8-3-19 Moscow protest

Police officers detain an opposition candidate and lawyer at the Foundation for Fighting Corruption Lyubov Sobol in the center of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.    The protest was livestreamed on Russian independent websites.  https://news.yahoo.com/moscow-police-detain-scores-arrest-122527048.html
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...Police detained more than 600 demonstrators in Moscow on Saturday as Russian opposition supporters took to the streets in defiance of a formidable security presence, in fresh protests calling for fair elections in the capital next month.  

A heavy police presence, metal barriers and empty buses used to transport detainees lined the boulevards, and mobile internet was down in central Moscow. Some shops and cafes were shut Saturday following warnings by city authorities.

About a hundred people were pushed out from central Trubnaya square by a line of riot police. Several hundred more were spread out along the boulevards.

“I'm here because I want them to let candidates take part in the elections,”said 22-year-old artist Varvara. “I want there to be big changes... now there is an atmosphere of total control.”  https://news.yahoo.com/russian-police-arrest-dozens-moscow-132315396.html;_ylt=AwrXoCF.pkVdeF0AnAfQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTEyZWh0cGhrBGNvbG8DZ3ExBHBvcwM0BHZ0aWQDQjc2MDlfMQRzZWMDc3I-