: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Russian Prosecutors Move to Block Online Calls for Protests


Russian prosecutors moved Friday to block calls on social networks for more street protests in Moscow and other Russian cities following a wave of rallies that have cast a new challenge to the Kremlin.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators turned out in Moscow and other cities Sunday to rally against official corruption in the largest outpouring of discontent in years.

The Prosecutor General’s office confirmed Friday it has requested the state communications watchdog to block pages on social networks calling for more protests this Sunday in Moscow and elsewhere in Russia.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who organized Sunday’s unsanctioned protest, is serving …read more

Source: Voice of America

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