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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Human chain protest targets Vladimir Putin

Anti-Putin protests: A woman stands on a bridge across Moskva river during an opposition protest
A woman stands on a bridge across the Moskva river during an opposition protest in which demonstrators linked hands in Moscow Photograph: Sergey Ponomarev/AP
Anti-Putin protests: A woman waves a white ribbon at people standing along the Garden ring road
A woman waves a white ribbon at people standing along the Garden ring road in Moscow Photograph: Sergey Savostyanov/AP
Anti-Putin protests: People hold white ribbons out of a car window
People brandish white ribbons from a car window in support of protesters. The White Ring protesters built a human chain along the Garden ring road Photograph: Grigory Dukor/Reuters
Anti-Putin protests: Police officers detain a protester during The White Ring demonstration
Police officers detain a protester during the White Ring demonstration Photograph: Ivan Gushchin /Reuters
Anti-Putin protests: An opposition supporter makes a chain of snowmen
An opposition supporter makes a chain of snowmen
Photograph: Ivan Gushchin/Reuters
Anti-Putin protests: Russian police officers block the central square next to the Kremlin
Police officers block the central square next to the Kremlin Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/AP
Anti-Putin protests: Opposition supporters take part in a protest rally called The White Ring
White Ring protesters gather in Moscow Photograph: Grigory Dukor/Reuters
Anti-Putin protests: Garry Kasparov stands in front of the Russian Foreign Ministry building
Garry Kasparov, Russian opposition leader and former world chess champion, centre, stands in front of the Russian foreign ministry Photograph: Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/AP
Anti-Putin protests: A protester holds a cat with a white ribbon during an opposition protest
A protester holds a cat with a white ribbon in Moscow Photograph: Sergey Savostyanov/AP
Anti-Putin protests: Protesters carry a mock portrait of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Protesters carry a caricature of Putin during a protest rally in St Petersburg Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP
Anti-Putin protests: A man holds a poster depicting Putin wearing a crown
A man holds a poster depicting Putin wearing a crown, reading 'Down with autocracy', in St Petersburg Photograph: Anatoly Maltsev/EPA
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