MOSCOW, 25 MAR – Nine activists were arrested yesterday on Moscow’s Red Square during a protest. The news was announced by the opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov. The event was organized to support a dozen people arrested on May 6th,
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Another aggression against Tibetan activists, 70 arrested
Friday, Feb 8 2013 Posted in: Articles, China, Countries, News
BEIJING, 8 FEB – At least 70 people were arrested for protests against Chinese occupation of Tibet, according to agency Xinhua. The government however reported that only 12 people were formally arrested.
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101 people arrested in China after talking about the Maya prophecy
Tuesday, Dec 18 2012 Posted in: Articles, China, Countries, News
BEIJING, 18 DEC – 101 people were arrested in China for spreading information about the end of the world. The state agency New China reported that nearly half of all people detained by the police were members of the sect of Almighty God, better known as Eastern Lightning.
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Dozens of police in Rio de Janeiro under arrest for corruption
Wednesday, Dec 5 2012 Posted in: Brazil, Countries, News
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 5 – The battle against corruption in Brazil also came in the field of police. Sixty officers were arrested for having bribed by criminals, especially drug traffickers. Agents in Rio de Janeiro were earning 2500 real,
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In Moscow crackdown on drunk drivers: 236 arrested for the offense in one weekend
Monday, Oct 1 2012 Posted in: Articles, Countries, News, Russia
MOSCOW, 1 OCT – The crackdown ordered by Putin to reduce the number of accidents on the roads seems to have paid off: Moscow police arrested 236 motorists for driving while intoxicated on one weekend only. Among them, 82 have refused to answer questions
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Freed the protesters arrested yesterday, many already stopped on Sunday
Tuesday, May 8 2012 Posted in: Countries, News, Russia
MOSCOW, 8 MAY – Protesters who were arrested yesterday in Moscow during the ceremony for the inauguration of President Putin were released. Three hundred government opponents,
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China: waiting for the change of political leadership the violence against dissidents continues
Thursday, Jan 19 2012 Posted in: Articles, China, Countries, Focus
Yu Jie
Writer Yu Jie told reporters who had flocked to Washington at his latest book’s presentation, China’s Best Actor: Wen Jiabao, about the violence in his homeland. “After over a year of inhumane treatment and painful struggle, I had no choice but to leave China,” he said. The police stopped him for no apparent reason, interrogated him, stripped him naked, beat him
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The topless protest against Lukashenko ends with abuse of three protesters
Wednesday, Dec 21 2011 Posted in: Articles, Countries, News, Other Countries
MINSK, 21 DEC – The topless protest of three activists who were protesting against the president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko ended in a dramatic way.
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United Russia barely reaches 50 per cent in a day full of controversy
Monday, Dec 5 2011 Posted in: Articles, Countries, News, Russia
MOSCOW, 5 DEC – United Russia might be able to keep 50 percent of the vote, despite a drop from 64 percent that had been achieved in the last elections for the Duma, in 2007.
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Arrests of the Tajiks continue despite the release of the pilots
Thursday, Nov 24 2011 Posted in: Articles, Countries, News, Russia
MOSCOW, 24 NOV – The two pilots imprisoned in Tajikistan in March for having “illegally passed the border” have been released. However, according to the Tajiks groups in Russia,
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