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pampango

(24,692 posts) Fri Oct 26, 2012, 05:41 PM Oct 2012

Russian leftist Sergei Udaltsov charged with conspiracy

Source: BBC

Russian leftwing opposition leader Sergei Udaltsov has been charged with plotting mass disorder, and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

Speaking before he was charged at the Investigative Committee (SK), a federal police agency modelled on the FBI, he said he had committed no crime.

"Putin regime on trial here," he wrote on Twitter. "Come to SK to back me & other political prisoners!"

Mr Udaltsov, who leads the Left Front coalition, is a familiar figure from street protests in Moscow, for which he has served short periods in detention in the past.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20093232

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Russian leftist Sergei Udaltsov charged with conspiracy (Original Post) pampango Oct 2012 OP

Just like in the 1970's levp Oct 2012 #1

So, do you not watch PBS when you don't like what the US government is doing? harmonicon Oct 2012 #2

On that subject, how does RT survive? Ash_F Oct 2012 #3

It's anti-America and doesn't say anything really bad about Russia. joshcryer Oct 2012 #4

Russia is not right-wing. David__77 Oct 2012 #6

Yup, like Pussy Riot I expect him to be in a labor camp soon enough. joshcryer Oct 2012 #5

levp

(188 posts)

1. Just like in the 1970's

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 05:58 PM

Oct 2012

Then: "Anti-Soviet propaganda", now: "plotting mass disorder"... Same turd, different polish. Even the same sentence (up to 10)!

At least they didn't commit him in the mental hospital, like they did in the 70s... Yet!

EDIT: now you see why I refuse to watch any clips from RT

harmonicon

(12,008 posts)

2. So, do you not watch PBS when you don't like what the US government is doing?

Reply to levp (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 10:10 PM

Oct 2012

Do you refuse to watch the BBC when you don't like what the British government is doing?

Ash_F

(5,861 posts)

3. On that subject, how does RT survive?

Reply to harmonicon (Reply #2)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 10:15 PM

Oct 2012

As right wing as Russia seems to be(or is becoming).

joshcryer

(62,277 posts)

4. It's anti-America and doesn't say anything really bad about Russia.

Reply to Ash_F (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 11:04 PM

Oct 2012

When Russian protesters protested they were called "anti-government protesters" by RT.

When they report on protesters in Greece they're called "anti-austerity protesters" by RT.

Both protesters protested the same things (human rights, anti-austerity, right wing fascism, etc).

RT is not for Russian consumption by and large (most Russians don't speak English, it's a paltry 11%). It's purely for export.

It's the same reason Al Jazeera didn't report about Qatar's protests.

It's why RT gave Assange a gig after Russia threatened Wikileaks over the Moscow files (which suddenly went off the radar and were never released). Anti-America reporting is useful to these countries since America tends to export its culture via its media industry.

David__77

(23,558 posts)

6. Russia is not right-wing.

Reply to Ash_F (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 27, 2012, 01:38 AM

Oct 2012

It goes beyond the Western "left/right" paradigm. Russia has a fairly progressive stand on most international questions.

joshcryer

(62,277 posts)

5. Yup, like Pussy Riot I expect him to be in a labor camp soon enough.

Reply to levp (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 11:04 PM

Oct 2012

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