'Now the citizen in me has come to life.'
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Sorokin'Tens of thousands of protesters marched through the eastern Russian city of Khabarovsk on Saturday in support of a popular local governor arrested this week for allegedly ordering several murders.'
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Giant Protests in Russia's Far East After Popular Governor's Arrest, July 11, 2020
'Participants shouted, "Shame on Moscow!", "Putin's a thief!", and "Down with the tsar!” -- references to President Vladimir Putin.
“We need to defend our choice, the choice of the people, and we are not afraid of the consequences," a protester told RFE/RL, calling Furgal's arrest politically motivated.''KHABAROVSK, Russia -- Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Russia’s Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk to protest against the arrest of their regional governor on murder charges, chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin.
Supporters of Sergei Furgal on July 11 gathered on the central Lenin Square for a spontaneous demonstration before marching toward Komsomolskaya Square, carrying posters with slogans such as "I Am Sergei Furgal" and "Free Furgal."
Participants shouted, "Shame on Moscow!", "Putin's a thief!", and "Down with the tsar!” -- references to President Vladimir Putin.
“We need to defend our choice, the choice of the people, and we are not afraid of the consequences," a protester told RFE/RL, calling Furgal's arrest politically motivated.
A member of the nationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Furgal was elected in 2018 in a major upset of the ruling United Russia party.
Estimates by local media and opposition put the number of demonstrators at between 5,000 and 35,000, with the news website DVHab.ru describing the rally as a “historic event” for the city of about 600,000 inhabitants.
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"Let the whole world learn what a mess this country is," Zhirinovsky told the parliament’s lower chamber earlier this week.'
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Angry Khabarovsk Residents Rally In Support Of Arrested Governor, July 11, 2020
Context'An unprecedented amount of fraud may have occurred during Russia’s weeklong vote to change the Constitution..' - '..Russia's 750,000-strong police force have openly challenged the authorities..''..Russia .. teeming with corrupt parasites .. consuming the bear from within.'"Russia Is Slipping Back into an Authoritarian Empire"'..Mikhail Gorbachev warned against the rehabilitation of Josef Stalin..'(Russia) - 'The regime is now officially positioning itself as a dictatorship.' - Yulia Galyamina'(Moscow) – Dozens of journalists in Russia face fines or detention for peacefully protesting in solidarity with their colleagues whom authorities are criminally prosecuting for their journalism work, Human Rights Watch said today. Russian authorities should immediately drop the charges against the protesters and other journalists and end attacks on freedom of expression.'
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Russia: Dozens of Journalists Detained for Peaceful Protests, July 10, 2020