Russia detains 863 people at protests backing Kremlin foe Navalny -monitor
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 04:02 | 23 January 2021
- Modified Date: 04:02 | 23 January 2021
Police in Russia detained 863 people at unauthorised 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.
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