international reaction The United States calls for respect for the rights of members of the LGBT community regarding freedom of assembly "Gazeta.Ru", July 27 : “We urge Russia to uphold its international commitments to freedom of assembly, freedom of association and freedom of speech now and in the future,” she [State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki] said when asked by reporters whether US authorities were going to respond.

On July 18, activist Dmitry Monakhov was detained and severely beaten on Manezhnaya Square. Photos of his beating spread all over the Internet. People were outraged, liked and retweeted. And Monakhov took and filed a statement with the police against the policemen who beat him. Unfortunately, this is far from the first beating of the activist. Is it the last? Depends on us. OVD-Info regularly writes about the beatings of activists - sometimes harsh, sometimes not so much.