WSJ: “Protesters marched for a second day in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Khabarovsk over the arrest of a regional governor, in a display of defiance days after President Vladimir Putin won a referendum that could prolong his power for years to come.”
“Sergei Furgal, who in 2018 defeated a Kremlin-backed candidate in the race for governor, was detained Thursday and flown to Moscow, where he is being held for two months pending trial for his alleged involvement in the murders of several businessmen some 15 years ago. Mr. Furgal has denied the charges.”
“Protesters marched through the city center and blocked traffic, carrying signs reading ‘Freedom for Furgal!’ and ‘Furgal is our choice.’ But in a rare show of opposition to the Kremlin, the crowd in Khabarovsk, a city nearly 4,000 miles east of Moscow, also chanted slogans such as ‘We are the power here,’ ‘Moscow, get out!’ and ‘Putin, step down!'”