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Russians Keep Heat on Police After Reporter's Case Closed

Associated Press

   MOSCOW - About 1,500 people in Moscow have demonstrated against police
   abuse of power in the wake of a prominent Russian journalist's arrest
   on drug-dealing charges that the government admitted days later had no
   basis.

   Organizers had official permission for Sunday's protest rally, unlike
   one supporters of investigative reporter Ivan Golunov held last week.
   An arrests-monitoring group says police detained about 400 people at
   the unauthorized rally.

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