Navalny called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend when he returned to Moscow for the first time after being poisoned in August.
JANUARY 23, 2021 15:23
Police in Russia detained 863 people at unauthorized rallies in Moscow and dozens of cities on Saturday as protesters called for the release of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, the OVD-Info protest monitor said.
At least 40,000 people joined protests in Moscow on Saturday to call for the release of Navalny, Reuters witnesses estimated.
Russian police have detained 1,090 people at unauthorized rallies across Russia on Saturday in support of Navalny, the OVD-Info protest monitor said.
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