At least 74 people were arrested in Russia for having carried out various protest actions during the presidential election to return Vladimir Putin as head of the country. The arrests, the number of which may be revised upwards, took place mainly in Kazan, in central Russia, and in Moscow, the capital.
OVD-Info, an organization specializing in monitoring repression, says the arrests took place in both Kazan and the capital Moscow. More information to follow... . Europe 1 with AFP / Photo credit: NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA / AFP