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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 detain anti-war protesters in St. Petersburg Russia's second-largest city, on the seventh day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. IMAGES
Russian police arrest protesters denouncing the detention of investigative journalist Ivan Golunov for drug charges. The protesters had gathered outside the Moscow court where Golunov had been due to appear. 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
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.
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