Alerts | Arrest/detention at protest/demonstration

Interfax correspondent Dmitryi Gavrilov detained for photographing “No to War” sign

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Interfax correspondent Dmitryi Gavrilov was arrested while he was taking a photograph of a sign that said “No to war” during a protest against the invasion in St. Petersburg. Although he showed the police his press card when he was taken to the police vehicle, they refused to release him.

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