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 Sat Mar 24, 2007 11:17 pm Russian Forces Break Up Opposition Rally |
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| Quote: | NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) - Riot police wielding truncheons broke up an opposition rally in a central Russian city on Saturday, detaining dozens of activists and beating some of them in the third major crackdown on a demonstration in recent months.
The activists focused on local issues but also accused the Kremlin of stifling free speech, silencing dissent and depriving them of a free and fair political process ahead of December parliamentary elections and next year's presidential vote.
Authorities had not given permission for the rally in a central square in Nizhny Novgorod, saying a demonstration could only take place far from the city center. Hundreds of riot police in full gear cordoned off the central square. |
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070324/D8O2NS300.html
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