11/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - Opposition leaders arrested. EU High Representative Catherine Ashton expressed concern on Friday 11 May at the arrests of opposition leaders in Moscow and the 15-day prison sentence imposed on some of them on 9 May. She called on Russia to respect the freedoms of expression and of assembly, and participation in peaceful demonstrations, which are “fundamental rights in democratic states and are indeed enshrined in the Russian Constitution”, her spokesperson...