Putin İs Protested İn Anniversary Of Opposition Leader Assassination

Thousands of Russians gathered to protests the President Vladimir Putin on the second anniversary of opposition party leader Boris Nemtsov's assassination.

Former deputy prime minister and Putin's fierce opponent, Nemtsov was assassinated by an armed, unknown assailant on February 27th, 2015.

Russian opposition and political dissidents in the country was outraged by the assault.

Protestors chanted "Russia will be free again!", "Putin is war" in the biggest public protest in the country since protests in the first anniversary last year.

Opposition leader Mikhail Kasyanov who joined the protests was attacked by an unidentified person with green paint which covered his face. During the mostly peaceful protest, Russian people detained a few of the protestors.

At the end of the protest, people left flowers on the bridge where Nemtov was shot dead from behind numerous times, while walking home with his girlfriend. - Moscow