A court in the city of Kolomna, Russia sentenced Viacheslav Yegorov to 15 months in prison for repeatedly taking part in peaceful protests in 2018 against the “import” of trash from Moscow. It is ironic that this sentence came less than a week after the UN Human Rights Council recognized the right to a healthy environment as a universal human right.
Human Rights Watch: Russian activist imprisoned for environmental protests
Officers march along the Red Square during the graduation ceremony for servicemen of Moscow Higher Military Command School, in Moscow on July 24, 2021.
