ALJAZEERA: Tens of thousands of protesters have gathered in the Russian capital to challenge Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s grip on power, a month before he stands in presidential elections…
The protest – which drew 120,000 people, according to organisers – was the third mass demonstration since Putin’s party won a parliamentary election on December 4 with the help of what appeared to be widespread fraud.
Government supporters, meanwhile, began to gather in the west of the city for a rival rally, amid increasing complaints claiming that teachers, nurses and state employees had been offered cash incentives or even given orders to attend the pro-Putin event. Authorities have denied the accusations… (more)
