Russian police yesterday detained up to 100 protesters during a Moscow demonstration to preserve the right to peaceful protest. Protesters shouted “Shame!” and “Down with Putin!” as Moscow police in riot gear pushed them into buses. The detained, including opposition leaders Boris Nemtsov, Eduard Limonov, Ilya Yashin, and the head of the Memorial rights group, Oleg Orlov.
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Russia police break up rally for peaceful protest
Russian police yesterday detained up to 100 protesters during a Moscow demonstration to preserve the right to peaceful protest. Protesters shouted “Shame!” and “Down with Putin!” as Moscow police in riot gear pushed them into buses. The detained, including opposition leaders Boris Nemtsov, Eduard Limonov, Ilya Yashin, and the head of the Memorial rights group, […]
01 Feb 10
