Russian police said they detained 263 activists gathering in central Moscow on Sunday for an unauthorized protest against President Vladimir Putin.
Radical opposition activist Vyacheslav Maltsev had appealed on his website for his supporters to hold protests across the country, calling for a “people’s Revolution” and an immediate end to Putin’s rule.
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Russian police on Sunday detained at least 200 activists gathering in central Moscow for an unauthorised protest against President Vladimir Putin, TASS state news agency reported citing a police source.
"Currently the number of detained has reached 200," the police source said after supporters of a banned radical opposition group gathered in central Moscow beside the Kremlin walls.
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Russian police on Thursday detained four people over an arson attack linked to an upcoming controversial film about tsar Nicholas II and his affair with a ballerina.
Hardline conservatives have derided filmmaker Alexei Uchitel's movie Matilda and it has sparked protests.
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