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Thousands Rally In Moscow to Mourn Boris Nemtsov, Slain Putin Critic
"If political views are punished this way, then this country simply has no future," Sergei Mitrokhin, an opposition leader, said of Nemtsov's murder.
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Former Senators Join PR Firm Fighting Russia Sanctions
Trent Lott, a Republican from Mississippi, and former Democratic Senator John Breaux of Louisiana are listed as the main lobbyists fighting sanctions against Russia.
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Why The Crisis In Ukraine Isn’t The Start Of Another Cold War
Russia can't use its military to control Ukraine - or, really, much of anything.
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Pussy Riot Joins Madonna, American Rock Stars, Calling for Freedom on Brooklyn Stage
"It's time for the rest of the world to be as brave as Pussy Riot," – Madonna
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Ukraine Resistance Withstands Ice and Violence In 11-Week-Long Occupation
An uneasy calm hangs this week over Kiev’s Maidan, where riot police and masked demonstrators engage in a 24-hour staring contest across ice bricks, burn barrels and scrap metal as the political impasse marks 11 weeks of occupation.
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Russia's About-Face Amnesty Law Frees Pussy Riot and Arctic 30 Protesters
The Greenpeace Arctic 30 could be home for Christmas, and the two jailed members of the punk group Pussy Riot will be released as early as Thursday, after a wide-ranging amnesty law was passed by Russia's parliament Wednesday.
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Ukraine Protesters Return En Masse to Central Kiev for Pro-EU Campaign
Thousands braved freezing temperatures and aggressive policing on Sunday to demand E.U. integration, sending a message to authorities that the crisis over the government's failure to sign the pact is unlikely to end soon.
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Hundreds of Thousands Flood Ukraine's Streets In Largest Protests Since Orange Revolution
Defying a court ban on protests, Ukrainians poured into the streets Sunday demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych and closer ties to the European Union.
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Protesters Worldwide Demand Release of Arctic 30, As Masked Men Break Into Greenpeace's Russian Office
As the Arctic 30 faced their 30th day of imprisonment in Russia, nearly 10,000 people took to the streets following a break-in at a Greenpeace office in Russia.
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Greenpeace Activists To Be Held 2 Months For Arctic Oil Protest
A Russian court ordered 20 Greenpeace activists from around the world to be held in custody for two months over a protest against offshore oil drilling in the Arctic.