Dozens Arrested at Moscow Antiwar Protest

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Police officers detain a protester in central Manezhnaya Square in Moscow, on March 2, 2014, during an unsanctioned rally against the Russia's military actions in Crimea.

RFE/RL

March 02, 2014

Moscow police have arrested dozens of people protesting against military intervention in Ukraine.
The Interfax news agency quoted police as saying 40 people were detained for "attempts to violate public order" at a protest near the Defense Ministry in central Moscow.
Ovdinfo, a rights group that tracks arrests at demonstrations, put the number of detentions at 100.
Antiwar protesters also gathered at a separate demonstration on Manezhnaya square close to the Kremlin and Red Square, which police cordoned off and blocked with parked buses.

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