Russian Mayor Halts Church Construction Amid Protests, Clashes

[Saint Furrybutt]

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/16/russian-mayor-halts-church-construction-amid-protests-clashes-a65615

The mayor of Russia’s fourth-largest city of Yekaterinburg has suspended construction of an Orthodox cathedral on park grounds as mass protests against the project continued for a fourth day.

[Clovis]

For anybody wondering why people are protesting it, there's another article speaking about that:

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/16/why-are-russians-protesting-a-churchs-construction-in-yekaterinburg-a65611

Critics say the cathedral is part of a major commercial project funded by Russia’s 25th and 24th-richest billionaires Igor Altushkin and Andrei Kozitsyn, a charge the Kremlin has denied.

Opponents of the construction argue that authorities should select a different site for the new cathedral and not take away needed green and recreational space from Yekaterinburg’s 1.5 million residents.