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Nearly, 1,500 arrested at Navalny rallies in Russia
The imprisoned opposition leader s health reportedly is in severe decline after three weeks of hunger striking.
By JIM HEINTZ and DARIA LITVINOVAAssociated Press
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A supporter waves a Russian flag and shouts slogans during the opposition rally in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow on Wednesday. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko
MOSCOW Police arrested nearly 1,500 people Wednesday during a day of demonstrations throughout Russia calling for freedom for imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose health reportedly is in severe decline after three weeks of hunger striking, according to a group that monitors political detentions.
Thousands of supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have marched in central Moscow as part of nationwide demonstrations calling for his freedom.
More than 1,000 people were arrested across the country in connection with the protests, according to a human rights group that monitors political repression.
Many were seized before the protests even began, including two top Navalny associates in Moscow.
Mr Navalny’s team called for the unsanctioned demonstrations after weekend reports that his health is deteriorating.
Police detain a man during a protest in St Petersburg (Dmitri Lovetsky/AP)
“The situation with Alexei is indeed critical, and so we moved up the day of the mass protests,” Vladimir Ashurkov, a close Navalny ally and executive director of the Foundation for Fighting Corruption, told The Associated Press.
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People clash with police during a protest in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. A human rights group that monitors political repression said at least 400 people were arrested across the . more > By Jim Heintz and Daria Litvinova - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 21, 2021
MOSCOW (AP) Thousands of supporters of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny crowded into central Moscow on Wednesday as part of nationwide demonstrations calling for his freedom as his health reportedly is in severe decline while on a hunger strike.