A court on Friday unexpectedly freed protest leader Alexei Navalny pending his appeal after extensive ordeal of Russia dictatorship dissident harassment
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News about the struggle for democracy in Russia. Russia is not a functioning democracy. According to Freedom House, "limited political competition, assassination, and repression are used by dictator Vladimir Putin to maintain control". Also see our articles on Putin or on two of his public opponents Alexei Navalny and the punk band Pussy Riot.
Russia Dictatorship Sends Democracy Dissident to Gulag
Dissident to Gulag: Major opposition dissident to spend years in Russia dictatorship jails in major tragedy
Russia Dictatorship Dissident Running for Moscow Mayor
Longtime Putin opponent Navalny on trial amid repression yet dissident running for Moscow mayor
Widening Abuses of Power in Russia Opposition Fraud Trial
Democracy activists and dissenters face violence and jail time after Russia opposition fraud trial
Jailed Dissident Musician Transferred to New Russia Prison
Panicking dictatorship isolating Pussy Riot artist as musician transferred to new Russia prison
How Democratic is Eastern Europe?
What is the progress of democracy in Eastern Europe and what is coming next? How Democratic is Eastern Europe?
Dictatorship Thugs Attack Russia Rights Activists
Civil society group say thugs attack Russia rights activist colleagues leaving them beaten and even arrested as nation continues spiral into dictatorship
VIDEO: Russia Blocks EU-Moldova Relationship
Nation has been wooed by both sides but Russia blocks EU-Moldova alliance with singular purpose
New Moscow Protest Targets Russia Dictatorship
Democracy movement refuse to be repressed as Moscow protest targets Russia dictatorship in capital
Dictatorship Scapegoating Russia Gays
LGBT community under siege by homophobic dictatorship thugs scapegoating Russia gays for problems