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At least 23 people are detained in Moscow during a peaceful but unsanctioned march against the alleged impunity and corruption of law enforcement agencies. The march comes after Russian authorities in Moscow dropped drug charges against investigative journalist Ivan Golunov in a rare climbdown by law enforcement following a public outcry. IMAGES
Police arrest protesters during opposition rally in Moscow. Police in Moscow have so far detained 194 people, including six journalists. The protest 'strolls' along the Russian capital's boulevards were called following the authorities' refusal to grant permission for a rally. IMAGES of the arrests
Russian police arrest at least 200 people as they gather in Moscow to demand free and fair local elections, protest-monitoring organisation OVD Info said. IMAGES
Police say they have detained 29 opposition protesters in central Moscow, a week after hundreds of others were arrested during a rally organised by leading Putin critic Alexei Navalny. IMAGES
Dozens of people lay flowers at a monument in Moscow to the victims of the Soviet labour camps in a silent tribute to Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died in prison. Dozens of police officers patrol the square around the monument following reports of dozens of arrests at similar tributes across Russia. IMAGES
French police has stopped a farmers' convoy of hundreds tractors heading towards the Rungis wholesale food market south of Paris. Some 200 to 300 tractors are now sitting in the town of Sully-sur-Loire, 170 km south of Rungis. Setting off from the south-west of France at the call of union Coordination rurale, the group of angry farmers grew as they drove up the nation, with more and more joining along the way. IMAGES