MOSCOW—The crackdown on political opposition took a sinister twist during two months of coronavirus quarantines in the Russian capital. Marches and rallies were banned, so protests were reduced to what were called “solo pickets,” as in a picket line with only one person.
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Police officers detain Russian photographer Victoria Ivleva (C) during a solo picket in support of journalist and activist Ilya Azar outside the Moscow police headquarters in Moscow on May 28, 2020.
