28-05-2017 17:17 via yahoo.com

Thousands protest against Moscow housing resettlement, but numbers fall

Thousands of Muscovites protested in the south-west of the Russian capital on Sunday against government plans to resettle millions of citizens from shoddy Soviet-era apartment blocks, but numbers had fallen compared to earlier rallies.A Reuters witness said around 5,000 people attended the latest rally, compared to organizers' estimates of 60,000 at a protest on May 14.Moscow residents are also concerned about the location and quality of the planned new accommodation, a lack of services and infr
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