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Summary Demonstrators rallied in Russian capital to press for release of opposition activists.
Participants in Tuesdays rally demanded that authorities free more than a dozen people who are in jail facing accusations over their role in a May protest that turned violent, among other charges.The rally was peaceful.President Vladimir Putin has launched a multi-pronged crackdown on dissent since being inaugurated for a third term in May.He has signed off on several repressive laws and allowed numerous arrests and searches of opposition activists.One of the jailed activists, Leonid Razvozzhayev, said he had been abducted from Ukraine while seeking a political asylum and smuggled into Russia where he was tortured into confessing.
