Dictatorship Losing Popular Support as Protests Unabated and Moscow Democracy Movement Gains Steam

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Russia’s protest movement shows staying power, despite today’s dispersal

The Christian Science Monitor

Moscow police moved in today to shut down the little “democracy preserve” set up 10 days ago in a downtown park near Chistye Prudi metro, but Tweeting and Facebooking opposition activists quickly transferred their encampment to another part of the city, signaling Moscow as democracy.

Moscow police break up anti-Putin sit-in

AFP – Moscow authorities broke up a week-long Occupy protest on Wednesday that sprung up in response to President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration, warning they would prevent similar action during his third term. The dawn-hours raid on dozens of sleeping protesters brought an abrupt end to young Russia.