Five Italian activists from a
variety of NGOs were briefly detained in Russia on Tuesday
before being released.
The five were held while attending a meeting with colleagues
from the Committee Against Torture NGO in Nizhny Novgorod.
They were detained because they had tourist visas, while the
nature of the visit was to monitor the situation in Russian
prisons.
"They were very kind. They gave us a 20-euro fine," one of
the activists said.
Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano expressed satisfaction at
the release of the five.
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