# Dozens detained at authorized Communist Party rally after ‘Down with the Tsar’ chants

https://mins.news/en/item/85727

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-04 23:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/dozens-detained-at-authorized-communist-party-rally-after-chants-of-down-with-the-tsar/

> Moscow police detained about 60 people at an authorized Communist Party rally on Oct. 4, according to the party and OVD-Info. Detentions reportedly intensified near the end as participants chanted for political prisoners’ freedom, fair elections and “Down with the Tsar,” along with other anti-Kremlin slogans. Those detained included Communist Party participants, Yabloko members and other activists.

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