Crackdown on protest before Russia polls

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Series Details 26.11.07
Publication Date 26/11/2007
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Riot police in Russia detained two potential presidential candidates and more than 200 other opposition protesters over the weekend of 24-25 November 2007 as authorities stamped out dissent a week before parliamentary elections.

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BBC News, 25.11.07: More activists arrested in Russia http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7111753.stm
Deutsche Welle, 24.11.07: Dozens Arrested at Anti-Putin Rally in St. Petersburg http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2970468,00.html

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