Two human rights advocates were detained on Thursday along with 35 other protesters after staging an anti-government rally in front of Moscow City Hall. 13.08.2010, Sputnik International
Two human rights advocates were detained on Thursday along with 35 other protesters after staging an anti-government rally in front of Moscow City Hall.
Two human rights advocates were detained on Thursday along with 35 other protesters after staging an anti-government rally in front of Moscow City Hall.
Two human rights advocates were detained on Thursday along with 35 other protesters after staging an anti-government rally in front of Moscow City Hall. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
Lev Ponomaryov and Sergei Udaltsov of the For Human Rights and Left Front groups were detained after leading a Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
"I was walking through the underpass from the City Hall to the square when I was detained," Udaltsov told RIA Novosti by phone. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
Protesters were carrying "black marks" - black scraps of paper that symbolize distrust in Luzhkov's policies. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
The Moscow authorities said earlier they would thwart any "unauthorized" protests in front of the City Hall. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
Lev Ponomaryov (in the center) was detained after leading a Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
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