Russia: Forest Park Defenders Attack Khimki City Administration

Posted 29 July 2010 7:54 GMT

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· Rússia: Defensores do Parque [da] Floresta Atacam a Administração da Cidade de Khimki

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User berillii posts [RUS] a footage of the storming of the Khimki city administration [EN] by anarchists and antifascists that took side of the Khimki forest park defenders. LJ-user mmet supplies photos of the event. A peaceful meeting grew to a chaotic demonstration, after authorities once again detained [RUS] the environmentalists and journalists.

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[...] published an interview [RUS] with one of the defenders of the Khimki Forest, who participated in the assault on the Khimki city administration. After the interview was published, the police approached Kashin, demanding that he disclose the [...]

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[...] published an interview [RUS] with one of the defenders of the Khimki Forest, who participated in the assault on the Khimki city administration. After the interview was published, the police approached Kashin, demanding that he disclose the [...]

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