Far Left Protesters Arrested in Russia on May Day
World | May 1, 2009, Friday // 15:14| views
n the capital Moscow, a few members of the far left organizations "Red Youth Vanguard" and "Left Front" were arrested for lightning torches, and later released. Photo by BGNES
Far left protesters have been detained in Russia on May Day over fear of escalating violence and protest clashes.
In the capital Moscow, a few members of the far left organizations "Red Youth Vanguard" and "Left Front" were arrested for lightning torches, and later released.
120 people were arrested in Saint Petersburg prior to a May Day demonstration. In police officials words, they were endangering the public order. There were 20 members of nationalist movements, and several antifascists and anarchists among the detained ones.
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