Democracy as good as dead as dictatorship arrests Red Square protesters during growing crackdown

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Russian police detains dozen activists near Red Square

AFP – Russian police on Saturday detained around a dozen anti-Kremlin opposition activists after they turned up near Red Square for a rally to support their jailed colleagues. Police detained 13 out of around 30 activists who had planned to stage a rally in central Moscow, said Yekaterina Mochalova.