MOSCOW (Reuters) - About 5,000 Russians, some waving Ukrainian flags, rallied in central Moscow on Sunday to protest at what they say is a government crackdown on independent media intended to stifle debate about the crisis in Ukraine.
In the past few weeks, Russia has removed the long-time editor of a popular Russian Internet news site Lenta.ru and taken an independent television channel off air.
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