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Added on the 02/03/2022 18:57:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Russian police make arrests during the May Day demonstrations in St. Petersburg. 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.
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
Russian police detain more than 1,500 people at anti-war protests across dozens of cities after President Vladimir Putin sent troops to invade Ukraine, an independent monitor said Thursday. Up to 1,000 people gathered in the former imperial capital Saint Petersburg, where many were detained by masked police officers. IMAGES
Russian police arrest pro-Navalny protesters in St Petersburg, as they take to the streets to demand the release of jailed Kremlin critic, who has been on hunger strike for three weeks. IMAGES