Thousands of people have marched in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk for a fourth consecutive weekend in protest at Vladimir Putin’s handling of a local political crisis.
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Some local media put the number above 10,000, but said the crowds were smaller than previous weeks.
The protests have highlighted anger among some in the far east over what they see as policies emanating from detached Moscow-based authorities who have neglected them for years.
“The government doesn’t think of us as people, we’re scum to them,” one female pensioner protester said.
This is the richest country ... but we live in poverty and we pensioners have to work.”.
Sustained demonstrations are unusual for Russia’s regions, as is a lack of response from the authorities to break them up. »
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