Around 60 participants of agreed-upon CPRF rally detained in Moscow

Situation near the monument at Krasnopresnenskaya Zastava

On 4 October, a public action organised by the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) took place in Moscow. The event was agreed upon with the authorities and dedicated to the anniversary of the shelling of the White House, which occurred in 1993. The rally started near the monument at Krasnopresnenskaya Zastava Square, after which a column of participants moved towards the memorial at the site where the defenders of the government building died.

Mass detentions and composition of participants

During the event, security forces began mass detaining citizens. According to the media outlet Novaya Gazeta Europe, the number of those arrested is approximately 60. Around 20 of them were taken to the Krasnopresnenskoye police station. Among the detained were 26 representatives of the CPRF, around 30 members of the Yabloko party, and several other activists.

Kateryna Duntsova's initiative group reported that 14 detainees were in a police van near the Ministry of Internal Affairs department in the Presnensky district. Law enforcement released underage citizens.

Reaction of public figures

Former deputy of the Moscow City Duma, Evgeny Stupin, stated that security forces detained young people who were holding flags. There were also reports of the detention of youth carrying flags of the GDR.

Slogans of action participants

According to eyewitness estimates, around 2,000 people attended the rally. Participants chanted various slogans, including: "Power to the people, peace to the world", "We want freedom", "Down with Roskomnadzor", "No to political repression", "Freedom for political prisoners", and "Down with the party of cheats and thieves".