Alexei Navalny supporters arrested including wife Yulia as mass protests take place across Russia

Police crack down on Russian protests against jailing of Kremlin foe Navalny

Mass protests across Russia in support of Alexei Navalny. Images of protesters with injuries such as bloodied heads circulated on social media

Russians in NL protest against Navalny arrest in The Hague and Amsterdam - DutchNews.nl

Dozens of Russian nationals and other supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny took part in demonstrations in calling for his release from jail in Amsterdam and The Hague on Saturday. Carrying placards in Russian and English calling for freedom for Navalny and all political prisoners, they gathered outside the Russian embassy in The Hague and on Museumplein in Amsterdam. ‘We are demonstrating in the Netherlands to support our friends and f…

Police crack down on Russian protests against jailing of Kremlin foe Navalny

By Anton Zverev and Andrew OsbornPolice detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme cold and police warnings to demand the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.Navalny had called on his supporters to protest after being arrested last weekend as he returned to Russia from Germany for the first time since being poisoned with a nerve agent he say…

Protests in 60 Russian cities demanding opposition leader Navalny's release

ProtestsPTIProtests erupted in over 60 Russian cities on Saturday to demand the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent foe. Russian police arrested more than 850 protesters, some of whom took to the streets in temperatures as frigid as minus-50 Celsuis (minus-58 Fahrenheit). In Moscow, about 5,000 demonstrators filled Pushkin Square in the city centre, where clashes with police broke out and demonstrators were …

Thousands of protesters call for Navalny’s release

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian police arrested more than 3,000 people Saturday in nationwide protests demanding the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin’s most prominent foe, according to a group that counts political detentions.The protests in scores of cities in temperatures as low as minus-50 C (minus-58 F) highlighted how Navalny has built influence far beyond the political and cultural centers of Moscow and St. Petersburg.In Mosc…

Moscow police clash with Navalny supporters as tens of thousands rally

Police clashed violently with protesters in Moscow and arrested more than 2,500 demonstrators in cities across the country Saturday as Russians took to the streets to denounce Kremlin rule and demand the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Tens of thousands nationwide answered Navalny's call to rally, issued after he was detained at a Moscow airport on arrival from Germany, where he had been recovering from a near-fatal poisoning with a…