Russian police authorities on Saturday closed...

Russian activists will hold rallies in some 50 Russian cities on Saturday"s "Day of Wrath" despite the government and local authorities" efforts to minimize protests in the country.

Most protests have been organized by the Solidarnost (Solidarity) movement and the Russian car-owners federation which is also due to hold an all-Russia protest Saturday. Regional authorities have made all attempts to prevent and ban rallies.

Olga Kurnosova, a member of the Solidarnost movement, said the closing of the site (20marta.ru) was illegal and visitors on the site were purely discussing slogans to be used during the protests.

Police authorities considered the statements on the website as being extremist and closed the site down.

A number of opposition parties in Russia"s Far East city of Vladivostok, along with the Communists and Solidarnost movement, have filed an application to hold a rally with the participation of 10,000 people to demand the resignation of Russian

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