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Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg to protest against government attempts to curtail Internet freedom — marching defiantly while more than 100,000 other Russians took part in the traditional May Day parade.

Moscow’s Federation of Trade Unions said about 120,000 people marched from Red Square on the main streets of the Russian capital on May 1 to mark May Day.

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