Moscow (CNN) Around 200 opposition activists were detained in Moscow on Saturday, according to a statement from Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs. Opposition activist Ilya Yashin said 40 minutes into the event, police broke up the forum and detained around 150 deputies. In a statement, Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs said that around 200 people had been detained, citing a breach of coronavirus restrictions. Police detained around 200 people who had participated in the forum on Saturday, citing a breach of Covid-19 protocols and "illegal actions." Prominent activist and Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara Murza -- a longtime colleague and friend of assassinated opposition figure Boris Nemtsov -- was listed among those detained.

Source: CNN March 13, 2021 17:03 UTC