Dozens Detained at a Rally in Moscow Held by Kremlin-Friendly Communist Party, Party Says
The party said mostly young demonstrators were detained as the rally ended, and its Moscow branch sought their release.
- On Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, Moscow police detained about 60 people at a rally held by the Kremlin-friendly Communist Party marking the 33rd anniversary of the 1993 bloody clashes.
- During a standoff between President Boris Yeltsin and lawmakers opposing free-market reforms, military forces shelled the parliament building in 1993; authorities reported 123 people were killed.
- Participants chanted slogans including "Freedom for political prisoners," "For fair elections," and "Down with the Tsar," according to the Telegram channel Ostorozhno Novosti. The rally was led by 82-year-old Gennady Zyuganov.
- Working to secure release of the mostly young detainees, the Communist Party's Moscow branch emphasized the party's steady support for government policy and the war in Ukraine.
- Intensifying Ukrainian drone attacks deep inside Russia have fueled public frustration, striking oil refineries and warehouses while causing fuel shortages that have disrupted daily life in Moscow.
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Dozens Detained at Moscow Communist Party Rally
Moscow police detained around 60 people on Sunday during a Communist Party rally commemorating the 1993 constitutional crisis, after the event spiraled into a protest against alleged fraud during last month’s parliamentary elections.
Approximately 60 people were detained at an authorized meeting of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) in Moscow, after participants began to scan fair elections, political freedoms and "Down with the country," the Russian party and media reported.
Russian police arrested about 60 people at an officially permitted demonstration in Moscow on Sunday after they began chanting anti-government slogans.
Dozens detained at authorized Communist Party rally after chants of 'Down with the Tsar'
The event had been authorized by Moscow authorities, but detentions reportedly intensified as the rally was ending and participants shifted toward more directly anti-Kremlin slogans.
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