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Russia: No More Excuses, Stand Up Against Bloodshed in Syria ACTION
World  (tags: corruption, human nrights, Syria, terrorism, government, freedoms, Russia )

Nancy
- 357 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
On Friday, May 25, 2012, an attack on the village of Houla, Syria, left over 108 dead -- including 39 women and 50 children. Reports indicate that sixty-two of those killed were from the Abd al-Razaq family in Teldo. All had been shot dead, except for a
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Free Rock Singers in Russia ACTION
World  (tags: humanrights, Russia, singers, freedoms, music, ethics, rock band )

Nancy
- 283 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich were arrested in March 2012 and charged with "hooliganism". Russian prosecutors are seeking three years prison for the musicians.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! HUMAN RIGHTS IN RUSSIA---Free Pussy Riot!
World  (tags: Russia, Pussy Riot, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', activism, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, crime, government, world, politics, news, freedoms, conflict, society )

Cal
- 279 days ago - takeaction.amnestyusa.org
Three young women are being detained by Russian authorities for allegedly performing a protest song in a cathedral as part of feminist punk group "Pussy Riot".
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IN RUSSIA, THE WORST KIND OF RACISM ARRIVES ON CAMPUS
World  (tags: world, politics, prejudice, Russia, racism, students, education, news, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', freedoms, government, society )

Cal
- 357 days ago - worldcrunch.com
Foreign students in the Russian city of Orenburg are being asked to move out of their dorms because city officials think African students risk raping children in the nearby summer camp. And this is supposed to be a Russian city known for tolerance...
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Syria Crisis: BBC Sees Evidence of Homs Massacre
World  (tags: world, middle-east, news, politics, Syria, Russia, international relations )

Cal
- 122 days ago - bbc.co.uk
The BBC has found evidence to support reports from Syria of a massacre this week in which at least 100 people were killed and burned in their homes.
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Tell India and US - Stop Syria's Death Dealer
World  (tags: world, politics, humanrights, arms sales, Russia, India, US, merchants of death, death, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', government, ethics )

Cal
- 348 days ago - avaaz.org
India and the US are key clients to Syria's main weapons supplier -- the state-owned Russian company Rosoboronexport. If we can get the two countries to threaten to halt all deals unless the Russians stop supporting Syria's murder machine, the arms dealer
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In Syrian War's End Game, Moscow Maneuvers Away From Assad
World  (tags: world, middle-east, news, politics, Syria, Russia, international relations )

Cal
- 166 days ago - latimes.com
As concerns mount that Syrian President Bashar Assad could unleash chemical weapons against his opponents, the Kremlin appears to be recalibrating its support for a desperate ally.
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GOOD NEWS: Russia to Halt Arms Shipments to Syria
World  (tags: world, politics, middle-east, news, Syria, Russia, arms shipments, violence, conflict, death, government, conflict, violence, society )

Cal
- 316 days ago - voanews.com
A senior Russian defense official said Moscow will no longer sell any weapons to Syria until the situation there calms down, as a Syrian activist group said the death toll from the Syrian conflict has surpassed 17,000.
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Topless Protester's Fury After "Stupid" Putin "Liked" Her Demonstration
World  (tags: world, politics, Russia, activists, protests, news, society, interesting, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

Cal
- 43 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Vladimir Putin may have "liked" the topless feminist protester who confronted him with an obscene slogan daubed on her back - but she is less than impressed with his response.
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ACTION - Tell Putin: Get Pussy Riot Out Of Deadly Prison Camp!
World  (tags: Pussy Riot, Putin, prison, labor camps, Russia, humanrights, freedoms, abuse, violence )

Angelika
- 99 days ago - act.watchdog.net
The prisons in Perm and Mordovia are some of the harshest camps in all Russia, known for severely unhealthy conditions, a complete absence of privacy and a brutal social hierarchy where convicts are subject to abuse and sexual violence by ..prison guards
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Slave Labor on the Rise in Russia
World  (tags: world, politics, Russia, labor, slave labor, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', society )

Cal
- 330 days ago - globalpost.com
Russia's recent economic growth has given rise to slave labor schemes enticing waves of migrant workers from Russia's poor regions and former Soviet republics of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. About 600,000 people in the country are considered tra
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Syrian Rebels Defy US and Pledge Allegiance to Jihadi Group
World  (tags: world, middle-east, news, politics, Syria, Russia, international relations )

Cal
- 162 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Rebel groups across Syria are defying the United States by pledging their allegiance to a group that Washington will designate today a terrorist organization for its alleged links to al-Qaeda.
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Russia Warns Syria Against Using Chemical Weapons
World  (tags: Syria, violence, war, world, Russia, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, ethics, freedoms, terrorism )

Carrie
- 301 days ago - digg.com
Russia chided its longtime ally Syria on Tuesday over its threat to use chemical weapons in case of a foreign attack, but Moscow gave no sign it was abandoning President Bashar Assad's regime, despite growing international condemnation over the violence..
14 comments
THE RUSSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS NOW CLASSIFIED AS "FOREIGN AGENTS"
World  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', HumanRights, world, Russia, repression, politics, freedoms, society, news, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!' )

Cal
- 139 days ago - worldcrunch.com
Human rights organization "Shield and Sword" has become the first Russian non-profit forced to register as a "foreign agent."
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Netanyahu, Putin Talk Syria Crisis in Russia
World  (tags: world, politics, middle-east, israel, news, diplomacy, Russia, government, ethics )

Cal
- 8 days ago - globalpost.com
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday to talk Syria crisis.
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