The independent monitoring group Golos says the detention of its co-chair Grigory Melkonyants is aimed at hindering public observation of the upcoming elections in Russia.
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Russia on Friday placed the co-chair of independent election monitoring group Golos in pre-trial detention until at least October 17, a court spokesperson told AFP. Grigory Melkonyants was detained Thursday on suspicion of working with an undesirable organisation, as security forces raided the hom ..
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