The U.S. is concerned by the detention of...

"The United States is concerned by reports that authorities in Moscow on January 31 once again broke up a peaceful demonstration by Russian citizens," Gordon Duguid, an acting deputy department spokesman, said in a statement.

Moscow police detained some 100 people, including leader of the opposition movement The Other Russia, Eduard Limonov, former Russian deputy prime minister Boris Nemtsov and head of the Memorial human rights group Oleg Orlov, after they gathered along with some other 200 protesters on Triumphalnaya Square.

"The detention of at least 100 protestors, including prominent human rights defenders and opposition political leaders, together with reports of mistreatment against some of the demonstrators, constitutes another blow against freedom of speech and assembly, which are universal and fundamental rights that deserve to be protected and promoted," he added.

The protesters said they gathered to show that the authorities are violating the Russian

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