• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Democracy Chronicles

Towards better democracy everywhere.

  • AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
  • WORLD DEMOCRACY
  • POLITICAL ART
  • more
    • election technology
    • money politics
    • political dissidents
    • THIRD PARTY
      • third party central
      • green party
      • justice party
      • libertarian party
    • voting methods
  • DC INFO
    • author central
    • about
    • advertise with DC
    • contact
    • privacy policy
You are here: Home / Democracy News Headlines / International Democracy / Russia Post-Olympic Crackdown on Dissent Snares Hundreds

Russia Post-Olympic Crackdown on Dissent Snares Hundreds

February 24, 2014 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

FacebookLinkedInPinTweet

Hundreds arrested including Pussy Riot outside show trial in Russia post-Olympic crackdown

Russia sentences anti-Putin activists, detains 200 protesters

A Russian court on Monday sentenced seven activists to prison terms of up to four years over a protest against President Vladimir Putin as police detained hundreds of supporters outside. A Moscow district court sentenced seven defendants to penal colony

FacebookLinkedInPinTweet

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Europe, Political Dissidents, Pussy Riot, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Some highlighted Democracy Chronicles topics

Africa American Corruption American Local Elections American State Elections Asia Capitalism and Big Business Celebrity Politics China Democracy Charity Democracy Protests Democrats Dictatorships Education Election History Election Methods Election Security Election Transparency Europe Internet and Democracy Journalism and Free Speech Middle East Minority Voting Rights Money Politics New York City and State Elections Political Artwork Political Dissidents Political Lobbying Redistricting Republicans Russia Socialism and Labor Social Media and Democracy South America Spying and Privacy Supreme Court Third Party Voter Access Voter ID Voter Registration Voter Suppression Voter Turnout Voting Technology Women Voting Rights Worldwide Worldwide Corruption

About DC Editors

We are your source for news on the all important effort to establish and strengthen democracy across the globe. Our international team with dozens of independent authors are your gateway into the raging struggle for free and fair elections on every continent with a focus on election reform in the United States. See our Facebook Page and also follow us on Twitter @demchron.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

democracy chronicles newsletter

democracy around the web

  • Who Wins or Loses in Louisiana if the Supreme...
    Source: Election Law Blog Published on: 2 hours ago
  • “Trump administration poised to accept ‘palac...
    Source: Election Law Blog Published on: 23 hours ago
  • “After Criticism, Harris’s $900 Million Group...
    Source: Election Law Blog Published on: 23 hours ago
  • “Judges say unsolicited pizza deliveries are...
    Source: Election Law Blog Published on: 23 hours ago
  • “Trump made historic gains with minority vote...
    Source: Election Law Blog Published on: 23 hours ago