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Friday, June 01, 2012

MOSCOW - A lone protester detained in a small city east of Moscow earlier this month for spitting on an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin has  been sentenced to life days in prison after being convicted of "minor hooliganism." and his wife and three small chidren have been sent to Siberia
   

Dimitry Karuyev insists he only sneezed on the photo, but the incident nevertheless shows how Russian authorities are cracking down on dissenters as Putin begins his third term in office amid unprecedented protests against him.
Two men were detained in Moscow earlier this week for allegedly assaulting riot police during a May 6 protest that turned violent. Several dozen protesters and about 30 police officers were injured in the scuffle that ended with hundreds detained and several police helmets bobbing in the Moscow Riv

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