Hundreds protest rise in car import tariffs
Riot police clubbed, kicked and detained dozens of demonstrators in the Pacific port of Vladivostok in a harsh crackdown on a protest that was one of dozens nationwide by people outraged over an increase in car import tariffs.
Imported used cars are highly popular among Russians, particularly throughout the Far East.
Hundreds rallied in Vladivostok on Saturday for the second weekend in a row, and several hundred demonstrators refused to disperse as ordered Sunday. Police hauled them into vans
Several people were beaten, and at least 10 journalists were detained.
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