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AKM activists detained
On March 31, 2006, 20 activists of the Red Youth Vanguard and the Smena youth movement held a protest against the housing and communal services reform near the Russian government building. Six people were detained who were holding banners near the fence of the building, as participants in an unauthorized picket.
The detainees were taken to the Presnensky district police station.
Meanwhile, a group of AKM activists led by Sergei Udaltsov was received by the deputy head of the department for working with citizens’ applications, Viktor Gavrilov, through whom Udaltsov conveyed an appeal to the Minister of Economy German Gref on housing and communal services issues.
Sources
- AKM activists were received by the Russian government // Grani.Ru. 2006. March 31.
- “Vanguard of Red Youth” held a protest near the White House // Lenta.Ru. 2006. March 31.
- Six AKM activists were detained who demanded in the reception room of the Government of the Russian Federation to stop the increase in rent // Pravda.info. 2006 March 31st.