Demonstrators in Moscow continued their non-stop marathon protest overnight, gathering as many as 1,500 people after two prominent opposition leaders were given 15-day jail sentences, but anti-corruption bloggerAlexei Navalnycould end up facing even more serious charges. full story ![]()

The jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko will face murder charges as soon as she is healthy enough to be questioned, a senior Ukrainian prosecutor has told The Independent.
independent.co.uk (2 months and 29 days ago)
KIGALI (Reuters) - A jailed Rwandan opposition leader was in court on Monday to appeal against her conviction in a case linked to the 1994 genocide after a trial last year that Amnesty International called "flawed".
reuters.com (2 months and 26 days ago)

About 2,000 ultranationalists have gathered to mark the 10th anniversary since their leader surrendered to a U.N. war crimes tribunal to face charges of using hate-laced speeches to incite Ser…
azstarnet.com (3 months and 24 days ago)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny accused Vladimir Putin on Monday of orchestrating a trial against him on theft charges, and said he was sure he would be found guilty in a campaign to crush the opposition.
reuters.com (2 months and 5 days ago)
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich pardoned two jailed allies of his main political opponent, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, on Sunday but took no steps to free the imprisoned opposition leader herself.
reuters.com (2 months and 13 days ago)

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych says he will consider pardoning an imprisoned ally of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
azstarnet.com (3 months and 19 days ago)
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych says he will consider pardoning an imprisoned ally of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
foxnews.com (3 months and 19 days ago)
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych says he will consider pardoning an imprisoned ally of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
miamiherald.com (3 months and 19 days ago)

New charges have been brought against whistleblowing opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his brother, who are suspected of fraud, Russian investigators said on Thursday.
rian.ru (2 months and 2 days ago)
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich on Sunday pardoned two jailed allies of his key political opponent, former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, but made no moves to free the opposition leader herself.
reuters.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
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