it is day three of protests in ekaterinburg and passions are still running high.ing against the building ofa are protesting against the building of a new cathedral. they want to protect what they say is one of the last green spaces in the city.|j believe there are enough places in oui’ believe there are enough places in our city that is upgrading about the emergence of new objects of worship, and to do it here instead, at an historically established place, the public gardens, is irrational, shortsighted and violates the principles of sustainable developers and ecology. these protesters have a nswered and ecology. these protesters have answered the call from social media and insist they are not anti— religion. they arejust and insist they are not anti— religion. they are just —— protecting the city's environment. laws have grown much tighter under president putin, with unauthorised gatherings quickly broken up by police. but not this time. the russian orthodox church says it needs new churches to replace those destroyed under soviet anti— religion laws. 10,000 have