MOSCOW (AFP) – After years with no real political power and a steady Kremlin crackdown on dissent, Russias opposition was in the doldrums even before the assassination of one of its most vocal activists, Boris Nemtsov.Nemtsovs brazen shooting in central Moscow sent tens of thousands onto the streets, prompting speculation that the ragtag opposition would try to harness the discontent to ignite a backlash against the Kremlin, which quashed the last protest movement in the winter of 2011-2012.But analysts are deeply sceptical that the killing can unite the weak, divided opposition that has steadily slipped into obscurity during President Vladimir …read more
Source: Dunya TV
