Canada's government said on Monday it is worried that the Russian police de...
FILE PHOTO: Law enforcement officers detain a participant of a rally calling for opposition candidates to be registered for elections to Moscow City Duma, the capital's regional parliament, in Moscow, Russia July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
OTTAWA - Canada’s government said on Monday it is worried that the Russian police detained more than 1,000 people in Moscow over the weekend around a protest to demand opposition members be allowed to run in a local election. “Canada is gravely concerned 1000+ peaceful protesters were detained in advance of upcoming #Moscow elections,” Canada’s foreign ministry said on Twitter. “Freedom of assembly and expression are fundamental rights & enshrined in constitution. We call on #Russian authorities to respect these rights & refrain from violence.”
The Saturday crackdown was one of the biggest in recent years against an increasingly defiant opposition decrying President Vladimir Putin’s tight grip on power.
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