Moscow – Anti-Kremlin Protest Draws Thousands In Moscow

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    Russian opposition activist holds a banner reading 'Stop lying' during a rally in support of freedom of press in downtown Moscow, Russia, 13 April 2014. Thousands of protesters gathered in central Moscow for a sanctioned rally for freedom of speech of the mass media.  EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKYMoscow – More than 10,000 people have turned out in Moscow for an anti-Kremlin rally to denounce Russian state television’s news coverage, particularly of the crisis in neighboring Ukraine.

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    In promoting the Kremlin line, state television has portrayed the new pro-Western government in Ukraine as a “fascist junta” under the control of the U.S. government and determined to oppress Russian speakers in eastern Ukraine. The broadcasts have taken on a harsh anti-American tone.

    Some of the participants in Sunday’s demonstration, called a “March of Truth,” carried blue and yellow Ukrainian flags. One woman, wearing a traditional Ukrainian wreath of flowers on her head, held up a sign with President Vladimir Putin’s picture and the words: “Stop lying.”

    The U.S. and Ukrainian governments have accused Russia of orchestrating the unrest in eastern Ukraine.


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