Tens of thousands of people attended a rally in Moscow to mark the murder of an opposition leader, in the biggest show of defiance in four years.
Russian police put the numbers on Sunday (1 March) at 21,000, but independent Russian media and the organisers of the event said between 50,000 and 70,000 people joined it following the killing of Boris Nemtsov on Friday.
People carried placards which said "I am not afraid”, “He died for the future of Russia”, and “Fight on!”.
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.