A New Level Of Brutality: How Russian Police Dealt With The Latest Mass Protests

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Russian police gave protesters electric shocks and beatings, grabbed bystanders off the streets, and detained a record number of people -- more than 5,000 -- during nationwide protests on January 31. Russian police have been brutal in their response to anti-Kremlin demonstrators in the past, but their methods this time reached a new level.