Beatings, Arrests As Russians Protest Pension Reforms
Hundreds were arrested on September 9 as protests against the raising of the retirement age were held across Russia.
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A Russian national guardsman beats a protester with a rubber baton during protests in Moscow. Video of the incident show the guardsman striking the detained man twice with full force, before a bystander punches the riot policeman on right.
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A child is led away by a police officer during a protest in St. Petersburg.
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An elderly man being detained by police. The man later apparently collapsed.
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Police wearing ballistic helmets advance up a street in St. Petersburg.
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A young protester being detained in St. Petersburg.
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A protester is led away through clouds of smoke in St. Petersburg.
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Veteran politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky attends the protest in Moscow.
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Scuffles took place in Moscow, where around 2,000 protesters reportedly started marching toward the Kremlin before being stopped by metal barriers and lines of police.
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Hundreds of people were detained across Russia.
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Police charging through protest lines in St. Petersburg.
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Scuffles in St. Petersburg. The raising of the retirement age has proven to be a deeply unpopular move in Russia.
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A youngster is detained in Moscow. According to a recent survey, some 90 percent of Russians oppose the plan to raise the retirement age, and a recent poll by the Levada Center polling agency found that more than 50 percent of Russians say they would participate in protests against it.