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==Arrest==

==Arrest==

On April 14th, 2007, Kasparov was detained at an anti-Putin rally<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6554989.stm</ref>.  The rally was banned by the [[Kremlin]], and most of the demonstrators who showed up were arrested in yet another demonstration of how corrupt [[Vladimir putin|Putin's]] authoritarian government is.

On April 14th, 2007, Kasparov was detained at an anti-Putin rally<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6554989.stm</ref>.  The rally was banned by the [[Kremlin]], and most of the demonstrators who showed up were arrested in yet another demonstration of how corrupt [[Vladimir putin|Putin's]] authoritarian government is.{{fact}}

In May, his passport was confiscated by agents at an [[airport]] in [[Moscow]] before a planned protest. <ref>Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2007</ref>

In May, his passport was confiscated by agents at an [[airport]] in [[Moscow]] before a planned protest. <ref>Wall Street Journal, June 20, 2007</ref>

In November 2007, he was arrested and beaten by riot police and charged with organizing an unsanctioned protest. In reply, he said, "What we see today is the implementation of Putin's plan" - a reference to Putin's determination for his party to win the 2007 parliamentary elections by a landslide. <ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvdp-RXmy8BBZfiWj5TiaEE7HiFgD8T4560G0</ref> Kasparov spent several days in jail - and went on a hunger/water strike during his imprisonment upon the advice of his legal counsel, who warned of possible poisoning.

In November 2007, he was arrested and beaten by riot police and charged with organizing an unsanctioned protest. In reply, he said, "What we see today is the implementation of Putin's plan" - a reference to Putin's determination for his party to win the 2007 parliamentary elections by a landslide. <ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hvdp-RXmy8BBZfiWj5TiaEE7HiFgD8T4560G0</ref> Kasparov spent several days in jail - and went on a hunger/water strike during his imprisonment upon the advice of his legal counsel, who warned of possible poisoning.{{fact}}

{{cquote|Millions like me in Russia want a free press, the rule of law, social justice, and free and fair elections. My new job is to fight for those people and to fight for these fundamental rights. }}

{{cquote|Millions like me in Russia want a free press, the rule of law, social justice, and free and fair elections. My new job is to fight for those people and to fight for these fundamental rights. }}