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The law also renames the security forces from militsiya, or militia, to police - for the first time since Communists had taken power in Russia.
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I watched militsiya forces fire into a city street and protesters tip over a police car on YouTube; I saw a devastating photo collection of the violence and its victims on LiveJournal; and I have read constant updates from witnesses of and participants in the events on Twitter - to say nothing of the blog posts and articles from RFE, EurasiaNet, Ferghana. ru, BBC and other media sources.
Registan.net Nathan Hamm 2010
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Hot and bothered members of the militsiya (the police) have been coming round the large pond near our apartment to order people out of the murky water.
BBC News - Home 2010
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The local Georgian militsiya (police) units were disarmed just before the operation.
unknown title 2009
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It appears the Chinese place far more emphasis on Russia's potential to make them money than minor things like whether they get ripped off by militsiya or customs officials or get beaten by skinheads.
Russia Blog 2009
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