Russian police detain 400 at protest over journalist
Angry supporters say Ivan Golunov was targeted over his reporting
12 June 2019 - 19:26
Moscow — Russian police detained more than 400 people, including opposition politician Alexei Navalny, at a protest in Moscow on Wednesday calling for punishment for police officers involved in the alleged framing of a journalist.
Police abruptly dropped drug charges a day earlier against investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, a rare U-turn by the authorities in the face of anger from his supporters who said he was targeted over his reporting...
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