Lyubov Sobol – Johnson's Russia List

RUSSIALINK: “Ella Pamfilova, Villain of the Moscow Vote Protest Movement, Belongs to a Dying Breed; Both the Russian government and the opposition have grown tired of her, analysts say.” – Moscow Times

September 14, 2019 JRL Russia List Politics, Government, Protests, Elections

Arm and Torso of Person in Brown Sweater Placing Paper Ballot into Ballot Box

(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Evan Gershkovich- September 13, 2019) It was one of the defining moments of the summer: the budding leader of Moscow’s protest movement for fair elections and the official responsible for protecting Russians’ voting rights coming to verbal blows at a public hearing. “You are the talking head of the presidential administration. Shame on you,” Lyubov […]

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RUSSIALINK: “‘A Pre-Revolutionary Situation’: More Than 20,000 Rally in Moscow for Free Elections” – Moscow Times

July 23, 2019 JRL Russia List Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections

Russia’s largest protest in years came after a week of demonstrations against the barring of opposition candidates from city council elections. (Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Evan Gershkovich – July 20, 2019) Russian opposition leaders on Saturday led a protest in Moscow against the election commission’s decision to bar a host of candidates from the ballot for city council elections […]

Dirty Tricks: Navalny Aide’s Bid For Moscow Duma Seat Brings Out The Worst

June 27, 2019 JRL Russia List Corruption, Law, Police, Courts, Crime, Politics, Government, Protests, Elections

(Article text ©2019 RFE/RL, Inc., Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty – rferl.org – Dmitry Volchek, Robert Coalson – June 26, 2019 – article text also appeared at rferl.org/a/dirty-tricks-navalny-aide-bid-for-moscow-duma-seat-brings-out-the-worst/30022120.html) On the face of it, the task ahead of 31-year-old lawyer Lyubov Sobol seems simple enough. To qualify as a candidate for the September 8 Moscow City Duma elections, Sobol just needs to […]