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‘Trump and Putin, stop the crimes against humanity in Chechnya’ Photos of the thousands of demonstrators taking to Helsinki's streets during the U.S.-Russia summit
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Demonstrators in Donald Trump masks in Helsinki. July 15, 2018.
Onni Ojala / Lehtikuva / AP / Scanpix / LETA
Ahead of the July 16 summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Helsinki, mass demonstrations (mostly protests) took place across the city. On July 15, a march in support of human rights attracted roughly 2,500 activists. Projected onto a wall near the presidential palace, a message demanded, “Trump and Putin: stop the crimes against humanity in Chechnya.”
Leonhard Foeger / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Leonhard Foeger / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
Leonhard Foeger / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA
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Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Scanpix / LETA
Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP / Scanpix / LETA
Martti Kainulainen / Lehtikuva / AP / Scanpix / LETA
Trump supporters wave at the U.S. president's motorcade.
Alessandro Rampazzo / AFP / Scnapix / LETA
Alessandro Rampazzo / AFP / Scnapix / LETA
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Seppo Samuli / Lehtikuva / AFP / Scanpix / LETA
The Finnish newspaper, “Helsingin Sanomat,” made an identical appeal to Vladimir Putin in Russian.
Aleksi Tuomola / Lehtikuva / AP / Scanpix / LETA
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