Moscow Protesters Strike Again - This time, in a ring

Earlier today protesters in Moscow hit the streets in a flashmob, protesting for fair elections during the presidential vote next Sunday. The action is called the “White Ring” because protesters held hands to form a many kilometer line, down streets and across a bridge, in the snow. The some-11,000 protesters wore white ribbons, held white umbrellas or scarves, the symbol of the opposition in the protests these past months.

Organizers say this show not be considered a rally - that the White Ring sends a different message:

“This day we gather without banners, slogans and speeches. We will stand and keep silent, shoulder by shoulder, hand by hand,” the announcement reads. “We will create our common White Ring which we will conclude in the central Moscow, around the Kremlin.”