Russia Detains More Than 1,000 at Moscow Free-Election Protest
Ilya Yashin
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Moscow police detained more than 1,000 people at a protest for free municipal elections that followed a crackdown on opposition leaders.
Several opposition politicians, including Alexey Navalny, Ilya Yashin and Dmitry Gudkov, were detained ahead of the protest for organizing a rally without official authorization. Police detained 1,074 people at the rally on Saturday, RIA Novosti reported, citing the Interior Ministry.