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Wife of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny among more than 1,000 people arrested in nationwide protests
Police have detained more than 1,000 people across Russia, including the wife of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, after protesters defied bitter cold and gathered in cities across Russia to demand the opposition figure’s release.
Key points:
- At least 40,000 people attended the Moscow protest, according to a Reuters estimate
- Protests were also held in dozens of other cities and towns across Russia
- Officials said the protests are illegal as they were not properly authorised
Mr Navalny had called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend as he returned to Moscow for the first time since being poisoned with a military-grade nerve agent in August. He had been treated in Germany.
In central Moscow, police detained at least…
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