Dozens of people have been detained during anti-Kremlin protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The traditional end-of-month demonstrations are meant to assert their right to gather under the Russian Constitution.
Russian Police Detain Dozens At Anti-Kremlin Protests
![Hundreds of people participated in the rally at Moscow's Triumph Square on December 31](https://gdb.rferl.org/3f09ea13-d6eb-496a-9e31-7cf7ccf4d8fd_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hundreds of people participated in the rally at Moscow's Triumph Square on December 31
![A demonstrator holds a portrait of jailed ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky at Triumph Square.](https://gdb.rferl.org/0932451c-6655-42d9-932e-459e83cd0d50_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A demonstrator holds a portrait of jailed ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky at Triumph Square.
![Police officers wearing riot gear blocked off an area near Triumph Square.](https://gdb.rferl.org/ef2954c5-173f-4b8a-8dfd-f4d8a3fe6efc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police officers wearing riot gear blocked off an area near Triumph Square.
![Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was among 68 people detained by riot police in Moscow.](https://gdb.rferl.org/46c4bcd7-9645-481c-8df2-68a353673e37_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was among 68 people detained by riot police in Moscow.
![Masked police officers detain a demonstrator dressed as Santa Claus in Saint Petersburg during an anti-Kremlin rally on December 31. Some 50 people were arrested in St. Petersburg.](https://gdb.rferl.org/4ebca4a4-5bc8-4d70-8c55-6c652474a458_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Masked police officers detain a demonstrator dressed as Santa Claus in Saint Petersburg during an anti-Kremlin rally on December 31. Some 50 people were arrested in St. Petersburg.