Hundreds of protesters, including prominent activists, were detained Saturday near the the Moscow mayor's office.
More than 500 protesters, including prominent activists, were detained Saturday near the Moscow mayor's office as Russian police jostled with demonstrators demanding that opposition-backed candidates be allowed to run for city council elections.
Moscow's Mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, had called the demonstration a"security threat," and promised to maintain public order, the BBC reported. OVD-Info, an organization that monitors political arrests, said 638 people had been detained about an hour after the protest began, while the city police department put the number at 295, according to state news agency TASS.
Authorities have denied the opposition-backed candidates from appearing on the Sept. 8 ballot, claiming that they failed to garner enough valid signatures. The opposition said the allegations were false.The street in front of city hall was blocked by riot police and members of the National Guard, according to The Moscow Times. Some protesters, driven into nearby streets, tore down some police barriers, the newspaper said.
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