10 December 2012 

Source: HRO.org (info) 

• Moscow city & Moscow region Public Prosecutor’s Office Human rights education Persecution of activists 

Russian documentary and feature-film directors have spoken out in defence of their colleague Pavel Kostomarov, whose apartment was searched as part of the ongoing Bolotnaya Square investigation. In an open letter published by Gazeta.Ru, representatives of the KinoSoyuz union of filmmakers and the Guild of Documentary Film and Television condemned the actions of law enforcement officials. [Read more]