Russians Protest Reforms

World | February 12, 2005, Saturday // 00:00

Hundreds of thousands of rival demonstrators massed in towns across Russia on Saturday to either condemn or condone social benefit reforms by President Vladimir Putin's government. The rallies in 62 regions were the biggest in years. New laws strips millions of the poorest Russians - pensioners, low-income families and disabled people - of rights, such as free bus travel and healthcare, replacing them with small cash payments instead.

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