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Marina Ovsyannikova, a journalist who became known after protesting against the Russian military action in Ukraine during a prime-time news broadcast on state television, waits for a Moscow court session inside a defendants' cage over charges of "discrediting" the Russian army fighting in Ukraine. As she waits, Ovsyannikova holds up a paper that reads 'May the dead children haunt you in your dreams'. She is facing up to 10 years in prison, if convicted. 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
A landmark case in Botswana could see gay sex being decriminalised. The high court is expected to deliver its judgment on Tuesday morning. IMAGES
Russian police detain opposition leader Alexei Navalny at a rally in Moscow which he had called to protest upcoming polls expected to extend Vladimir Putin's Kremlin term to 2024. IMAGES
A group of unidentified anti-Russian protesters attack Moscow's embassy in Kiev, Ukraine to protest Russia's plans to hold elections in Crimea, annexed by Moscow. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Police in central Moscow break up an unsanctioned gay rights rally. Natasha Howitt reports.