MOSCOW -- Police in Moscow have detained dozens of opposition activists, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.
The activists intended to hold an unsanctioned public gathering in the Russian capital's center on July 31.
Opposition activists told RFE/RL that the leader of the banned National Bolshevik Party, Eduard Limonov, is among those detained.
The activists called their gathering a "Meeting of Dissent" and held it in Triumph Square.
Police are currently blocking all roads leading to the square, saying that a sporting event is being held.
The opposition activists wanted to devote the gathering to support for the freedom of assembly.
The activists intended to hold an unsanctioned public gathering in the Russian capital's center on July 31.
Opposition activists told RFE/RL that the leader of the banned National Bolshevik Party, Eduard Limonov, is among those detained.
The activists called their gathering a "Meeting of Dissent" and held it in Triumph Square.
Police are currently blocking all roads leading to the square, saying that a sporting event is being held.
The opposition activists wanted to devote the gathering to support for the freedom of assembly.
