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'No to king Putin': How Russians protested against constitutional amendments

Old but laughing
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Old but laughing

A protester wearing a T-shirt with an aged image of Russian President Vladimir Putin in demonstrations against the amendments to the Constitution of Russia on Pushkinskaya Square in downtown Moscow, Russia 
 

'Is Putin forever?'
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'Is Putin forever?'

"Is Putin forever," was written in a placard held by a protester as she protested on Pushkinskaya Square in downtown Moscow

Some protests, others vote
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Some protests, others vote

In Russia's capital Moscow, on one hand, people went to vote on the controversial amendments, others hit streets to demonstrate against the controversial changes. 

'No to amendments'
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'No to amendments'

A protester held a cloth, which read "No to amendments to the Constitution" as he protested on Pushkinskaya Square in downtown Moscow 

No to King Putin
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No to King Putin

A woman held a placard reading "Boycott to Putin's amendments" and wearing a T-shirt, which portrayed Putin as a king as she protested on Dvortsovaya Square in downtown Saint Petersburg 

She wants to live in 'free Russia'
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She wants to live in 'free Russia'

"I want to live in free Russia," read the placard of a girl who protested against amendments to the Constitution of Russia on Dvortsovaya Square in downtown Saint Petersburg