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| Moscow rally halted amid arrests | Moscow rally halted amid arrests |
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| Russian police have arrested protesters trying to attend a Moscow rally. | Russian police have arrested protesters trying to attend a Moscow rally. |
| Around a dozen demonstrators were ushered onto police buses in central Moscow by riot police, reports said. | Around a dozen demonstrators were ushered onto police buses in central Moscow by riot police, reports said. |
| The rallies, held on the last day of each month with 31 days, defend Article 31 of Russia's constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly. | The rallies, held on the last day of each month with 31 days, defend Article 31 of Russia's constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly. |
| Some of those arrested wore white ribbons, the sign of an ongoing protest against parliamentary elections won by PM Vladimir Putin's ruling party. | Some of those arrested wore white ribbons, the sign of an ongoing protest against parliamentary elections won by PM Vladimir Putin's ruling party. |
| White ribbons have begun appearing not only on blogs but on cars and in buttonholes, correspondents say. | White ribbons have begun appearing not only on blogs but on cars and in buttonholes, correspondents say. |
| One of those reportedly detained was Eduard Limonov, an opposition leader and author who has been detained at several end-of-month rallies calling for more democratic freedoms. | |
| Small protests were also reported in other Russian cities. | Small protests were also reported in other Russian cities. |
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