10,000 protest in Moscow against Putin

9,100 attended, according to RIA Novosti's estimate

Around 10,000 people attended a rally on Moscow’s Novy Arbat Street on March 10, demonstrating their opposition to Vladimir Putin, Russia’s President-elect.

This weekend’s rally was smaller than many of the protests seen in Moscow recently. Rally organizers put attendance at around 25,000, but police estimates said the crowd was closer to 10,000 in size.… Read the rest

Kasparov pulls out of Presidential race

Garry Kasparov

Garry KasparovGarry Kasparov has announced that he will withdraw from the race for the Russian Presidency.

Kasparov, the former World Chess Champion, says he was forced into his decision because Other Russia were not able to find a venue to occupy 500 supporters in an initiative group meeting – a requirement of Russian electoral law.

Announcing… Read the rest

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