Apr 15, 2007

Riot Police Beat Anti-Kremlin Demonstrators in St. Petersburg

As expected, the police cracked down on participants of the March of Dissent rally in St. Petersburg linked to the Kremlin opposition group Other Russia. Yesterday, the police arrested dozens of protesters in Moscow, among them Other Russia's leader Gary Kasparov. The Washington Post and RFE/RL offer a comprehensive account of the recent events.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

last few days our group held a similar discussion on this topic and you show something we haven't covered yet, appreciate that.

- Laura

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