A rally called "Mothers' Anger March" was held in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Yaroslavl, Kazan and a number of other cities in Russia. Its members came to the streets in protest against political repressions, reports Radio Liberty.



The reason for the rally was criminal cases against two women activists: Anastasia Shevchenko in Rostov-on-Don and Lia Milushkina in Pskov.



In Moscow, "Mothers' Anger March" rally was not agreed with authorities. Nevertheless, people gathered in the city center. Several hundred people marched along the Boulevard Ring, chanting the slogan "Freedom to political prisoners."