A prominent Russian opposition activist was detained by police in Moscow on August 3 ahead of a planned protest to demand free elections in the Russian capital. Lyubov Sobol, who is currently on day 21 of a hunger strike, was detained in a taxi as she tried to make her way to the protest and was driven off in a police van. Moscow has recently seen protests after local authorities in July banned multiple opposition candidates — including Sobol — from running in a municipal election scheduled for September.
Police violently detained peaceful protesters and apparent bystanders in Moscow, heavily clubbing some before dragging them away. Hundreds were detained on August 3, a week after mass detentions and demonstrations in Moscow, which were also against the banning of multiple opposition candidates from running in a municipal election scheduled for September~RFE/RL
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