Media freedom in Russia
Following a public outcry, authorities in Russia drop drug charges against a journalist, Ivan Golunov, who has earned a reputation for exposing the corruption of Moscow city officials.

A G20 finance ministers meeting occurs in Moscow, Russia, with the focus on so-called currency wars.
A court in Moscow, Russia, frees one of the three Pussy Riot members at an appeal hearing.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presides over the Victory Day Parade on Moscow's Red Square.
The Russian capital Moscow is to allow its first gay pride rally in May.