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Thousands detained in Russia amid rallies for Alexey Navalny
Feb. 1, Moscow (CNN)Record numbers of protesters were detained in Russia on Sunday, as demonstrations erupted across the country in support of detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
At least 5,045 people were detained, with more than 1,600 in Moscow alone. That marks a record-high in detentions since 2011, when OVD-Info, an independent site that monitors arrests, started recording such figures.
Among those detained on Sunday was Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya, who was later released.Navalny's team has said that the "next stop" for demonstrations will be on Tuesday, when a Moscow court considers Navalny's case on fraud charges and establishes whether his suspended sentence should be replaced with a real jail term.
"Today's protest is over, but we continue to fight for Alexey Navalny's freedom," the team posted on their Telegram channel at 6:20 p.m. local time.
Navalny was detained on January 17, moments after arriving in Moscow, following months of treatment in Germany after being poisoned in August 2020 with nerve agent Novichok. He blamed the poisoning on the Russian government, an allegation the Kremlin has repeatedly denied.
Protests across country
Earlier on Sunday, supporters of Navalny said they were planning protests in at least 120 cities across the vast country, starting at noon local time in each location. continue to read
Feb. 1, Moscow (CNN)Record numbers of protesters were detained in Russia on Sunday, as demonstrations erupted across the country in support of detained opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
At least 5,045 people were detained, with more than 1,600 in Moscow alone. That marks a record-high in detentions since 2011, when OVD-Info, an independent site that monitors arrests, started recording such figures.
Among those detained on Sunday was Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya, who was later released.Navalny's team has said that the "next stop" for demonstrations will be on Tuesday, when a Moscow court considers Navalny's case on fraud charges and establishes whether his suspended sentence should be replaced with a real jail term.
"Today's protest is over, but we continue to fight for Alexey Navalny's freedom," the team posted on their Telegram channel at 6:20 p.m. local time.
Navalny was detained on January 17, moments after arriving in Moscow, following months of treatment in Germany after being poisoned in August 2020 with nerve agent Novichok. He blamed the poisoning on the Russian government, an allegation the Kremlin has repeatedly denied.
Protests across country
Earlier on Sunday, supporters of Navalny said they were planning protests in at least 120 cities across the vast country, starting at noon local time in each location. continue to read
Alexei Anatolievich Navalny[b] (Russian: Алексей Анатольевич Навальный, IPA: [ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ nɐˈvalʲnɨj]; born 4 June 1976) is a Russian opposition leader, politician, lawyer, and anti-corruption activist. He came to international prominence by organizing demonstrations and running for office to advocate reforms against corruption in Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Putin's government. Navalny has been described as "the man Vladimir Putin fears most" by The Wall Street Journal.[3] Putin avoids directly referring to Navalny by name.[4] Navalny was a Russian Opposition Coordination Council member. He is the leader of the Russia of the Future party and the founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).[5]
Navalny has more than six million YouTube subscribers and more than two million Twitter followers.[6][7] Through these channels, he publishes materials about corruption in Russia, organizes political demonstrations and promotes his campaigns. In a 2011 radio interview, he described Russia's ruling party, United Russia, as a "party of crooks and thieves", which became a popular epithet.[8] Navalny and the FBK have published investigations detailing alleged corruption by high-ranking Russian officials. In March 2017, they released the documentary He Is Not Dimon to You, accusing Dmitry Medvedev, the then prime minister and former president of Russia, of corruption, leading to mass protests across the country.[9] In January 2021, following Navalny's arrest and the release of the documentary A Palace for Putin which accused Putin of corruption, mass protests across the country were held. continue to read
Navalny has more than six million YouTube subscribers and more than two million Twitter followers.[6][7] Through these channels, he publishes materials about corruption in Russia, organizes political demonstrations and promotes his campaigns. In a 2011 radio interview, he described Russia's ruling party, United Russia, as a "party of crooks and thieves", which became a popular epithet.[8] Navalny and the FBK have published investigations detailing alleged corruption by high-ranking Russian officials. In March 2017, they released the documentary He Is Not Dimon to You, accusing Dmitry Medvedev, the then prime minister and former president of Russia, of corruption, leading to mass protests across the country.[9] In January 2021, following Navalny's arrest and the release of the documentary A Palace for Putin which accused Putin of corruption, mass protests across the country were held. continue to read
Police officers detain a man during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021
Alexei Navalny: More than 5,000 arrested across Russia as tens of thousands protest
Feb. 1 - Russian police arrested more than 5,000 people on Sunday at protests to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Protests took place in multiple Russian cities, from Siberia and Russia's far east to St Petersburg and the capital, Moscow, in the biggest show of public dissent in Russia in years.
"My Russia is in prison!" a dozen demonstrators gathered in Vladivostok chanted, according to images published by the local branch of the organisation of the Russian opposition leader.
"There are few people this time because the police and the riot police had blocked the place in advance," 25-year-old protester Andrei said. "But as you can see, no one is afraid".
Other chants targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Over 5,000 people have been detained by police across Russia's 11 time zones, according to monitoring group OVD-Info. continue to read
Alexei Navalny: More than 5,000 arrested across Russia as tens of thousands protest
Feb. 1 - Russian police arrested more than 5,000 people on Sunday at protests to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Protests took place in multiple Russian cities, from Siberia and Russia's far east to St Petersburg and the capital, Moscow, in the biggest show of public dissent in Russia in years.
"My Russia is in prison!" a dozen demonstrators gathered in Vladivostok chanted, according to images published by the local branch of the organisation of the Russian opposition leader.
"There are few people this time because the police and the riot police had blocked the place in advance," 25-year-old protester Andrei said. "But as you can see, no one is afraid".
Other chants targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Over 5,000 people have been detained by police across Russia's 11 time zones, according to monitoring group OVD-Info. continue to read
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