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| Protesters across Russia walk out in support of opposition figure Navalny | |
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| Activists have staged protests in several Russian cities in support of opposition figure Alexey Navalny, denied the chance to compete in the 2018 presidential election due to a suspended sentence. | Activists have staged protests in several Russian cities in support of opposition figure Alexey Navalny, denied the chance to compete in the 2018 presidential election due to a suspended sentence. |
| On Sunday, several hundred Navalny supporters took to the streets of cities such as Irkutsk, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow. They protested the decision to ban Navalny from participating in the upcoming elections due to the five-year suspended sentence he received in February 2017. | On Sunday, several hundred Navalny supporters took to the streets of cities such as Irkutsk, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow. They protested the decision to ban Navalny from participating in the upcoming elections due to the five-year suspended sentence he received in February 2017. |
| Some 1,000 people are taking part in the protest on Tverskaya Street in the Russian capital, according to police. | Some 1,000 people are taking part in the protest on Tverskaya Street in the Russian capital, according to police. |
| Navalny himself was detained at an unsanctioned rally in a central Moscow square.Police later said that Navalny had been detained for violating the rules of organizing rallies and demonstrations. Navalny is currently at a local police department and is to face administrative charges. | Navalny himself was detained at an unsanctioned rally in a central Moscow square.Police later said that Navalny had been detained for violating the rules of organizing rallies and demonstrations. Navalny is currently at a local police department and is to face administrative charges. |
| The rallies reportedly took place in dozens of cities, with many of them having been approved by the local authorities. However, the main protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg were not agreed with the authorities. Other unsanctioned rallies took place in Vladivostok, Murmansk, Kaliningrad, Volgograd and elsewhere. | The rallies reportedly took place in dozens of cities, with many of them having been approved by the local authorities. However, the main protests in Moscow and St. Petersburg were not agreed with the authorities. Other unsanctioned rallies took place in Vladivostok, Murmansk, Kaliningrad, Volgograd and elsewhere. |
| READ MORE: Navalny suffers latest election blow as Supreme Court body scraps complaint | READ MORE: Navalny suffers latest election blow as Supreme Court body scraps complaint |
| Navalny has been calling on his supporters to boycott the presidential election, claiming that the government bars opposition candidates from running a campaign. | Navalny has been calling on his supporters to boycott the presidential election, claiming that the government bars opposition candidates from running a campaign. |