RFE/RL: Blood, broken legs, and mass detentions amid 2019’s Moscow protests
The year 2019 saw Russian protesters taking repeatedly to the streets of the capital, Moscow. The unauthorized demonstrations began after the authorities refused to register most independent candidates in elections for the Moscow Duma. During protests on July 27, more than 1,373 people were detained with hundreds more ending up in custody in subsequent weeks. Here’s the story of some of the protesters who were arrested in dramatic circumstances.
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