No Fairy-Tale Weddingdeathstoday in Historyrocker Lashes Out
The Topeka Capital-Journal › April 15, 2007
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MOSCOW - Riot police beat and detained protesters as thousands defied an official ban and attempted to stage a rally Saturday against President Vladimir Putin's government, which opponents accuse of rolling back freedoms Russians have enjoyed since the end of Soviet communism.
A similar march planned for today in St. Petersburg has also been banned by authorities.See the full content of this document
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No Fairy-Tale Weddingdeathstoday in Historyrocker Lashes Out
A coalition of opposition groups organized the "Dissenters March" to protest the economic and social policies of Putin, as well as a series of Kremlin actions that critics say has stripped Russians of many political rights. Organizers said only about 2,000 demonstrators turned out.
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