Protests across Russia see thousands detained

Protests across Russia see thousands detained

BBC

Thousands of people have been detained at anti-war protests across Russia on Sunday, rights groups and Russian authorities say.

Some 1,700 people were detained in Moscow alone, the RIA news agency reported, citing the interior ministry.

The OVD-Info rights group says detainments took place in 49 cities.

Although protests have become increasingly restricted in recent years, rallies have taken place across Russia since the Ukraine invasion…

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