TODAY: Police officer filmed kicking female protestor; opposition change tactics to avoid harassment; Navalny could face tougher charges; OSCE issues warning on media freedom. Analysts continue to ponder Putin’s G8 snub; alleged Sochi terror plot thwarted; jet crash investigation continues

The Moscow Times reports that the Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against a police officer who has been caught on camera kicking a reportedly pregnant female protester at the March of a Million.  Ria-Novosti reports that the officer has been charged.   Apparently as many as 1500 protestors are continuing their marathon protest in Moscow, whilst City Hall has issued a ‘vague’ warning that it will clamp down on protests.  Activists are seeking less overt protest methods, RFE/RL reports, as it seems you might be more likely to be detained for wearing a white ribbon in the streets of Moscow than carrying a weapon.  It has been reported that anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny, who is being questioned by police, could face criminal charges for inciting a riot and harming a law enforcement authority during the May 6 protest, which, if he is found guilty, could send him to jail for three or five years respectively.