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| Dozens detained as opposition activists hold protests in several Russian cities (WATCH LIVE) | |
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| Several opposition rallies, most of which were unsanctioned, took place in Russia on Sunday. A number of people were detained for disorderly conduct. Opposition figure Aleksey Navalny is among those detained in central Moscow. | |
| Navalny was detained shortly after showing up for the event in the center of the Russian capital, media report. | Navalny was detained shortly after showing up for the event in the center of the Russian capital, media report. |
| He and a number of other protesters came despite failing to receive permission from the mayor’s office to hold a rally at the site of their choosing. The authorities suggested two alternative locations for the event, but the organizers rejected them. | He and a number of other protesters came despite failing to receive permission from the mayor’s office to hold a rally at the site of their choosing. The authorities suggested two alternative locations for the event, but the organizers rejected them. |
| READ MORE: Kremlin warns Navalny supporters against unsanctioned rall | |
| Protests, some sanctioned and others in violation of a municipal ban, took place in other Russian cities on Sunday, including Novosibirsk, Barnaul, Tomsk, Krasnoyarsk, Khabarovsk, and Vladivostok. | |
| The rally in Novosibirsk, which was sanctioned by the local authorities after a court ordered them to overturn a ban, attracted around 1,500 people, according to the mayor’s office. At another sanctioned event in Tomsk, around 400 protesters showed up, according to local law enforcement. | |
| In Vladivostok, 25 activists have been detained by police for trying to violate a ban on public gatherings. | |
| Navalny called on his supporters to protest on Sunday, weeks after releasing a report on the alleged corruption of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He accused the head of the Russian government of personal enrichment through embezzlement. | |
| READ MORE: Medvedev’s spokesperson dismisses Navalny investigation report as elections propaganda |