At least 74 people were arrested in Russia for having carried out various protest actions during the presidential election to return Vladimir Putin as head of the country, an NGO said on Sunday. The arrests, the number of which may be revised upwards, took place mainly in Kazan, in central Russia, and in Moscow, the capital.
At least 74 people were arrested in Russia for having carried out various protest actions during the presidential election to return Vladimir Putin as head of the country, an NGO said on Sunday.
According to OVD-Info, an organization specializing in monitoring repression, the arrests took place mainly in Kazan, in central Russia, and in Moscow, the capital. She specifies that this figure may be revised upwards, as new names come to her.
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Source: Europe1
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