Authorities accused of trying to bury unpopular news amid tournament euphoria Russians demonstrated in cities across the country on Sunday in protest at a rise in the pension age. The rallies, organised by an unusually broad group of opposition forces, drew crowds of up to 3,000 in dozens of towns and cities across the country, opposition leaders said. No protests were held in World Cup host cities due to a regulation banning protest in the cities for the duration of the tournament, and also out...
Authorities accused of trying to bury unpopular news amid tournament euphoria Russians demonstrated in cities across the country on Sunday in protest at a rise in the pension age. The rallies, organised by an unusually broad group of opposition forces, drew crowds of up to 3,000 in dozens of towns and cities across the country, opposition leaders said. No protests were held in World Cup host cities due to a regulation banning protest in the cities for the duration of the tournament, and also out...
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