Late in the evening of July 3, riot police carried out a sweep near Kitay-gorod in central Moscow. Officers brutally detained teenagers who were out on the streets, including minors. On social media, many of those affected described beatings and humiliation at the hands of riot police. According to those detained, officers used stun guns on them. Several dozen people were taken to a police station, where they were held for several hours. The young people say police recorded their personal inform