NULLRussian police Saturday arrested several dozen activists among some 3000 protesting [UCF report, in Russian] in Moscow against President Vladimir Putin's alleged infringements of rights and constitutional freedoms in the country. Authorities said the demonstrators disobeyed police orders to cease yelling and waving signs as they exited a central Moscow square. The demonstrators belonged to a diverse coalition of parties critical of Putin, including the liberal United Civil Front [party website, in Russian], led by former chess great Garry Kasparov [official website, in Russian], but most of those detained were associated with the National Bolshevik Party [Wikipedia profile], a right-wing group which was ordered to disband by Russian authorities until the Russian Supreme Court overturned the ban [Moscow Times report] in 2005. The protestors were outnumbered by security forces by almost 3 to 1. RIA Novosti has more.
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