Viktor Kapitonov was violently detained on Friday, October 7, when he tried to hold a legal solitary picket in memory of Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist and human rights defender gunned down in Moscow exactly 10 years ago.
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A woman holds a portrait of slain Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya during a rally marking the 10th anniversary of her murder in Moscow on October 7, 2016. (AFP)
