Russian police arrest protestors at U2 concert

Five Amnesty International activists were arrested in Moscow for handing out leaflets to the audience before a U2 concert.

Russian police arrest protestors at U2 concert
Thu, 26 Aug, 2010 - 10:37

Five Amnesty International activists were arrested in Moscow for handing out leaflets to the audience before a U2 concert.

They were handing out leaflets and urging concert-goers to sign petitions pressing Russian authorities to bring the murderers of journalist Anna Politkovskaya and rights activist Natalya Estemirova to justice.

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