow apartments the expert in apartment accommodation in Moscow Russia, all of our Moscow apartments come with everything our guests need.... To increase Google Art's Russian section, around 50 items from St.Petersburg's Russian ...
www.moscow-apartments.net/blog/2012/.../google_art_project
Russia: Moscow's Modern Muslim Experience - In Context - Topix
Local News: Russia ... Saint Petersburg, Russia ... where there is the largest mosque in Europe, or in Moscow, where only last year eight new plots were allotted ...
www.topix.com/forum/world/russia/TO5A8U6OSNQ3TRL0J
Russian Nationalists Unite To Form New Party
A number of prominent Russian nationalists united on Thursday to announce the ... Konstantin Krylov told journalists at a downtown Moscow newsconference. ... cities like Moscow and St. Petersburg between ethnicRussians and youths from ...
www.eurasiareview.com/29032012-russian-nationalists-unite-t...
Madonna and Other Companies Urged to Boycott St. Petersburg ...
Madonna and Other Companies Urged to Boycott St. Petersburg, Russia for Silencing Gay People. Masha Gessen, a journalist in Moscow, calls on Americans to ...
www.towleroad.com/.../madonna-and-other-companies-urged-...
Poll: Fewer Russians Want to Emigrate Than in 1991 | News | The ...
The percentage of Russians who say they want to leave the country has dropped by half ... two weeks after similar legislation came into force in St.Petersburg. .... < a href="http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/how-many-kids-are-in- ...
www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/.../455523.html
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