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Protesters Gather in Central Moscow for Day-and-Night Campaign

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Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny on late Monday announced the beginning of “ongoing day-and-night folk festivity’ protesting Vladimir Putin’s return to presidency and urged his supporters to gather near a monument to heroes of the 1877-78 Russian-Turkish war near the downtown Kitai-Gorod metro station.

Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny on late Monday announced the beginning of “ongoing day-and-night folk festivity’ protesting Vladimir Putin’s return to presidency and urged his supporters to gather near a monument to heroes of the 1877-78 Russian-Turkish war near the downtown Kitai-Gorod metro station.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovitsh / Go to the mediabankAnti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny on late Monday announced the beginning of “ongoing day-and-night folk festivity’ protesting Vladimir Putin’s return to presidency and urged his supporters to gather near a monument to heroes of the 1877-78 Russian-Turkish war near the downtown Kitai-Gorod metro station.

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Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny on late Monday announced the beginning of “ongoing day-and-night folk festivity’ protesting Vladimir Putin’s return to presidency and urged his supporters to gather near a monument to heroes of the 1877-78 Russian-Turkish war near the downtown Kitai-Gorod metro station.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovitsh / Go to the mediabankSeveral hundreds people gathered near a monument to heroes of the 1877-78 Russian-Turkish war near the downtown Kitai-Gorod metro station.

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2/11
Several hundreds people gathered near a monument to heroes of the 1877-78 Russian-Turkish war near the downtown Kitai-Gorod metro station.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovitsh / Go to the mediabankA police cordon pressed against the protesters, pushing them into the underpass toward the entrance to the metro station. Several people were arrested while the others escaped.

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3/11
A police cordon pressed against the protesters, pushing them into the underpass toward the entrance to the metro station. Several people were arrested while the others escaped.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovitsh / Go to the mediabankAlexey Navalny and Left Front coordinator Sergei Udaltsov headed the campaign near the downtown Kitai-Gorod metro station; both of tem were detained at about 5 a.m. Moscow time and later taken to a police station.

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4/11
Alexey Navalny and Left Front coordinator Sergei Udaltsov headed the campaign near the downtown Kitai-Gorod metro station; both of tem were detained at about 5 a.m. Moscow time and later taken to a police station.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovitsh / Go to the mediabankAlexey Navalny is being detained.

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5/11
Alexey Navalny is being detained.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovitsh / Go to the mediabankParticipants of the opposition campaign near the downtown Kitai-Gorod metro station.

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6/11
Participants of the opposition campaign near the downtown Kitai-Gorod metro station.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovitsh / Go to the mediabankProtesters had spent all night resting in sleeping bags or sitting on pieces of cardboard.

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Protesters had spent all night resting in sleeping bags or sitting on pieces of cardboard.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovitsh / Go to the mediabankIn the morning, some of them began playing ball and badminton.

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8/11
In the morning, some of them began playing ball and badminton.

© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Astapkovitsh / Go to the mediabankOn Tuesday morning, police refrained from any action, just watching the protesters who did not wear any protest symbols and sat peacefully near the monument.

Protesters Gather in Central Moscow for Day-and-Night Campaign - Sputnik International
9/11
On Tuesday morning, police refrained from any action, just watching the protesters who did not wear any protest symbols and sat peacefully near the monument.

© RIA Novosti . Ilia Pitalev / Go to the mediabankOn Tuesday night police said they arrested five most active protesters near Kitai-Gorod after several warnings.

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10/11
On Tuesday night police said they arrested five most active protesters near Kitai-Gorod after several warnings.

© RIA Novosti . Maksim Blinov / Go to the mediabankOpposition figureheads Alexei Navalny and Sergei Udaltsov who were arrested early on Tuesday have been released after spending more than six hours at a police station. Their lawyer Nikolai Polozov said they had been detained for "violating the law on organizing a meeting or a demonstration."

Protesters Gather in Central Moscow for Day-and-Night Campaign - Sputnik International
11/11
Opposition figureheads Alexei Navalny and Sergei Udaltsov who were arrested early on Tuesday have been released after spending more than six hours at a police station. Their lawyer Nikolai Polozov said they had been detained for "violating the law on organizing a meeting or a demonstration."

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