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Protest arrests, closing opposition media, clampdown on gays during Olympics in dictatorship | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Dozens detained over Russian opposition TV protest

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Police in Moscow on Saturday said they had detained around 40 demonstrators protesting apparent pressure from authorities to silence Russia’s top opposition broadcaster. Some 150 people attended a flash mob protest close to the Kremlin in support of…

By Kimberly Paxton A rather blatant snub occurred at the opening ceremonies of the Sochi Olympics today. Irina Rodnina was hand-selected by President Vladimir Putin to light the Olympic torch. Why is this a big deal? Because of this wordless Tweet with…

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