Moscow protests pressuring Vladimir Putin find female standard-bearer
13 August 2019 |
7:02 am
Moscow's wave of protests has no leader, but 31-year-old Lyubov Sobol has emerged as one of its most visible protagonists. Instead of participating in a weekend protest, she was detained by police in the Russian capital.
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