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Police Detain 200 Participants in Russian Opposition Forum
NewsSmacks ^ | March 13, 2021

Posted on 03/13/2021 10:46:05 AM PST by Navy Patriot

Russian police on Saturday detained about 200 participants at a forum of independent members of municipal councils, an action that comes amid the authorities’ multi-pronged crackdown on dissent.

Police showed up at the gathering in Moscow shortly after it opened, saying that all those present would be detained for taking part in an event organized by an “undesirable” organization. A police officer leading the raid said the detainees would be taken to police precincts and charged with administrative violations.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
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The Russian equivalent of Antifa and Liberal Democrat paid Agitators don't have it so easy in Russia.
1 posted on 03/13/2021 10:46:05 AM PST by Navy Patriot
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To: Navy Patriot

I oppose the Russians.

I oppose the Chinese.

I oppose the French.

Well, someone has to oppose those snail eating baguette biters.


2 posted on 03/13/2021 10:51:37 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Navy Patriot

That’s nothing, the police state here has detained how many peaceful Capitol protestors? 500 now?


3 posted on 03/13/2021 10:53:51 AM PST by Bob434
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To: Navy Patriot

Human rights do not exist in Russia.

4 posted on 03/13/2021 10:56:29 AM PST by tlozo
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To: tlozo
In Russia, police protest you!
5 posted on 03/13/2021 12:06:45 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: BradyLS

Here, its the UniPartitarians.....


6 posted on 03/13/2021 12:23:01 PM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible)
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To: Navy Patriot

Pretty much as bad as the US “detaining” 400 people for having attended the Trump rally in DC...and they’re looking for more. Not for actually doing anything illegal, mind you, but for being there.

I’d say we’ve got the Russians beat any day.


7 posted on 03/13/2021 1:16:12 PM PST by livius
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Pretty much as bad as the US “detaining” 400 people for having attended the Trump rally in DC...and they’re looking for more. Not for actually doing anything illegal, mind you, but for being there.

They were not arrested for attending a Trump rally. If they were there would be far more than 400 arrests so far because Trump knows how to draw a crowd. They were arrested for trespassing, theft, etc. I oppose rioting regardless of whether the rioters are antifa, Trump supporters, or antifa dressed up as Trump supporters.

8 posted on 03/13/2021 1:34:00 PM PST by FormerFRLurker
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I’d say we’ve got the Russians beat any day.

It's the Communist Chinese that the JustUs Department are trying to please.

9 posted on 03/13/2021 2:38:34 PM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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To: FormerFRLurker

They weren’t rioting. The only thing the FBI and police “have” on them is that they were in the area...this from their cell phone call records.

This is just harassment.


10 posted on 03/13/2021 5:40:44 PM PST by livius
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So breaking through barricades, pepper spraying cops, stealing the Speaker's podium, and bringing zip ties to kidnap elected representatives is somehow not rioting?

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2021/01/18/fbi-says-hoosier-musician-used-pepper-spray-police-capitol-riot/4202526001/

11 posted on 03/14/2021 9:21:20 AM PDT by FormerFRLurker
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12 posted on 03/14/2021 9:22:19 AM PDT by FormerFRLurker
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To: FormerFRLurker

You’ve really drunk the Kool Aid, haven’t you?

The Oath Keepers didn’t do these things and weren’t even in the building but they are being arrested simply because they were Oath Keeper members and their cell phones could be traced to the rally (and not even the Capitol).

This is politically motivated harassment.


13 posted on 03/14/2021 6:40:38 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius

The Oath Keepers didn’t do these things and weren’t even in the building but they are being arrested simply because they were Oath Keeper members and their cell phones could be traced to the rally (and not even the Capitol).

This is politically motivated harassment.

And your evidence for that statement would be...?

14 posted on 03/15/2021 7:06:39 AM PDT by FormerFRLurker
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