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Arrest of Ukrainian FEMEN movement activists affirmed by court

18:15 05/03/2012 The Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow upheld on Monday the administrative arrest ranging from five to twelve days of the Ukrainian FEMEN movement activists, who were detained for stripping at a Moscow polling station on Sunday, lawyer Violetta Volkova told. She said the court shrugged off the defense's arguments that the act of stripping was politically motivated, and considered it an act of exhibitionism.The court also dismissed the defense's motion for lighter charges against the activists. The incident occurred at a polling station at the Russian Academy of Sciences where >>>

Russia to Expel Topless Protesters

Migration authorities will expel notorious Ukrainian female activists who stripped at a polling station in Moscow to protest alleged violations at the Russian presidential elections. Federal Migration Service is preparing paperwork to have the three activists of the Femen group kicked out of the country, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, without providing a timeframe for the expulsion. Three members of the extravagant protest group stripped on Sunday at a polling station where Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a favorite of the race, voted that day. The activists had “I steal for Putin” written >>>

Hindustan Times: Russia may expel three Ukrainian activists for topless act

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Russia may expel three Ukrainian activists for topless act

Russian authorities are planning to expel three activists of Ukraine's Femen movement from the country, a day after they were arrested for their topless act at a polling station where Vladimir Putin had just voted.A local court on Monday sentenced the three up to 12 days of administrative arrests after their semi-nude act at the polling station in southwest Moscow.The women activists with the words "I steal for Putin" painted on their body burst into the polling station shouting anti-government slogans just minutes >>>

RIA Novosti: Activists under administrative rrest for topless stunt

Russia and former Soviet Union Russian president orders study of Khodorkovsky sentence (updated) Today at 09:02 Russia and former Soviet Union Russia's Putin faces protests after poll triumph Today at 07:10 Russia and former Soviet Union Voting fraud allegations mar Putin's presidential win Today at 06:51 Russia and former Soviet Union A tearful Putin claims Russian election victory Today at 06:21 Russia and former Soviet Union Putin claims victory in Russia's presidential >>>

Claims of widespread violations in Russian presidential election; Putin poised …

MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin scored a decisive victory in Russia's presidential election Sunday to return to the Kremlin and extend his hold on power for six more years. His eyes brimming with tears, he defiantly proclaimed to a sea of supporters that they had triumphed over opponents intent on "destroying Russia's statehood and usurping power."Putin's win was never in doubt as many across the vast country still see him as a guarantor of stability and the defender of a strong Russia against a hostile world, an image he has carefully cultivated during 12 years in power.Accounts by independent observers >>>

FEMEN Protest Putin Election

Police officers detain one of the activists of Ukrainian group Femen trying to protest at a polling station in Moscow, March 4, 2012, shortly after Russia's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin cast his ballot. The sign on the girl reads: 'I steal for Putin!' The slogan refers to the term 'party of crooks and thieves' to describe Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. Russians voted today in presidential polls expected to return Putin to the Kremlin for a record third term, despite a wave of protests against his 12 years >>>

Activists Under Administrative Arrest for Topless Stunt

A magistrate’s court in Moscow sentenced three activists of Ukraine’s Femen movement to administrative arrests for a semi-nude scene at a polling station in Moscow, a court spokeswoman said. Just minutes after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila left a polling station at the Russian Academy of Sciences in south-west Moscow, three topless women with the words “I steal for Putin” painted on their breasts burst into the polling station shouting anti-government slogans. They were immediately detained by police. The women told reporters they were activists from the Ukrainian >>>

Scrutinized by webcams, Russia votes for Kremlin

Polling station officials clash with topless members of the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN at a polling station in Moscow. ‘I steal for Putin,’ is written on their bodies. Russians voted yesterday under the monitoring of web cameras and a network of volunteer civilian observers in a presidential election set to be won by strongman Vladimir Putin. Six observers watched the election vote in one Moscow polling station, often outnumbering the voters, while wires trailed from an unobtrusive webcam mounted on a column opposite the ballot boxes. By midday, the independent elections watchdog >>>