More than 1,000 people have been arrested after demonstrating outside Moscow city hall against the exclusion of opposition candidates from a local election, scheduled for 8 September. Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow's mayor, said the gathering was a "security threat". Some newspapers also denounced the raids. The Kremlin has accused protesters of being paid by foreign powers to disrupt Sunday's vote.
More than 1,000 people have been arrested after demonstrating outside Moscow city hall against the exclusion of opposition candidates from a local election, scheduled for 8 September. Sergei Sobyanin, Moscow's mayor, said the gathering was a "security threat". The Kremlin has accused protesters of being paid by foreign powers to disrupt Sunday's vote.