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Just passing by the Kremlin

How a Russian tourist went to look at the Kremlin — and ended up behind bars. RU

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Antonii Pavlov at the place where he was detained by Moscow police.

This week, we start a joint project with OVD-Info and RombTV on people detained during Russia’s new protest wave.

For the last five years it’s not just political activists who are detained by Russian police at protest rallies — passers-by are also picked up, charged with administrative offences and forced to pay fines.