On 13 August, activists hung banner 'Freedom to RKN Prisoners' at…
A banner reading "Freedom to the victims of the RKND" was hung in front of the Presidential Administration building in Moscow. Unknown individuals hung a banner with the inscription "Freedom to the victims of the RKND" in front of the Presidential Administration building on Staraya Square in Moscow.
Consensus
- A banner reading 'Freedom to Prisoners of RKN’ was hung on the building of the Presidential Administration in Moscow.
- The action took place on 13 August.
- The banner was part of a protest in support of three detained activists: Mikhail Chuyanov, Grigory Shakirov, and Kirill Kryvjak.
- The three activists have been in pre-trial detention for about half a year.
- The detention stems from a February protest at the Moscow office of Roskomnadzor, where activists blocked the entrance with a bicycle lock and displayed a slogan against the agency.
- The protest was linked to the 'Give Us Internet Without Surveillance — Russia Without Roskomnadzor' campaign.
- No one was detained immediately after the banner was hung, according to most sources.
- The banner was placed on the building at Staraya Square in Moscow.
Points of divergence
- One activist, Yegor Gruzdev, was detained and held overnight in the Kitaigorod district police station. — mediazona
- No participants of the action were detained. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- No arrests occurred, according to the unregistered party 'Another Russia E.V. Lymonov'. — tg_astrapress
- The banner was placed by unknown individuals, according to the party. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The banner was hung on a fence near the Presidential Administration building. — mediazona
Coverage (3 sources)
- National Bolsheviks hung banner 'Freedom for RKN Prisoners' on the building of the Presidential Administration — ASTRA
- Moscow nationalists held 'Freedom for RKN prisoners' rally at the Presidential Administration building; one activist detained — Медиазона
- Banner 'Freedom for RKN Prisoners' hung at the Presidential Administration building in Moscow — SOTAvision