Thousands march to protest Russia’s adoption ban
A protester holds a toy inside a glass jar with a sticker reading "I'm against Putin", during a protest rally in St.Petersburg, Russia, Sunday. About one thousand people gathered in central St.Petersburg for a protest against Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
Two men argue during a protest rally in Moscow, Russia, Sunday with the portrait of one of Russian lawmakers in the background, words reading "March Against the Scum". Thousands of people are gathering in central Moscow for a protest against Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. They carry posters of President Vladimir Putin and members of Russia's parliament who overwhelmingly voted for the law last month. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
A Russian man throws a portraits of President Vladimir Putin as he and others throw portraits brought to the rally in the garbage, during a protest rally in Moscow, Russia, Sunday. Thousands of people are gathering in central Moscow for a protest against Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children. They carry posters of President Vladimir Putin and members of Russia's parliament who overwhelmingly voted for the law last month. The posters have the word "Shame" written in red over the faces and proclaim that Sunday's demonstration is a "March Against the Scum" who enacted the law. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
People carry posters of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the words reading "For Russia without Herod!" during a protest rally in Moscow, Russia, Sunday. Some thousands of people are gathering in central Moscow for a protest against Russia's new law banning Americans from adopting Russian children, some carrying posters of President Vladimir Putin and members of Russia's parliament who overwhelmingly voted for the law last month, with the word "Shame" written in red over the faces and the demonstrators proclaim that Sunday's demonstration is a "March Against the Scum" who enacted the law. The reference to Herod in this poster refers to the Biblical ruler who murdered members of his own family and is guilty of initiating the killing of infants in Bethlehem during the time of Jesus. (AP Photo/MIKHAIL METZEL )
