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Police in Russia‘s capital Moscow detained around 300 young people during raids in the city center on the weekend, according to media reports. Authorities described the operation as a preventive security measure, but detainees and their families allege mistreatment in custody, including lack of food, water and access to toilets. Parents gathered outside police stations demanding the release of minors. Russian media also reported that some adults received military recruitment notices. The raids targeted Kitay-Gorod, a popular meeting place for teenagers linked to alternative youth subcultures that has increasingly come under police scrutiny.
