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Russia Criticizes Arrests of Protesters in U.S., Canada

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22:28 21/05/2012

Russia is seriously concerned over recent “aggressive” arrests of demonstrators in Chicago and Montreal and hopes that the U.S. and Canadian authorities will react to public rallies with restraint, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ombudsman for human rights, Konstantin Dolgov, said on Monday.

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Occupy Wall Street goes international

New York protest movement Occupy Wall Street spread to four continents over the weekend. The month-old movement is still growing, with nearly $300,000 in the bank and the satisfaction of drawing attention to what it calls the financial elite's excessive influence on society.