Police officers detained some 70 protesters during an opposition rally on Triumfalnaya Square in downtown Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankPolice officers detained some 70 protesters during an opposition rally on Triumfalnaya Square in downtown Moscow.
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Police officers detained some 70 protesters during an opposition rally on Triumfalnaya Square in downtown Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankRussian opposition groups rally on Triumfalnaya Square on the last day of each month that has 31 days in defense of their right to freedom of assembly, as enshrined in Article 31 of the Russian Constitution.
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Russian opposition groups rally on Triumfalnaya Square on the last day of each month that has 31 days in defense of their right to freedom of assembly, as enshrined in Article 31 of the Russian Constitution.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankThe Triumfalnaya Square rally was not sanctioned by the authorities.
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The Triumfalnaya Square rally was not sanctioned by the authorities.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankThe crowd, many of whom were chanting "Freedom! Freedom!" was pushed back by riot police.
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The crowd, many of whom were chanting "Freedom! Freedom!" was pushed back by riot police.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankPyotr Biryukov, an official spokesman for the Moscow police department, said about 400 people gathered for the event, including 300 journalists.
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Pyotr Biryukov, an official spokesman for the Moscow police department, said about 400 people gathered for the event, including 300 journalists.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Kudenko / Go to the mediabankA number of prominent opposition leaders, including Other Russia opposition party leader Eduard Limonov, Left Front opposition movement leader Konstantin Kosyakin and co-chairman of the Solidarity opposition movement Boris Nemtsov, have been taken into custody.
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A number of prominent opposition leaders, including Other Russia opposition party leader Eduard Limonov, Left Front opposition movement leader Konstantin Kosyakin and co-chairman of the Solidarity opposition movement Boris Nemtsov, have been taken into custody.
© RIA Novosti . Alexei Kudenko / Go to the mediabankThe authorities regularly suggest alternative venues for protest rallies, but these are usually rejected by the opposition.
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The authorities regularly suggest alternative venues for protest rallies, but these are usually rejected by the opposition.