Hundreds in Moscow gathered for an unauthorised march in support of two girls arrested for their involvement with an extremist group, calling for their release.
Aljazeera: Calls for release of Russian teenage girls arrested for extremism
People take part in a rally to demand the release of two teenagers accused of 'extremism', in a case they say is part of a growing Kremlin crackdown on Russian youth, in Moscow on August 15, 2018.Anna Pavlikova and Maria Dubovik, aged 18 and 19 respectively, are accused along with eight others of creating an 'extremist organisation' that was infiltrated by Russian security services. But the lawyer of the two teens said the investigation against the group constituted entrapment. The young women face up to 12 years in prison if found guilty.
