Russia: Bloggers Discuss Crying Putin
Originally published on Global VoicesAt pro-Putin rally, Vladimir Putin cried (photo, video) when heard that he apparently won in the first round of elections. This fact immediately became a hot...
Russia: Election Violations Recorded in the North Caucasus
Originally published on Global VoicesYouTube-user iFegor had recorded a video transmission from North Ossetia republic where two women are putting numerous ballots into the ballot boxes. In Dagestan, another user...
Russia: Police and Military Trucks Spotted in Moscow
Originally published on Global VoicesBloggers share pictures of numerous police and military trucks that flooded central streets of Moscow. Video summarizing [ru] buses and military vehicles. Photo of trucks standing next...
Russia: Government Election Webcams
Originally published on Global Voices“Although not much can be seen, Muscovites have finally seen Russia,” write bloggers describing election webcams [ru] installed by Rostelecom company following the Dec. 2011 election. Although...
Russia: Absentee Voters and Election Carousels Alarm Twitterers
Originally published on Global VoicesRussian Twitterers report numerous ‘election carousels’ (form of vote rigging when people vote several times at different voting stations). Bolshoy Gorod shares a picture [ru] of...
