Moscow Mayoral candidate Alexei Navalny battles with dictatorship and Russia’s justice system
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Belarus Dictatorship Faces United Dissident Movement
Belarus Dictatorship: Exiled dissidents urge Europe to widen sanction against entrenched Belarus dictatorship
Ancient Greek Philosophy Returns to Athens
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are back in fashion as Greek society reacts to economic depression with renaissance of ancient Greek philosophy
Russia Opposition Head Presses Campaign Against Dictatorship
Dissident, Russia opposition head, and democracy activist Navalny fighting his repression by dictatorship with mayoral bid
VIDEO: Gay Figure Skater Prepared for Arrest at Olympics
Russia may enforce law making homosexuality crime for Olympic athletes like figure skaters, one of whom is personally prepared for arrest at Olympics
Obama Snub to Russia Dictatorship Sends Signal
Dictatorship is openly hostile to democracy around world and Obama snub to Russia is right move
Weakening Belarus Dictatorship in Bizarre New Behavior
Europe’s Last Dictator Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus Dictatorship in embarrassing controversy
Russia Homophobia Boycott Targets Rampant Problem
Dictatorship propaganda made scapegoats out of LGBT community causing Russia homophobia boycott
Alexei Navalny’s Russian Allies Help Battling Dictatorship
Russia dissident Alexei Navalny’s Russian allies ensnared in trial like small time businessman
Ex-Boxing Champion Fights for Democracy in Ukraine
Ukraine’s corrupt politics has new foe as Vitali Klitschko, boxing champion fights for democracy