Police and protesters clash in Moscow

Police and demonstrators clashed and hundred of arrests were made in central Moscow on the evening of the 5 March 2012 during protests against widespread fraud in Russia Presidential Election of the 4 March 2012 which saw Vladimir Putin return to a third term as Russia’s president.

ESO: Background information: Russian presidential election, 2012 http://www.europeansources.info/record/russian-presidential-election-2012/

ESO: Background information: Putin wins comfortably, say exit polls http://www.europeansources.info/record/putin-wins-comfortably-say-exit-polls/

BBC News, 5.3.12: Russia election: Police arrest 550 at city protests http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17265820

Deutsche Welle, 5.3.12: Opposition calls for protests after Putin win http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15786902,00.html

France24, 6.3.12: Police detain hundreds of anti-Putin protesters http://www.france24.com/en/20120306-russia-vote-police-detain-hundreds-anti-vladimir-putin-protesters-election-fraud-moscow-democracy

EUObserver, 5.3.12: EU institutions back Putin despite vote-rigging concerns http://euobserver.com/24/115491

RIA Novosti, 6.3.12: Opposition Pledges New Anti-Putin Protest After Police Crackdown http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120306/171786836.html

RIA Novosti, 6.3.12: Russia Disputes Election Observer Report http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120306/171796523.html

Spiegel Online International, 6.3.12: 'Putin's Model Has Reached Its Limits' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,819631,00.html

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