The Bolotnaya Square Case
The "Bolotnaya Square Case" was a high-profile political trial that began after the protest on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow on the 6th May, 2012. This section is dedicated to events surrounding the case — featuring footage from court hearings, public demonstrations in support of political prisoners, the activists of the May 6 Committee, opposition politicians, and human rights advocates.
Political demostration of mothers of those detained in the Bolotnaya Square CasePolitical demostration of mothers and wives of those detained in the Bolotnaya Square case. Denis Lutskevich's mother came out with a poster in support of her son.
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Fundraising in support of political prisoners at the Sakharov CenterAn event at the Sakharov Center raising funds from the sale of Sergei Udaltsov’s book to support political prisoners in the Bolotnaya Square case.
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Alexey Gaskarov: Analysis of the "Bolotnaya Square Case"Interview with Alexey Gaskarov, detained in the Bolotnaya Square case. Analysis of the events of the May 6 rally.
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Solo pickets in support of those accused in the Bolotnaya Square Case in MoscowOne-person pickets in Moscow in support of those accused in the May 6 case.
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Boris Nemtsov and Alexei Navalny at the screening of the film "Prisoners of Bolotnaya"Boris Nemtsov, Alexei Navalny, and Liya Akhedzhakova at the "Cosmos" Cinema for a screening of the May 6 Committee's film "Prisoners of Bolotnaya".
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Artem Savelov's father on his son's imprisonment in the Bolotnaya Square CaseGennady Gudkov's conversation with the father of Artem Savelov, a defendant in the Bolotnaya Square case. Savelov spent nine months in pretrial detention without having been convicted.
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