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Hundreds of Russians marched through the streets of Moscow in what appeared to be the most peaceful unauthorised rally in a summer of demonstrations against President Vladimir Putin.
The Interior ministry, which usually understates the scope of protest activities, put the number of march participants at 750 people, according to Interfax. No detentions were reported, but there was a heavy police presence on the streets around the march.
The “march against political repression†through the centre of the capital took place eight days before Moscow city council elections that have become the focus of a revived opposition movement against Putin. Thousands of people have been detained by riot police at a series of demonstrations called after authorities declined last month to register dozens of opposition and independent candidates for the September 8 vote.
“We have the legal right to do it and we are just obliged to do it, for the sake of the future of our country,†opposition leader Lyubov Sobol said in a video posted on YouTube.