Kremlin critic Dmitry Gudkov detained

Prominent Kremlin critic Dmitry Gudkov was detained  and faced possible jail time Tuesday as authorities ramped up pressure on dissenters ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections. Gudkov’s arrest came after police late Monday detained another Kremlin opponent, Andrei Pivovarov, after stopping his foreign-bound plane as it taxied down a runway and yanking him off the flight. […]