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British Greenpeace activists return to UK from Russia
Five Britons arrested in Russia as part of the Greenpeace “Arctic 30” group arrive back in Britain after being granted an amnesty.
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AK-47 inventor Mikhail Kalashnikov dies aged 94
Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the AK-47, the assault rifle that has killed more people than any other firearm in the world, dies at home in Russia.
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EU suspends Ukraine trade agreement as rival rallies march
The European Union puts on hold work with Ukraine on a trade and cooperation agreement as large rival protest rallies mobilise in Kiev.
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Cyprus secures last minute bailout deal, but at what cost?
Cyprus secures a last-minute, 10bn euro bailout in a deal which will see its second largest bank closed and those with the largest deposits facing a levy to raise funds.
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Pussy Riot trial begins in Moscow
Three women who protested against Vladimir Putin in a “punk prayer” on the altar of Russia’s main cathedral go on trial.
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UN Security Council ‘unfit for purpose’, says Amnesty
The UN Security Council is “tired, out of step and increasingly unfit for purpose”, human rights charity Amnesty International concludes in its annual report.
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Russian elections ‘clearly skewed’ in favour of Putin
International monitors say Vladimir Putin’s victory in the Russian presidential elections was “unfair”- as protests take place in Moscow and St Petersburg.
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Battle of the balaclavas: the young feminists taking on Putin
“Putin is wetting himself in fear,” they shouted and sang. Passers-by loved the show so much they asked for an encore. Then the group were arrested.
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‘Undemocratic’ Putin fires Russia’s opposition
Vladimir Putin’s anti-democratic reforms and his decision to stand for president again have galvanised protest in Russia. Channel 4 News assesses the parties and the politicians who oppose him.
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Putin says Russian protesters want ‘chaos’
Leaderless groups wanting to sow chaos – that’s what Vladimir Putin thinks of recent protests against his rule in Russia. But an ex-ambassador tells Channel 4 News Russian politics is on the move.
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Acting up? Russian civil society at 20 years old
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has seen a vibrant civil society emerge, writes Human Rights Watch’s Caroll Bogert, former Newsweek Moscow bureau chief. But what does the future hold?
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What does the future hold for Russia?
Twenty years ago, Mikhail Gorbachev fell from power and the Soviet Union collapsed. This year, protests are sweeping Russia’s cities. Is Russia facing a moment of change? Channel 4 News investigates.
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More Russian protests following ‘rigged’ elections
Thousands of people are on the streets of Russia demanding a re-run of the recent parliamentary election. It is the second big rally in two weeks.
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No Russian election fraud, says Putin
Russia’s Vladimir Putin uses a TV broadcast to reject protesters’ claims that fraud helped his party win recent elections. One historian tells Channel 4 News it’s “business as usual” for the regime.
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Tens of thousands in Russian poll protests
Mass protests across Russia, demanding a re-run of parliamentary elections and an end to Prime Minister Putin’s rule, prompt the question: are we witnessing a Slavic Spring in the dead of winter?
