More than 3,500 people are taking part in a meeting in downtown Moscow, APA reports citing TASS.
"About 3,500 people are taking part in a rally in downtown Moscow, including about 700 journalists and bloggers, who informed the authorities earlier about their participation in coverage of the walkout," the police official said.
Earlier the press service of the Moscow Main Directorate of the Interior Ministry told that police officers had detained 295 participants of the rally.