Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia
Russia Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Released From Prison
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny announced his release from jail Sunday by posting a selfie on Instagram and offering an upbeat account of his time behind bars.
Navalny uploaded a picture of himself leaving the detention center after 20 days in jail, saying he had read 20 books, learned several words in the Kyrgyz language and drunk 80 liters of tea.
Opposition Journalist is Running for President of Russia
Opposition journalist Ksenia Sobchak is running for president of Russia in the 2018 elections.
"I have decided to run for president at the age of 36. I want to return the opportunity to vote against all," says Sobchak's address on a site specially created for the campaign.
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“The decision is made,” reads the text Ksenia Sobchak is due to deliver on Russian TV. “Enough silence, I’ve thought about it for months… I intend to be the candidate for those who want to vote against everyone.”
Navalny will be Able to Run for Office in Russia after 2028
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny will be able to run for election after 2028. This was stated by the chairwoman of the CEC of the Russian Federation, Ela Pamfilova, quoted on Tuesday by TASS.
A verdict against Navalny for financial abuse, which he believes is politically motivated, stops him legally to participate in the elections in spring.
Opposition Demands 'Fair' Local Election in Serbian Capital
Sasa Jankovic, head of the opposition Free Citizens movement and a runner in the April 2 presidential elections, called on citizens, NGOs, political parties and unions to join a protest in Belgrade on Friday on "the right of citizens to fair and free elections".
Russia's Putin Says hasn't Decided if he will Run in 2018 Election
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he had not yet decided whether he would run for re-election in March 2018, something he is widely expected to do, Reuters writes.
"Not only have I not decided yet who I will stand against, I have not decided whether I will run at all," Putin said, when asked who he would run against at the election.
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Sentenced to 20 Days in Prison
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was sentenced yesterday to 20 days in prison for organizing unauthorized protests, France's press reported, quoted by BTA.
This will temporarily suspend his campaign for the presidential election next year.
It is a gift for Putin's birthday, "said Navalny, referring to President Vladimir Putin, who celebrated 65 years on Saturday.
The Russian Authorities Released the Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was detained yesterday in Moscow, announced himself last night that the police had let him out of the police station, reported Btv.
Yesterday morning the Moscow police detained him "for repeated appeals for participation in an unauthorized public event".
Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny is Detained Again
Opposition leader Alexei Navalny is detained in Moscow. This is what he himself reported on Twitter.
"They held me, they brought me, they guarded me and no one knew anything. Why, I'm asking, I'm in custody? Now we will understand, "the message said.
Alexei Navalny's Pre-election Tactics Worry the Authorities in Russia
The campaign of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in the Russian province before the presidential elections in the spring is bordering civil disobedience, Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes.