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Moscow Police Detain 60 Rally Participants Near Krasnopresnenskaya Checkpoint

By Drooid · Oct 5, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC · How we work

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Moscow Police Detain Rallyers

Moscow police detained about 60 rally participants.
OVD-Info reported 26 detainees were Communist Party members and 30 belonged to the liberal Yabloko party.
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation pledged legal assistance for the mostly young detainees.
Detentions occurred near the Krasnopresnenskaya checkpoint, the authorized site marking the 1993 crisis.
Eyewitnesses said police kicked a man and pulled a woman's hair during the arrests.

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Moscow Police Detain Rallyers

Moscow police detained about 60 rally participants.
OVD-Info reported 26 detainees were Communist Party members and 30 belonged to the liberal Yabloko party.
The Communist Party of the Russian Federation pledged legal assistance for the mostly young detainees.
Detentions occurred near the Krasnopresnenskaya checkpoint, the authorized site marking the 1993 crisis.
Eyewitnesses said police kicked a man and pulled a woman's hair during the arrests.

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