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Russia’s Newly Free Activist Nikolai Alekseev: Arrested At Protest

By September 21, 2010 at 2:09pm

After enduring what amounted to an unlawful kidnapping and detainment, Russian activist Nikolai Alekseev found himself and 10 others arrested outside Moscow City Hall in a protest of Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, the city’s bigoted stain.

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  • paulcanning

    They’ve been freed. Statement + photos http://madikazemi.blogspot.com/2010/09/first-call-for-action-after-abduction.html

    September 21, 2010 at 6:09pm
  • jason

    Yuri Luzhkov, mayor of Moscow, may well be a closeted gay or bisexual man. When they’re in the closet, they can be awfully hateful of anything and anyone who reminds them of their hidden sexuality.

    September 22, 2010 at 9:09am

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