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Riot police detain NGO activists near opposition rally

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Spilna Sprava (Common Cause), a non-profit civil society organization held an anti-government rally at Kyiv's Saint Sofia Square on May 18 as part of a larger protest organized by the nation's three major opposition factions. In late afternoon, bystanders told the Kyiv Post that Berkut riot police attacked the NGO activists, detaining an undetermined number of people while smashing makeshift tents down.