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| Hundreds detained at opposition rally in Moscow |
| 2019-08-05 |
| [DAWN] Police detained hundreds of protesters at an opposition gathering in Moscow on Saturday, as authorities upped the pressure on top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny by launching a criminal probe into his anti-graft group. Crowds of people marched in the capital’s central boulevards for a protest "stroll" over the refusal by officials to let a number of opposition candidates run in September polls for city parliament seats. Most of those candidates and opposition leaders, including Navalny, are being held by police following a protest rally last weekend, in which 1,400 demonstrators were detained ‐ one of the biggest crackdowns in years. On Saturday, riot police were deployed in large numbers in central Moscow, some shops and cafes were shut, metal barriers were erected and the mobile internet was down for many hours. Alexei Navalny 2019-08-04 Police detain dozens at Moscow opposition protest Alexei Navalny 2019-07-29 Alexei Navalny: Doctor not ruling out Russian opposition leader was poisoned Alexei Navalny 2019-07-28 Kremlin Critic Alexei Navalny Hospitalized : Acute Putinitis Scare |
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