Several hundred people were today demonstrating in a central Moscow square to call for the ejection of prime minister Vladimir Putin.

Thousands of protesters rallied across Russia today to criticise the government’s economic course and its response to the global financial crisis.

POLICE thwarted an anti-Kremlin protest organised by Garry Kasparov’s opposition group yesterday, seizing demonstrators and shoving them into trucks. They detained at least 100 people including the group’s co-leader.

Police have surrounded a central Moscow square and seized several people who tried to defy authorities and participate in an anti-Kremlin protest organised by chess great Garry Kasparov.

More than 2,000 people held a rare anti-government rally in Moscow on today, accusing the Kremlin of growing authoritarianism and protesting against electoral law changes.