People hold posters demanding: 'Freedom for Khabarovsk region's governor Sergei Furgal' during an unsanctioned protest in support of Sergei Furgal, the governor of the Khabarovsk east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, July 18. Previous NextMass rallies rocked the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk again on Saturday, as tens of thousands took to the streets to protest the arrest of the region’s governor on charges of involvement in multiple murders. Local media estimated the rally in the city 3,800 miles east of Moscow drew 15,000 to 50,000 people. Furgal, the Khabarovsk region governor, was arrested on July 9 and flown to Moscow where he was put in jail for two months. “It’s not only about this (whether Furgal arrest is legal or not).

Source: The Standard July 18, 2020 12:33 UTC