More than 1,000 people have been arrested in moscow during unauthorised protests against the banning of many opposition candidates from local elections. There were scuffles as police dispersed groups of protesters, who responded with anti putin chants. The Authorities Say around 30 candidates failed to collect enough valid signatures, but the barred candidates say they have been blocked for political reasons. From moscow, 0leg boldyrev reports. Police told muscovites not to come out for this unsanctioned protest, but a few thousand people turned up anyway, and very soon many of them paid for it by being dragged into custody. The arrests were met with defiance. So the police are trying to push back the protesters, who came here because the candidates they support were not allowed to participate in the elections. We dont know how many people came to protest, but certainly there are plenty of people angry that the candidates theyve been supporting were denied the chance to participate in
More than 1,000 people have been arrested in moscow during unauthorised protests against the banning of many opposition candidates from local elections. There were scuffles as police dispersed groups of protesters, who responded with anti putin chants. The Authorities Say around 30 candidates failed to collect enough valid signatures, but the barred candidates say they have been blocked for political reasons. The bbcs 0leg boldyrev was at todays demonstration and sent us this report. Police told muscovites not to come out for this unsanctioned protest, but a few thousand people turned up anyway, and very soon many of them paid for it by being dragged into custody. The arrests were met with defiance. So the police are trying to push back the protesters, who came here because the candidates they support were not allowed to participate in the elections. We dont know how many people came to protest, but certainly there are plenty of people angry that the candidates theyve been supporting w
Who responded with anti putin chants. For the eighth consecutive week, the Authorities Say around 30 really standing in solidarity, fighting for the rights candidates failed to collect enough that they currently possess. And thats something thats valid signatures, but the barred incredibly important to remember. Candidates say theyve been blocked under the one country, for political reasons. Two systems model, its supposed to be autonomous, and that is the bbcs 0leg boldyrev the fact that hong kong has been was at todays demonstration and sent us this report. A place of rule of law and Good Governance is precisely what has made it so attractive to economic investors and what has made it such an economic powerhouse, and so deterioration of that would have drastic consequences. Police told muscovites not to come out for this unsanctioned protest, but a few thousand people turned up anyway, and very soon many of them paid for it by being dragged into custody. The arrests were met with def
Who responded with anti putin chants. The Authorities Say around 30 candidates failed to collect enough valid signatures, but the barred candidates say theyve been blocked for political reasons. The bbcs 0leg boldyrev was at todays demonstration and sent us this report. Police told muscovites not to come out for this unsanctioned protest, but a few thousand people turned up anyway, and very soon many of them paid for it by being dragged into custody. The arrests were met with defiance. So the police are trying to push back the protesters, who came here because the candidates they support were not allowed to participate in the elections. We dont know how many people came to protest, but certainly there are plenty of people angry that the candidates theyve been supporting were denied the chance to participate in the vote. Those who come out despite Police Warnings are used to sights like this, but they voice their anger again and again. Im against these thieves, he says. President putin,
His own Staff Members dont even take him seriously, let alone members of this great city. This isnt the first time weve had comments like this from donald hello and welcome. More than a thousand people have trump. Been arrested in moscow how do you think the republican during unauthorised protests party should be responding against the banning of many opposition candidates from local elections. When he says things like this there were scuffles as police and takes to twitter dispersed groups of protesters, who responded with anti putin chants. And repeats these comments . The Authorities Say around 30 candidates failed to collect enough valid signatures, but the barred so, we know that every candidates say theyve been blocked for political reasons. The bbcs Oleg Boldyrev was at todays demonstration republican is not a racist, and sent us this report. But, if you are racist, then you are probably a republican. And when we see other republicans cheering him on, police told muscovites not