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4 of March, 17:02

Participants of protest action block roads and fight with police Participants of All-Russian action against rise of prices for housing services organized unauthorized processions and blocked roads in several towns.

Conflicts between law machinery representatives and participants of action occurred in Ulyanovsk. Protesters demanded presense of the governor and mayor on the meeting and then headed to central street of the town. They blocked Goncharov street for 40 minutes. Police used batons for struggle with demonstrates, one of action organizers was detained.

About 2 thousand Voronezh citizens walked along central street under slogan "Revolution - capitalism off" after the meeting. Policemen tried to push the crowd back but about 500 people managed to block central street. After meeting 10 participants were arrested. Representatives of Communist party and "Rodina" started the fight with police in attempt to release the arrested. Other participants of action tried to block central prospect of the town.

Protesters blocked the main square in Yaroslavl. Organizers of action named another square in application for protest action but city authorities didn`t clear it from snow.

Moscow action took place on Kaluzhskaya square. Law machinery reported about 2.5 thousand participants of action though organizers of meeting insist on number of 5.5 thousands.

Picketers unfolded red transparencies of Communist Party, flags of National Bolshevik parties and Movement against illegal migration. Participants of meeting were holding posters with slogans "No to antinational Housing Code!", "Housing tariffs to return to Soviet level!", "Putin, return available housing!". 500 policemen provided order during the action.

Mass protests against rise of prices for housing services took place in Kaliningrad, Nalchik, Habarovsk, Krasnoyarsk and other towns of Russia.
sections: Society, Region News
areas: Far East region, Volga region, Central region

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