Political protests in Moscow and Siberia are not being deterred by the use of heavy police force. Demonstrations in the capital on 27 July were met with a large police presence, with Eight hundred protesters arrested at the prohibited rally. Demonstrators carried on regardless, though, as they did with earlier protests on Saturday 3 August . The excessive force deployed by the authorities has been condemned by the UK , French and French governments, as well as the Kommersant . Meanwhile, public anger continues to swell in Siberia where 90% of the raging wildfires have continued unchecked due to a lack of funding.
Political protests in Moscow and Siberia are not being deterred by the use of heavy police force. Demonstrations in the capital on Saturday 3 August were met with a large police presence, with 800 protesters arrested at the prohibited rally. Demonstrators carried on regardless, though, as they did with earlier protests on 27 July. The excessive force deployed by the authorities has been condemned by the UK, German and French governments, as well as the EU. Meanwhile, public anger continues to swell in Siberia where 90% of the raging wildfires have continued unchecked due to a lack of funding.