Russian police on Wednesday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and at least 35 other persons at a Moscow protest calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police, accused of drug offences and later freed from house arrest, in Moscow, Russia.
Police abruptly dropped drugs charges a day earlier against Ivan Golunov, a rare U-turn by the authorities in the face of anger from his supporters who said he was framed for his reporting.
His supporters decided to go ahead with a protest on Wednesday, a public holiday in Russia, despite being warned by the authorities that their demonstration would be illegal.
Russian police on Wednesday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and at least 35 other persons at a Moscow protest calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police, accused of drug offences and later freed from house arrest, in Moscow, Russia.
Police abruptly dropped drugs charges a day earlier against Ivan Golunov, a rare U-turn by the authorities in the face of anger from his supporters who said he was framed for his reporting.
His supporters decided to go ahead with a protest on Wednesday, a public holiday in Russia, despite being warned by the authorities that their demonstration would be illegal.
Russian police on Wednesday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and at least 35 other persons at a Moscow protest calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police, accused of drug offences and later freed from house arrest, in Moscow, Russia.
Police abruptly dropped drugs charges a day earlier against Ivan Golunov, a rare U-turn by the authorities in the face of anger from his supporters who said he was framed for his reporting.
His supporters decided to go ahead with a protest on Wednesday, a public holiday in Russia, despite being warned by the authorities that their demonstration would be illegal.
Russian police on Wednesday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and at least 35 other persons at a Moscow protest calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police, accused of drug offences and later freed from house arrest, in Moscow, Russia.
Police abruptly dropped drugs charges a day earlier against Ivan Golunov, a rare U-turn by the authorities in the face of anger from his supporters who said he was framed for his reporting.
His supporters decided to go ahead with a protest on Wednesday, a public holiday in Russia, despite being warned by the authorities that their demonstration would be illegal.
Russian police on Wednesday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and at least 35 other persons at a Moscow protest calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police, accused of drug offences and later freed from house arrest, in Moscow, Russia.
Police abruptly dropped drugs charges a day earlier against Ivan Golunov, a rare U-turn by the authorities in the face of anger from his supporters who said he was framed for his reporting.
His supporters decided to go ahead with a protest on Wednesday, a public holiday in Russia, despite being warned by the authorities that their demonstration would be illegal.
Russian police on Wednesday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and at least 35 other persons at a Moscow protest calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police, accused of drug offences and later freed from house arrest, in Moscow, Russia.
Police abruptly dropped drugs charges a day earlier against Ivan Golunov, a rare U-turn by the authorities in the face of anger from his supporters who said he was framed for his reporting.
His supporters decided to go ahead with a protest on Wednesday, a public holiday in Russia, despite being warned by the authorities that their demonstration would be illegal.
Russian police on Wednesday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and at least 35 other persons at a Moscow protest calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police, accused of drug offences and later freed from house arrest, in Moscow, Russia.
Police abruptly dropped drugs charges a day earlier against Ivan Golunov, a rare U-turn by the authorities in the face of anger from his supporters who said he was framed for his reporting.
His supporters decided to go ahead with a protest on Wednesday, a public holiday in Russia, despite being warned by the authorities that their demonstration would be illegal.
Russian police on Wednesday detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny and at least 35 other persons at a Moscow protest calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist Ivan Golunov, who was detained by police, accused of drug offences and later freed from house arrest, in Moscow, Russia.
Police abruptly dropped drugs charges a day earlier against Ivan Golunov, a rare U-turn by the authorities in the face of anger from his supporters who said he was framed for his reporting.
His supporters decided to go ahead with a protest on Wednesday, a public holiday in Russia, despite being warned by the authorities that their demonstration would be illegal.