Thousands march in Moscow against Putin crackdown

(France24) Thousands of Russians marched in Moscow on Sunday to protest against President Vladimir Putin and the jailing of Putin opponents and activists, including former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, members of Pussy Riot and 30 Greenpeace activists.

Several thousand Russians marched through central Moscow on Sunday to protest against President Vladimir Putin and a recent crackdown on social activists as well as Putin's political opponents.

Protesters chanted "Putin is a thief" and "Freedom to political prisoners!" as they marched, carrying flags and portraits of those viewed as victims of Putin's political persecution, including jailed former Yukos oil chief Mikhail Khodorkovsky, members of the female punk band Pussy Riot and the 30 jailed activists from the Greenpeace Arctic ship.

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