Yevgenia Chirikova, a civil rights activist and leader of the Khimki forest park defenders [1] [EN] has been detained, infox.ru reported [2] [EN]. More than 30 policemen came to detain her after she gave a press-conference in the Independent Press-Center.
Russia: Leader of Khimki Forest Defenders Detained
· Written by Alexey Sidorenko
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