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Controversial Moscow housing plan comes into force

Published Mon, Jul 3, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed a controversial law authorising the demolition of several thousand Soviet-era Moscow apartment blocks and the relocation of their inhabitants.

The controversial urban redevelopment programme prompted an outcry in May when at least 5,000 angry protesters took to the streets, police said although organisers put the figure as high as 30,000.

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