Russia: Children, Students Targeted after Protests

Expand Protesters assembled around Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow on March 26, 2017. © 2017 Andrei Soldatov (Moscow) - The authorities in numerous cities across Russia have harassed and intimidated schoolchildren and university students who participated in anti-corruption demonstrations on March 26, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. Officials also harassed and intimidated parents for allowing children to take part in protests. "Rather than responding to legitimate public demands for accountab...