Russia: Police Crush Peaceful Protests

Expand Police detain a protester in St. Petersburg, Russia. © 2018 David Frenkel/Mediazona (Moscow) – Police arbitrarily detained hundreds of peaceful protesters, including older people and children, taking part in demonstrations across Russia on September 9, Human Rights Watch said today. The detainees were protesting corruption and government plans to raise the pension age. In many cities, the police kicked peaceful protesters and beat them with truncheons.   Human Rights Watch interviewed five people arrested during the protests in St. Petersburg, including two children, ages 16 and 17,…

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