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Crowd in Putin's Hometown Sings Anti-Putin Anthem

Hundreds of young Russians gathered in St. Petersburg this week to belt out a banned protest anthem, risking stiff penalties under the country's sweeping censorship laws. The impromptu choir, which ...

Teenage girl who led huge crowd singing anti-Putin song in St Petersburg is jailed for 13 days after the rare show of dissent sparked fury among Russian officials

A teenager who led a huge crowd in singing an anti-Putin song in St Petersburg has been jailed after hundreds of Russians ...
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Young Russians chant banned song calling for overthrow of Vladimir Putin

A song made popular by the famous Russian rapper Noize MC has been chanted at a rally attended by hundreds of Russian ...

Jittery Kremlin fears coup attempt to topple Putin from within by exiled billionaire Russian oil tycoon - as crowds chant about overthrowing regime in St Petersburg

Russian authorities opened a fresh investigation against Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once the country's richest man and one of ...