Russian authorities on July 7 searched the Moscow office of the Golos Association, the country’s leading election-monitoring organization, and the homes of four Golos members, Human Rights Watch reports. The searches appeared to be part of a broader government crackdown on the independent monitoring group.
Human Rights Watch: Russia cracks down on Moscow election monitors
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with South Africa's President in Ufa on July 8, 2015 ahead of the start of a summit of the BRICS emerging economies.
