Following a peaceful protest by farmers from the Kuban Region in southern Russia, an increasing number of people have been detained in so-called administrative detention in Rostov-on-Don and the Krasnodar area, in clear violation of their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. All individuals detained in connection with the farmers’ peaceful protest should be released immediately and unconditionally as they have been detained solely for the peaceful exercise of their rights.
Index Number: EUR 46/4760/2016