Several hundred people gathered to rally and leave signatures on a petition contesting the results of a nationwide vote on a set of amendments that extend Putin’s rule, redistribute executive powers within the government, prioritize Russian law over international law and outlaw same-sex marriage
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Moscow police said Thursday they detained 139 protesters and charged 62 of them with violating protest regulations. The OVD-Info rights group that monitors arrests and detentions in Russia put the figure at 147. The rally was organized by the activists of the “No!” campaign that advocated for voting against the reform. It was not authorized by the city authorities. Detentions started as protesters marched, blocking the Moscow traffic. Footage of the rally showed riot police clashing with protesters, pushing some of them on the ground and dragging them to police vans.
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