Activists held in Russia for protesting journalist’s arrest

MOSCOW — Police in Moscow and St. Petersburg detained 35 people who came out to protest Friday, in violation of city Coronavirus restrictions, against the arrest of a prominent Russian journalist, the Medizona news outlet said.

The activists were protesting against the arrest of journalist Ilya Azar, who was sentenced to 15 days in jail the night before, also for holding a one-man protest amid the lockdown.