Tag Archives: Carine Clément
Bring the Noise! (November 14, Moscow, Chistye Prudy)
Two years ago a wave of terror against social activists and journalists rolled over Russia. Newspaper editor and activist Mikhail Beketov was severely beaten in Khimki. In Moscow, persons unknown attacked sociologist and activist Carine Clément. In Vsevolozhsk (Leningrad Region), … Continue reading
Moscow and Petersburg Rally in Defense of Maxim and Alexei
A few images and videos from yesterday’s rallies in Moscow and Petersburg in defense of Maxim Solopov and Alexei Gaskarov. The campaign to secure their release is still on: go here and here to find out what you can do … Continue reading
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Hunting Season Is Open: On the Persecution of Khimki Forest Defenders and Moscow Antifascists
Below, we have posted a translation of some excerpts from a excellent article on the Russian news and commentary website Chastnyi Korrespondent (“Private Correspondent”), which describes in detail the now-notorious August 4 Moscow press conference after whose conclusion, Yevgenia Chirikova, … Continue reading
Another Beautiful Day in the Russian Capital: Khimki Forest Defender Yevgenia Chirikova Kidnapped by Police after Press Conference
http://www.ikd.ru/node/14216 A press conference entitled “Pogrom in Khimki: The Police Fabricates the Ringleaders,” which took place today at the Independent Press Center in Moscow, ended in scandal. After the press conference ended, Yevgenia Chirikova, leader of the Movement to Defend … Continue reading
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“Managed Democracy”: Our Moscow Comrades Are Arrested for Protesting Electoral Fraud and Terrorism
www.ikd.ru/node/11291 Today, October 16, an action took place in Moscow next to the monument to the heroes of Plevna. The goal of the action was to protest the falsifications perpetrated by the United Russia party during regional elections that took … Continue reading
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Moscow: Free Concert in Support of Assaulted Russian Activists (December 1)
NO TO THE PERSECUTION OF SOCIAL AND LABOR ACTIVISTS! NO TO THE REPRESSION OF TRADE UNIONS! NO TO THE WHITE TERROR AGAINST THE LEFTIST MOVEMENT! ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FREE CONCERT December 1, 2008, 9:00 p.m. Proekt OGI, Moscow (Potapovsky per. 8/12, bldg. … Continue reading
The Attacks on Russian Activists: Who Stands to Gain?
We here at Chtodelat News are pleased to announce the launch of an important new online resource for social activists in Russia and those of you who read Russian and are interested in keeping abreast of how the fight for … Continue reading
End the Terror Against Social Activists in Russia!
End the Terror Against Social Activists in Russia! Public Statement on the Attacks against Social Activists Recently, criminal attacks against the leaders of trade union and social movements have clearly increased. Among the latest such incidents, we should note the … Continue reading
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The Gathering Darkness: Activist and Sociologist Carine Clément Assaulted in Moscow
Carine Clément, Director of the Institute for Collective Action, Is Attacked in Downtown Moscow Today (November 13) Carine Clément, [a Moscow-based French sociologist and social activist, and] the director of the Institute for Collective Action, was attacked in downtown Moscow. The incident took place around … Continue reading
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