Arsen Magomedov
Daghestani activists detained in rally for arrested Meduza journalist
Three activists were briefly detained in the Russian Republic of Daghestan after they held an unsanctioned rally in support of a Meduza journalist and a Circassian activist, both of whom were arrested in recent days on drug charges. At the protest on 9 June in the Leninsky Komsomol Park in the Daghestani capital Makhachkala, eight journalists and activists recorded a video message condemning the planting of drugs and other illegal items on journalists and activists. The action was held in