Нападение на правозащитника
Firaya Kasimova
Источники
On 16 December, Firaya Kasimova, an environmental activist was detained by police and charged with “organizing a mass gathering of citizens, which resulted in violation of public order " and “disobeying a lawful order of a police officer” for participating in a protest camp against construction of a waste incineration plant in Osinovo village near Kazan city. She was fined 10,500 rubles. Local residents and environmental activists have been protesting against the construction of the waste incineration plant over health concerns. Moreover, environmental activists say the construction is planned on agricultural land.