Police in Russia’s Far East broke up a long-running anti-Kremlin protest with force on Saturday, detaining 25 people according to local authorities, in response to what they called an illegal attempt to erect protest tents in a central square.

Police crack down on marathon anti-Kremlin protest in Russia's Far East

Several thousand people gathered in Russia`s far eastern city of Khabarovsk on Saturday for what has become a regular weekly protest against the Kremlin since the region`s popular governor was detained in July, a Reuters witness said.

On election eve, several thousand join anti-Kremlin rally in Russian Far East

Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday in the Russian far eastern city of Khabarovsk in new protests in support of a popular governor and in a rare show of defiance against the Kremlin.

Russia: Protests over arrest of regional governor in Moscow