Moscow protests: ‘It is our civic duty to go out on the streets’ | World News, The Indian Express

Moscow protests: ‘It is our civic duty to go out on the streets’ | World News, The Indian Express

By Deutsche Welle |Published: August 4, 2019 2:10:34 pm

Moscow protests: ‘It is our civic duty to go out on the streets’

The latest in a series of protests has brought the Russian opposition out in the streets, prompting a crackdown by security forces. Last weekend, said Konstantin, the arrests began slowly.

Police officers detain a protestor, during an unsanctioned rally in the center of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (AP)

An elderly woman in a wheelchair sat in front of the rows of riot police on Pushkinskaya Square in the heart of Moscow on Saturday. As policemen grabbed random protesters from the crowd and carried them away, she sat quietly and observed the latest opposition rally.