About 100 people, including famous journalists, State Duma lawmakers, human rights activists and colleagues who are not indifferent to Vyshinsky's fate, took part in the demonstration. RT and Sputnik Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan and Rossiya Segodnya Director General Dmitry Kiselev also were among those present.

Participants in the rally chanted "Free Kirill Vyshinsky!" and carried portraits of Kirill with the same hashtag.

The event was timed to coincide with the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, observed annually on November 2.