Thousands of people have taken to the
streets to challenge Vladimir Putin's victory in the country's elections while
others have gathered to celebrate the prime minister's
return to the presidency. Meanwhile an international team of
observers have said the election was clearly skewed in Putin's favour
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| Opposition supporters gather before a protest demanding fair elections in central Moscow |
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| A participant looks on during a rally in support of Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin's election as president |
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| Police officers detain activists of the Other
Russia movement who tried to hold an unsanctioned protest outside the
central election commission in Moscow |
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| Russian police officers detain an opposition protester during a protest near the central election committee in Moscow |
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| Putin supporter celebrate his victory as they rally at the central Manezhnaya Square just outside the Kremlin in Moscow |
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| Police officers detain the Other Russia movement
leader Eduard Limonov who tried to hold an unsanctioned protest outside
the central election commission in Moscow |
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| Supporters of Russia's newly elected Vladimir Putin wave flags as they gather in central Moscow |
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| Police officers detain one of the protest movement leaders, Alexei Navalny, in Moscow's Pushkinskaya Square |
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| Police disperse opposition activists in Pushkinskaya Square |
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| Riot police charge after protesters as they break up an opposition rally in Moscow's Pushkin square |
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| Police detain a protester in central Moscow |
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| Opposition activist Ilya Ponomarev (centre, with a loud-hailer) speaks to protesters after the massive rally in Pushkin Square |
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| Riot police close in on hundreds of opposition activists who refused to leave Pushkin Square |
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Supporters of Russia's newly elected Vladimir Putin wave flags as they gather in central Moscow
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