Anti-Putin activists vow more protests

Some 20,000 people yesterday gathered on Pushkinsakya Square to protest against the election of Vladimir Putin as Russia’s new President.

6 March 2012, 12:00am

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Newly elected President Vladimir Putin was elected for his third term, in a landslide victory

Activists opposing Vladimir Putin's victory in the presidential elections have vowed more protests shortly after being released from prison. The Opposition activists were detained on Monday and released on Tuesday morning.

The organisers of the protests have already planned a second anti-Putin protest for next Saturday.

According to opposition estimates, about 20,000 people gathered on Pushkinsakya Square in central Moscow. When some 2,000 refused to leave the square at the end of the rally, riot police intervened to break up the meeting.

Police reported that about 250 people were detained on Monday. However, Opposition spokespersons say there were around 1,000 detainees, including dozens who tried to block the road that leads to the Kremlin.

All of those detained were released on Tuesday, the city's police said.