Russian Police Detain Prominent Opposition Politician

State-run TASS news agency has reported that Russian opposition figure and politician Dmitry Gudkov has been detained by Russian police amid a broader crackdown by the Kremlin on opposition in the country. This reporting comes after Gudkov said that law enforcement had searched his home and the homes of his associates in recent days. To read more about this crackdown and the reasoning behind Gudkov’s detention, check out this link to an article written about the events in Radio Free Europe.