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Police in central Moscow break up an unsanctioned gay rights rally. Natasha Howitt reports.
Protesters were trying to mark International Day Against Homophobia in Moscow but were thwarted by police, while a similar event passed peacefully in Russia's second city, St. Petersburg. Gavino Garay reports.
"Shutting down Les Soulèvements de la Terre (ed: Uprisings of the Earth) would mean the leaders of this country are trying to dissolve the environmental and social movement," explains Benoît Feuillu, an activist with the collective, ahead of the hearing of France's State Council, which is due to examine the legality of the dissolution. SOUNDBITE
Images show Russian law enforcement blocking access to a road leading to the site of a plane crash which is thought to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner. According to preliminary information, all 10 people on board died, including three crew members, Russian authorities said. Russia's aviation agency later said the Wagner chief was on board the plane. IMAGES
Russian police stand outside the front entrance to the Wagner mercenary group's St Petersburg offices, with a large police van also visible. Wagner's leader Yevgeny Prigozhin vowed to overthrow Russia's military leadership and claimed control of a key military headquarters in the south of the country. IMAGES
Images show a police bus and Memorial supporters outside the Russian human rights organisation's office as police search the inside. Russian authorities have launched a criminal case against Oleg Orlov, the co-chair of the nobel prize-winning human rights organisation, for "discrediting" the army. The searches took place as President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for talks. IMAGES
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