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Free Rock Singers in Russia ACTION
World  (tags: humanrights, Russia, singers, freedoms, music, ethics, rock band )

Nancy
- 282 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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Russia Warns Syria Against Using Chemical Weapons
World  (tags: Syria, violence, war, world, Russia, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', conflict, ethics, freedoms, terrorism )

Carrie
- 300 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..
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Psychologically Battered, Syrian Soldiers Abandon Assad
World  (tags: world, politics, middle-east, news, syria, Russia, arms shipments, violence, conflict, death, government, conflict, violence, society )

Cal
- 312 days ago - reuters.com
As one of the Sunni Muslim soldiers who form the bulk of the Syrian army, Lieutenant Adnan Suleibi kept being pushed to the front of units fighting in the rebellious city of Homs.
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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
- 315 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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Slave Labor on the Rise in Russia
World  (tags: world, politics, Russia, labor, slave labor, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', society )

Cal
- 329 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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Tens of Thousands Defy Putin's Crackdown
World  (tags: world, politics, ethics, government, Russia, Putin, protests, civil disobedience, activism, society, news )

Cal
- 342 days ago - spiegel.de
Chanting 'Russia without Putin" and 'Putin to jail,' tens of thousands of Russians defied the government's tough new anti-demonstration laws and staged a mass rally in Moscow to protest against the Russian president
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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
- 347 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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Russia: No More Excuses, Stand Up Against Bloodshed in Syria ACTION
World  (tags: corruption, human nrights, Syria, terrorism, government, freedoms, Russia )

Nancy
- 355 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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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
- 356 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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Thousands Take Civic Action in Russia
World  (tags: world, Russia, street protests, activism, politics, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', news, government )

Cal
- 373 days ago - usatoday.com
Prominent Russian novelists and poets led a street protest by more than 10,000 people in Moscow on Sunday without obtaining the required permit, and police did not intervene.
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Russia Opposition Supporters Arrested In Moscow
World  (tags: world, politics, Russia, society, conflict, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', news )

Cal
- 376 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Two of Russia's most prominent opposition leaders were sentenced Wednesday to 15 days in jail, while several dozen opposition activists who tried to stage a "people's stroll" through the city reportedly were detained.
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Russia: Is Wearing a Pink Triangle a Crime?
World  (tags: gay rights, Russia, world, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', society, news, government, ethics )

Cal
- 390 days ago - globalpost.com
Commentary: St. Petersburg's new anti-gay law is reminiscent of fascism.
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Russian Opposition at Odds Over Path for Future
World  (tags: world, politics, government, freedoms, news, Russia, society )

Cal
- 429 days ago - spiegel.de
In the wake of the recent elections in Russia, opponents of newly elected President Vladimir Putin are struggling to find a common approach and viable new slogans.
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IS PUTIN DOOMED ANYWAY? THE QUIET MOMENTUM OF RUSSIA'S PROTEST MOVEMENT
World  (tags: world, news, Russia, Putin, politics, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', 'HUMANRIGHTS!', government )

Cal
- 438 days ago - worldcrunch.com
With his victory on Sunday, Vladimir Putin returns to the Kremlin with a renewed mandate and promises of major reforms. But a growing mass of disaffected Russians may be bound to push the incoming president out of office no matter what he does.
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Russians Form Miles-Long Human Chain for Democracy
World  (tags: world, news, politics, activism, Russia, freedoms, 'HUMANRIGHTS!', 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', humanrights, government )

Cal
- 449 days ago - csmonitor.com
Some protesters in Moscow blamed President Vladimir Putin personally for Russia's lack of openness. But many said they were more focused on long-term democratic reforms.
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