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MOSCOW — The Latest on anti-Putin protests in Russia (all times local):

6:40 p.m.

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A group that monitors political repression in Russia says more than 1,000 people have been arrested in a day of nationwide protests against the upcoming inauguration of Vladimir Putin for a new six-year term as president.

The OVD-Info group said at least 574 people were arrested in Moscow, the Russian capital, where demonstrators on Saturday crowded into one of the city’s main squares.

Overall, 1,029 people were arrested in 19 cities, the group reported.

The demonstrations were called for by anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny. He was among those arrested in Moscow and is to be charged with resisting police officers, Russian news reports said.

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4:15 p.m.

Police in Russia’s second-largest city have blocked off a large section of St. Petersburg’s main avenue and are arresting demonstrators taking part in a protest before President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a new term.