One year ago, mass protests started in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk – over the arrest of a popular regional governor, Sergey Furgal, on murder charges.
OpenDemocracy: Lessons from the protests in Russia’s Far East, one year on
People carry a banner reading "Return Furgal for us", during an unauthorised rally in support of Sergei Furgal in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk on August 8, 2020.