5 hours agoOver 1,000 arrested in protest against Putin in Russia
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Popular anger in Russia against President Putin continues. As it gets ready to receive its fourth mandate, mass demonstrations took place on Saturday across the country. At least 1 thousand protesters were arrested, among them the opposition leader himself. The opposition leader was arrested in Russia during a rally against the president [...]
Popular anger in Russia against President Putin continues. As it gets ready to receive its fourth mandate, mass demonstrations took place on Saturday across the country. At least 1 thousand protesters were arrested, among them the opposition leader himself.
In Russia the opposition leader was arrested during a rally against President Putin. Alexei Navajo was arrested in Moscow in the midst of a rioting crowd two days before Vladimir Putin's oath of a fourth term in the Kremlin.
Earlier this year, Navalny was prevented from running for president in front of Putin, due to a fraud indictment, which the leader of the Russian opposition calls fabricated.
According to the BBC, at least a thousand protesters were arrested Saturday at anti-presidential gatherings in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities throughout Russia. Anti-putin slogans such as “Next to Care” and “Burg for Karin”
Putin was elected to his fourth term with more than 76% of votes, reaching one of the best electoral results during his political career. But according to foreign observers, the March month process was marked by massive irregularities.
