Police in Kyrgyzstan detained demonstrators at an International Women’s Day Rally against gender-based violence yesterday.
The demonstrators were taken to Sverdlovsky police department after masked men attacked them and tore up their placards.
Deputy head of the Sverdlovsky police department Erlan Atantayev, says the demonstrators were detained for violation of public order, both because they had not forewarned police about the protest and for their own safety.