Russian Police Detain Around 200 At Opposition Event In Moscow
March 13, 2021 10:57 GMT
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March 14, 2021 03:54 GMT
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Russian police have detained around 200 people, mostly opposition figures and municipal deputies, at an event in Moscow, in the latest crackdown on Kremlin critics ahead of elections later this year.
Police stormed a forum dedicated to discussing parliamentary and local elections in September shortly after it began at Moscow s Izmailovo Hotel on March 13.
Video footage showed police entering the building and taking attendees to police vans waiting outside.
The Interior Ministry said around 200 people were detained. Attendees and observers suggested everyone present at the event had been detained, including several journalists.
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