Two human rights advocates were detained on Thursday along with 35 other protesters after staging an anti-government rally in front of Moscow City Hall.
© RIA Novosti . Илья Питалев / Go to the mediabankTwo human rights advocates were detained on Thursday along with 35 other protesters after staging an anti-government rally in front of Moscow City Hall. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
Two human rights advocates were detained on Thursday along with 35 other protesters after staging an anti-government rally in front of Moscow City Hall. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
© RIA Novosti . Илья Питалев / Go to the mediabankLev Ponomaryov and Sergei Udaltsov of the For Human Rights and Left Front groups were detained after leading a Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
Lev Ponomaryov and Sergei Udaltsov of the For Human Rights and Left Front groups were detained after leading a Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
© RIA Novosti . Илья Питалев / Go to the mediabank"I was walking through the underpass from the City Hall to the square when I was detained," Udaltsov told RIA Novosti by phone. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
"I was walking through the underpass from the City Hall to the square when I was detained," Udaltsov told RIA Novosti by phone. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
© RIA Novosti . Илья Питалев / Go to the mediabankA police spokesperson said 35 people were detained. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
A police spokesperson said 35 people were detained. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
© RIA Novosti . Илья Питалев / Go to the mediabankProtesters were carrying "black marks" - black scraps of paper that symbolize distrust in Luzhkov's policies. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
Protesters were carrying "black marks" - black scraps of paper that symbolize distrust in Luzhkov's policies. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
© RIA Novosti . Илья Питалев / Go to the mediabankThe Moscow authorities said earlier they would thwart any "unauthorized" protests in front of the City Hall. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
The Moscow authorities said earlier they would thwart any "unauthorized" protests in front of the City Hall. Photo: Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
© RIA Novosti . Илья Питалев / Go to the mediabankDay of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
© RIA Novosti . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankDay of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
© RIA Novosti . Илья Питалев / Go to the mediabankLev Ponomaryov (in the center) was detained after leading a Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.
Lev Ponomaryov (in the center) was detained after leading a Day of Wrath protest against Mayor Yuri Luzhkov's policies.