Russian court declines considering election suit
April 28th, 2012 - 5:35 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Supreme Court has turned down a lawsuit against the presidential elections' outcome that saw Prime Minister Vladimir Putin win by a landslide March 4, ... Read more...
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Russian church urges Kremlin not to ignore vote protests
January 8th, 2012 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The head of Russia's Orthodox Church has asked the country's leaders to listen to and act on the demands voiced at recent mass protests across ... Read more...
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Russian election protests came from within: Clinton
December 15th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian election protests did not come from the outside, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday in her first public response to Russian Prime ... Read more...
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Spaniards defy ban on pre-election protests
May 19th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Madrid, May 19 (IANS/EFE) Chanting a cry of resistance from Spain's 1936-1939 civil war, thousands of mainly young people thronged this capital's Puerta del Sol square Wednesday night in defiance ... Read more...
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Iran opposition claims 69 killed in election protests
August 11th, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Aug 11 (DPA) Iran's political opposition said 69 people were killed in protests over the June 12 presidential election which led to the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a Tehran newspaper ... Read more...
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Nuclear issues of Iran, North Korea different: Medvedev
July 5th, 2009 - 4:58 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 5 (Xinhua) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said the nuclear issues of both Iran and North Korea are different and Pyongyang's activities have raise more concerns than that of Tehran.
"I ... Read more...
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Iran using violence against protesters, US says
June 20th, 2009 - 3:51 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 20 (DPA) The US criticised the Iranian government for using violence against tens of thousands of protesters that are railing against the country's election, the White House said Friday.
"The ... Read more...
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Ahmadinejad attends Russia summit despite election protests
June 16th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 16 (DPA) Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Russia for a summit Tuesday despite protests over alleged election fraud in the Islamic republic's presidential polls last week.
Ahmadinejad will attend a ... Read more...
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Sixth round of Kashmir polls ends peacefully with 63 percent vote (Intro Roundup)
December 17th, 2008 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu, Dec 17 (IANS) The sixth and penultimate round of balloting to pick a new 87-member assembly in Jammu and Kashmir ended peacefully Wednesday with about 63 percent of the electorate turning ... Read more...
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Sixth round of Kashmir polling ends — 63 percent vote (Roundup)
December 17th, 2008 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu, Dec 17 (IANS) The sixth and penultimate round of balloting to pick a new assembly in Jammu and Kashmir ended peacefully Wednesday with about 63 percent of the electorate turning out ... Read more...
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Anti-election protests in Kashmir
November 30th, 2008 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kupwara, Nov 30 (IANS) Dozens of people, mostly women, Sunday took to the streets and shouted anti-election slogans in a village in Kupwara district during the third phase of polling in Jammu ... Read more...
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Two killed, 10 injured in Kashmir violence (Third Lead)
November 22nd, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 22 (IANS) Two young men were killed and 10 were injured in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday when police and paramilitary troopers fired at people protesting against the holding of elections ... Read more...
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Security forces kill two protesters in Kashmir, probe ordered (Lead)
November 22nd, 2008 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 22 (IANS) Two young men were killed Saturday when police and paramilitary troops fired at people protesting against the holding of elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials and witnesses said.The ... Read more...
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Security forces kill two protesters in Kashmir
November 22nd, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 22 (IANS) Two young men were killed Saturday when police and paramilitary troops fired at people protesting against the holding of elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials and witnesses said.The ... Read more...
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