- Global Voices - https://globalvoices.org -

Moscow Soccer Fans Clash with Police

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Breaking News, Sport, Youth, RuNet Echo

Following Saturday's scoreless soccer game that catapulted Moscow's CSKA club to its fourth Russian Premier League title, the team's fans clashed with riot troops in downtown Moscow. Police detained 140 people [1] [ru], later releasing all but two. Bloggers posted photos to LiveJournal here [2], here [3], and here [4] [ru], alleging police brutality.

[3]

Police “detain” a soccer fan, Moscow, 18 May 2013, photo by Sergey Danilov, posted to his LJ.