On Red Square, four activists of the Civil Society of the Kaluga Region, on the afternoon of September 15, unfurled a banner with the words “Freedom to Navalny! Putin to jail! ” It is reported by OVD-Info.
Within seconds, police officers ran up to the activists and rolled up the banner. They were detained, one of the activists was beaten in a police car.
RusNews journalist Yevgeny Yevsyukov, who was filming the action, was detained together with the activists. His press card was taken away.
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Arrested and beat up for standing up for democracy. What a sad place. I prefer North Korea over Muscovy, really.
Those were(?) some incredibly brave people. Mafia land is highly allergic to freedom of speech.