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GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 22-Sep-2022 01:13:45 UTC GeniusMusing Russia protests: more than 1,300 arrested at anti-war demonstrations Russia | The Guardian
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>Security forces detained more than 1,300 people in Russia on Wednesday at protests denouncing mobilisation, a rights group said, hours after President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s first military draft since the second world war.
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>The independent OVD-Info protest monitoring group said that according to information it had collated from 38 Russian cities, more than 1,311 people had been held by late evening.
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>It said those figures included at least 502 in Moscow and 524 in St Petersburg, Russia’s second most populous city. Unsanctioned rallies are illegal under Russia’s anti-protest laws.
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