Public demonstrations and other similar activities are banned over more than half of the territory of Russia’s third-largest city, Novosibirsk, rights activists say.
RFE/RL: Activists say Novosibirsk is Russia’s most restrictive city for rallies
Riot police officers follow demonstrators during an unauthorized anti-Kremlin rally called by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is serving a 20-day jail sentence, in downtown Moscow on Oct. 7, 2017, President Vladimir Putin's 65th birthday.
