Russian police detain at least 20 protesters at a Moscow 'sit-in' against the newly inaugurated President Vladimir Putin.<br/> <br />The Occupy-style demonstration - in one of the capital's main squares - began a week ago after a violent protest on the day of Putin's inauguration.<br/> <br />The number of protesters has fluctuated from between a few dozen to as many as 2,000.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) PROTESTER ALEXEI SAKYERTO, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I saw how the riot police took people away, how people tried to fight back. It seemed to me to be pretty harsh. We saw a huge chunk of hair laying here right on the asphalt, but we didn't see anything else - we just saw how they took people away harshly."<br/> <br />Protesters vowed not to give up.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) PROTESTER POLINA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We can't let the authorities realise that we're tired and we want to go home and not do anything. We want to show that we will always come out - every day - while our demands are not heard and we don't get fair authority and fair elections, because if we stop coming here, then, as they say, the protest fade out."<br/> <br />The sit-in is the newest manifestation of a protest movement sparked last year after activists claimed election fraud in a vote that gave the Kremlin-backed United Russia Party a slim majority in parliament.<br/> <br />Some in Russia fear that Putin's return to presidency will perpetuate economic and political stagnation.<br/> <br />Sarah Sheffer, Reuters
