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On Election Eve, Several Thousand Join Anti-Kremlin Rally In Russian Far East

RUSSIA-POLITICS-GOVERNOR:On election eve, several thousand join anti-Kremlin rally in Russian Far East

Several thousand people gathered in Russia’s far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for what has become a regular weekly protest against the Kremlin since the region’s popular governor was detained in July, a Reuters witness said.

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Last Updated: September 12, 2020, 4:50 PM IST

Tens of thousands stage anti-Kremlin protest in Russia’s far east | News

Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Russia’s far eastern city of Khabarovsk have taken to the streets, protesting against the arrest of the region’s governor on charges of involvement in multiple murders.

Local media estimated the rally in the city 6,100km (3,800 miles) east of Moscow on Saturday attracted more than 15,000 people.

Khabarovsk’s Governor Sergey Furgal was arrested two weeks…

Germany concerned about health of anti-Kremlin activist in Berlin

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BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government said on Monday it was concerned about the health of an anti-Kremlin activist who is in Berlin for treatment after a suspected poisoning.

FILE PHOTO: Anti-Kremlin activist Pyotr Verzilov who lost his sight, hearing and ability to walk in a suspected poisoning last week arrives on a special medical transport plane at Schoenefeld airport in…

Anti-Kremlin activist doing better in German hospital: fellow activist

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BERLIN (Reuters) – An anti-Kremlin activist lost his sight, hearing and ability to walk in a suspected poisoning last week but is doing better since he arrived in Berlin for treatment, according to a fellow member of the Pussy Riot band and a newspaper.

Anti-Kremlin activist Pyotr Verzilov who lost his sight, hearing and ability to walk in a suspected poisoning last week arrives on a…

Anti-Kremlin Russian journalist’s death in Ukraine was faked, used to thwart murder plot, officials say

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Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko (C), who was reported murdered in the Ukrainian capital on May 29, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko (R) and head of the state security service (SBU) Vasily Gritsak attend a news briefing in Kiev, Ukraine May 30, 2018.

 (REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)

The fierce…

Anti-Kremlin Russian journalist’s death in Ukraine was faked, used to thwart murder plot, officials say

Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko (C), who was reported murdered in the Ukrainian capital on May 29, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko (R) and head of the state security service (SBU) Vasily Gritsak attend a news briefing in Kiev, Ukraine May 30, 2018.

 (REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko)

The fierce…