Russia´s gubernatorial elections marred by political pressure
(World News Russia)

Seventeen Russian regions went to the polls this week. Activists and politicians have, however, been met with significant pressure and restrictions at polling stations. Alexander Zykov, a volunteer for Alexey Navalny`s campaign in Kostroma, was attacked on 17 August. Image: 7x7 . All rights reserved to the author. We continue our partnership with OVD-Info , an NGO that monitors politically-motivated arrests in Russia. Every Friday, we bring you the latest information on freedom of assembly. This week´s municipal and gubernatorial elections have been the most important event of recent days, and they didn´t pass without more political harassment from the Russian authorities. In this text we...