Thousands of people came to an action in protection of the mountain of Kushtau. They were attacked by provokers

About three thousand people gathered on August 9 for an action in protection shikhana (the single hill which is allocating on a relief) with Kushtau. They opposed limestone production on the mountain, "The new newspaper" writes periodical e-edition "Novaya gazeta" is going to extract minerals on the shikhena. Activists consider that it is illegal, and deforestation and production of limestone can bring at destruction shikhana. Demonstrators developed flags Republic of Bashkortostan and chanted the slogans "Kushtau, Live", "Hands off Kushtau" and "Our Kushtau". According to the participant of the action, about 14 cars with activists arrived to defend...