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FINROSFORUM  //  The Finnish-Russian Civic Forum strives to promote cooperation between the peoples of Finland and Russia by supporting civic initiatives for democracy, human rights, and freedom of speech.

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Dec 10 / 7:19pm

"Russia Will Never Be The Same"

by Kerkko Paananen

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Russia will never be the same after the day of 10 December 2011. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across Russia to join the biggest anti-government rallies since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

According to rough estimates, in Moscow alone the protest rally brought together 100,000-150,000 people. In St Petersburg, around 10,000 people expressed their indignation at the fake election results and the level of public discontent with Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin's "power vertical."

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Filed under  //  Chelysheva   Democracy   Duma   Elections   FINROSFORUM   Russia   Russian Spring  
 
Dec 9 / 4:36pm

EU-Russia NGO Body Condemns Crackdown

by Kerkko Paananen

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Statement by the Steering Committee of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum

Russian authorities should ensure that Russian citizens are able to excercise the rights to freedom of assembly and expression when demanding free and fair elections

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Filed under  //  Civil Society   Democracy   Duma   EU   Elections   Forum   Human Rights   Russia  
 
Dec 2 / 12:44am

EU-Russia Civil Society Forum supports GOLOS

by Kerkko Paananen

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Statement of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum In Support of the GOLOS Association and Independent Monitoring of Russian State Duma Elections

We, members of the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, find any pressure on independent elections observers absolutely inadmissible. We believe that the implementation of the principle of open and unlimited independent monitors’ access to any elections is an essential feature of a democracy.

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