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Moscow Protest, December 24, 2011
Tens of thousands of Russians rally on a Moscow street and in other Russian cities to protest alleged fraud in a December 4 parliamentary election won by the ruling party of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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One protester wore a head ban against "political AIDS," December 24, 2011. (VOA - Y. Weeks)
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A protester (right) has a sign that reads, "It's time to snap out of your hypnosis." Another protester (left) has a sign that reads, "Lenin is a mushroom. Putin is a crab," December, 2011. (VOA - Y. Weeks)
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Young protesters hold a sign that reads, "Fly away Botox blimp," a reference to rumors that Prime Minister Vladimir Putin uses Botox to appear younger, December 24, 2011. (VOA - Y. Weeks)
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A protest sign reads, "Freedom of information not government PR," December 24, 2011. (VOA - Y. Weeks)