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| Katarzyna Chawryło
On 15 December anti-government rallies were held in Moscow and several other towns in Russia. They were organised on the anniversary of last year's protests against the rigging of the parliamentary elections. The largest gathering in…
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| Katarzyna Chawryło
On 15 September, the third ’march of millions’ organised by the opposition (liberal, leftist and nationalist) took place in Moscow; it was the first such protest action since the summer break. The march and rally, which were agreed with…
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| Katarzyna Chawryło, Jadwiga Rogoża
On 16-19 August, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), the Patriarch of Moscow and All-Russia, Cyril I, paid a visit to Poland. A key event during the visit was the signing of a Joint Message to the Polish and Russian Nations by…
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| Katarzyna Chawryło
On 30th July in the district court of Khamovniki in Moscow the trial began against three members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot. The band members were charged with “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred” for performing an anti-Putin…
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| Katarzyna Chawryło
In recent weeks a dozen of members has left the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights, an advisory body to the President of the Russian Federation. Most of them are people of liberal sympathies:…
Analyses |
| Katarzyna Chawryło
On 13 June, President Vladimir Putin endorsed the concept of a national migration policy for the Russian Federation until 2025. This is the first comprehensive document defining the goals, directions and mechanisms for implementing a…
Analyses |
| Katarzyna Chawryło
On 9 June, restrictive new amendments to the laws on administrative offences and public gatherings came into effect in Russia. The State Duma promptly adopted these amendments at the second and third readings on 5 June, and President…
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| Katarzyna Chawryło
Since the last week of March, Russian Internet users and the independent media have publicised the business and moral scandals involving the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill. The main cause for criticism, which…
Analyses |
| Katarzyna Chawryło, Jadwiga Rogoża
On 4 February, demonstrations by both opponents and supporters of Vladimir Putin were held in Moscow and many Russian cities. The Interior Ministry reported that 91 rallies (both opposition and pro-government) were held on that day in 63…
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| Katarzyna Chawryło
Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, referred to the post-election protests in his call on the Russian government to listen to the voice of society and to modify its political course. The Patriarch warned that the country cannot…