Russia sends a warning as Bolotnaya prisoners’ appeal rejected | Amnesty International
“This decision sends a ‘warning signal’ to anyone thinking about taking
to the streets in Moscow. The trial was clearly politically motivated
and carried out with the specific aim of deterring future protests.
There’s no reason to keep them behind bars,” said John Dalhuisen,
Director for Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International.
Police violently disperse a spontaneous protest in front of the court
where the verdict in the Bolotnaya case was delivered in February 2014.
© Denis Bochkarev / Amnesty International
